QUICK BITES
Music fans missing Glastonbury can still get a taste of the festival – through a cheese from the dairy herd that grazes on the site at Pilton, Somerset. Festival founder and farmer Michael Eavis has launched Worthy Farm Reserve Cheddar (320g) – only at the Co-op – for £3. Glasto’s iconic Pyramid Stage features on the packaging, and you have a chance to win tickets to the next festival.
RAISE your glasses to Villa Ascenti Rosa. The homegrown distilled gin from Italy offers the distinctive taste of ripe peaches, sourced from the hills of Piedmont and can be found in Sainsbury’s and online for £35.
LINWOODS has launched a new crunchy seed cluster range to bring natural goodness to cereals, yoghurts, porridge and overnight oats. The vegetarianfriendly range includes Flaxseed & Nuts, Flaxseed & Cranberries, and Pumpkin & Chia Seed. They are available from linwoodshealth foods.com, Waitrose and Planet Organic, and are soon to be rolled out into Sainsbury’s, Ocado and Holland & Barrett. RRP £3.99.
Prepare outdoor seedbeds for March sowings – clear of weeds and cover with polythene or horticultural fleece.
Plant summer flowering bulbs such as liatris, begonia and gladioli in pots indoors.
Prune winter flowering shrubs such as mahonia when they have finished their display.
Apply well rotted farmyard manure or garden compost around rhubarb crops.
Bulbs that were forced to flower indoors such as hyacinth can be planted outdoors now.
Sow tender crops such as tomato, chilli and cucumber in a heated propagator or sunny windowsill.
Delay turning your compost heap at the moment as otherwise you may disturb sleeping hibernators.