The Halloween of my childhood was a mixture of apples, in toffee or a bucket of water, and turnips. Yes, turnips. We didn’t ...

Take a sharp knife and make a cut in the flesh around one centimetre from the side, all around the turnip. This doesn’t need ...

While it's not as bad as carving out rock-hard turnips back in the day, making a pumpkin lantern for Halloween requires a lot ...

The original Jack O'Lanterns were nothing like they are today - they were carved out of a different vegetable entirely, and ...

Dive into the halloween history that reveals the origins of our pumpkin obsession and the tale of Stingy Jack.

We should be displaying our garden produce the way hunters display deer heads. Pulling a humongous carrot from your own ...

Unfortunately no Martin this week, but Andrew, Kelvin (for most of it until he forgot to put 50p in the meter!) are here to ...

So, here we are in 2025, still wondering about what to do with this holiday. Truthfully, there is no “one size fits all” ...

A lot has changed when it comes to Halloween celebrations. A few decades ago, Halloween wasn't as big in the UK as it is ...

Manx people are preparing to mark Hop-tu-Naa by carving turnip lanterns and singing about Jinny the Witch. The Celtic ...

You can plant leafy greens and sprouting broccoli right through the winter. Peas can be planted by seed through October. As ...

Everyone has their own traditions at this time of the year - building bonfires, baking a brack or bobbing for apples – but ...