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Should we be using biocontrols?
Kitchen Garden

Should we be using biocontrols?

Garden Organic's research manager Anton Rosenfeld demystifies biocontrols and shares advice on their use

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3 mins  |
May 2023
THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN
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THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN

This month Hannah Reid explains how she incorporates the principles of permaculture into growing her fruit and veg

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5 mins  |
May 2023
GROW YOUR OWN BAKING INGREDIENTS
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GROW YOUR OWN BAKING INGREDIENTS

This month Rob Smith picks out some of his favourite baking fillers for those sweet-toothed growers among us

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5 mins  |
May 2023
ASPARAGUS UNCOVERED
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ASPARAGUS UNCOVERED

Martin Fish shares his expertise with growing one of those plants that just keep on giving, year on year, while wife Jill serves up a savoury dish just bursting with flavour

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5 mins  |
May 2023
JOBS FOR THE MONTH
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JOBS FOR THE MONTH

ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS

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5 mins  |
May 2023
HOT STUFF!
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HOT STUFF!

Anton Rosenfeld from Garden Organic explains how hot composting works and shares his top tips for getting the best out of the process

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3 mins  |
May 2023
GET YOUR RUNNERS OFF TO A FLYING START!
Kitchen Garden

GET YOUR RUNNERS OFF TO A FLYING START!

As one of the summer and early autumn's tastiest and more prolific vegetables, runner beans are a must-grow crop, says KG staff writer Tony Flanagan. So get sowing now!

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4 mins  |
May 2023
INCREDIBLE EDIBLE PERENNIALS
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INCREDIBLE EDIBLE PERENNIALS

Stephanie Hafferty shows how you can save money by growing crops that just keep on coming year on year

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5 mins  |
May 2023
OUR PLOTTERS OF THE MONTH
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OUR PLOTTERS OF THE MONTH

Last year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Meet the latest winners and find out more about their garden

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7 mins  |
May 2023
TOP JOBS FOR APRIL
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TOP JOBS FOR APRIL

ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS

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6 mins  |
April 2023
PLANNING FOR BIODIVERSITY
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PLANNING FOR BIODIVERSITY

Looking to create a garden that encourages biodiversity but which is also productive? Becky Searle offers some valuable insights based on her own garden

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5 mins  |
April 2023
CURRANTS SEASON BY SEASON
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CURRANTS SEASON BY SEASON

Versatile for the kitchen, easy to grow and unfussy where they sit, currants are an attractive soft fruit option, says David Patch

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5 mins  |
April 2023
UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES
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UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES

Last year Emma Bailey, gardening writer and keen plotter, trained her pumpkin plants to grow vertically, and never looked back... or down

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4 mins  |
April 2023
Cambo's captivating gardens
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Cambo's captivating gardens

Janice Hopper visits a country house and estate in Fife and talks to the head gardener, Katherine Taylor, about the Edible Garden

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4 mins  |
April 2023
GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR PEAT-FREE GROWING
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GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR PEAT-FREE GROWING

Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer at Garden Organic, shares advice for making the most of peat-free composts

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3 mins  |
April 2023
GROW YOUR OWN SPICE RACK
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GROW YOUR OWN SPICE RACK

Bring a bit of spice into your life this month with Rob Smith's pick of some of his favourite herbs

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5 mins  |
April 2023
GROW CUCUMBERS AND GHERKINS
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GROW CUCUMBERS AND GHERKINS

In this extract from her book Rekha's Kitchen Garden, Rekha Mistry turns her attention to growing plants of the Cucumis sativus family

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3 mins  |
April 2023
SUCCESS WITH SEEDS!
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SUCCESS WITH SEEDS!

Professional gardener and keen plotter Hannah Reid shares her top tips for getting your seeds and seedlings off to a great start

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5 mins  |
April 2023
GROWING OUTDOOR TOMATOES
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GROWING OUTDOOR TOMATOES

In many parts of the country it is possible to grow tomatoes outside and not in a greenhouse or polytunnel. Here KG's deputy editor Emma Rawlings offers some tips for success

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5 mins  |
April 2023
MAKING YOUR seedlings cosy
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MAKING YOUR seedlings cosy

Stephanie Hafferty offers some money-saving ideas. This month she looks at keeping seedlings warm and making sure they have adequate light

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4 mins  |
April 2023
PEAS BY THE PLATEFUL
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PEAS BY THE PLATEFUL

Home-grown garden peas are easy to grow, hardy and highly productive freezer fillers. KG editor Steve Ott offers some top tips for sure-fire success

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5 mins  |
April 2023
BEETROOT UNCOVERED
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BEETROOT UNCOVERED

Martin Fish reveals all about growing one of his favourite vegetables while Jill serves up some tasty beetburgers

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5 mins  |
April 2023
OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
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OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature another of our talented winners

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5 mins  |
December 2022
A hall, a walled garden and heritage apples
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A hall, a walled garden and heritage apples

Martin Fish visits a walled garden in Lancashire to find a gardening team committed to an environmentally friendly approach to growing

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5 mins  |
December 2022
WHAT A YEAR!
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WHAT A YEAR!

This month Stephanie Hafferty reflects on a year of hard work and takes satisfaction from what she has been able to achieve in a relatively short space of time

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4 mins  |
December 2022
MAKING CHRISTMAS WREATHS
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MAKING CHRISTMAS WREATHS

It has long been a tradition to hang wreaths on doors at Christmas and you can also add a few edible highlights which you may have grown on your plot

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3 mins  |
December 2022
ROB'S PLOT Christmas cheer!
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ROB'S PLOT Christmas cheer!

It might be a bleak midwinter but Rob Smith is on his plot happily getting on with a range of December tasks

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5 mins  |
December 2022
FULL OF BEANS!
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FULL OF BEANS!

Keen to cultivate a nitrogen-rich soil, Jacob Shooter sows a large plot of field beans and reaps a plentiful crop too

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7 mins  |
December 2022
A glut of fruit? So what next?
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A glut of fruit? So what next?

It has been a great year for fruit but what can you do with the burgeoning harvest? David Patch offers suggestions

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5 mins  |
December 2022
GROWING ORGANIC VEG ALL YEAR ROUND
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GROWING ORGANIC VEG ALL YEAR ROUND

Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, explains how you can have tasty veg to harvest every month of the year

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3 mins  |
December 2022