Author: Steve Ott

Steve Ott is editor of Kitchen Garden magazine and started his career as a professional grower, producing everything from cut flowers to vegetables. He has been growing fruit and veg all his life and spends most of his spare time in his garden in the East Midlands. He loves to experiment with crops and varieties he has never grown before and when he isn’t gardening is to be found out in the countryside bird watching and walking his dog Ted.
Kitchen Garden magazine is a number one hit!

Kitchen Garden magazine is a number one hit!

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Kitchen Garden magazine is the most popular magazine on isubscribe, the UK’s largest subscription marketplace. Kitchen Garden, one of the nation’s favourite gardening magazines, reached new heights this week as the most popular magazine on isubscribe, the UK’s largest subscription marketplace. That’s right – a gardening magazine beat the likes of Vogue, Hello!, GQ, Prima, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, The…
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Mudketeers diary – 6th May 2020

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Young lettuce planted out In April I sowed some lettuce in cell trays filled with multi-purpose compost. It is a good way to start lettuce off; getting them to a decent size before planting out. You avoid a lot of issues such as pests and poor weather that can affect direct sown lettuce. Once they are a couple of inches…
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New issue, new seeds!

New issue, new seeds!

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With every new issue of Kitchen Garden magazine we offer all our subscribers a great selection of FREE seeds. This month’s issue comes with Rocket Salad, Marvel of Four Seasons and Radish, so here’s a quick growing guide to help you get started with your new seeds… Rocket Salad Rocket is a go-to leaf for adding a touch of spice…
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The agricultural show will go on…

The agricultural show will go on…

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Fancy a day out at the greatest agricultural show this weekend? The tickets are free and all are invited! Hundreds of agricultural shows up and down the country forced to cancel owing the Coronavirus Pandemic, to honour them, The Greatest Agricultural show was born and will go online on the 2nd May. The show has chosen five rural welfare charities…
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‘Grow to give’ flower project

‘Grow to give’ flower project

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A bestselling author who struggled with severe anxiety for more than 20 years is launching a national ‘let’s grow together’ campaign  Nicola Bird, 48, from Chobham, Surrey, believes The Floral Project (Thefloralproject.co.uk) will help parents encourage their children to spend less time on their devices and more time in the garden, planting and growing flowers. The aim is that the…
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Perfect Polytunnels and Glorious Greenhouses- All you need for undercover

Perfect Polytunnels and Glorious Greenhouses- All you need for undercover

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Shopping for a Polytunnel or Greenhouse? No problem, Kitchen Garden has a great selection to help you find the perfect cover. Premier Polytunnels With the development of new polythene covers it is possible to grow all kinds of crops and exotic plants in a Polytunnel, so it’s no surprise that these structures are gardeners’ first choice for growing undercover. Many…
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EDGING TOOLS

EDGING TOOLS

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Kitchen Garden Best Buy and Top Picks for June. This month the KG team has been trying out a variety of edging tools BEST BUY THE KEW GARDENS NEVERBEND CARBON EDGING KNIFE This edger has a carbon steel solid forged head with hammer finished epoxy coating for improved resistance to rust, humidity and alkalis in the soil. It has an…
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Where Arden met Shakespeare

Where Arden met Shakespeare

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April 23 celebrates the amazing life and works of William Shakespeare. However, few know about the roots of this iconic literary figure. The story of one of the world’s most influential writers begins not in Stratford­ upon-Avon, but the far side of the thick belt of ancient forest that once covered much of the landscape to the north. The Forest…
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Digging the easy way

Digging the easy way

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We look at some simple ways to take the hard work out of soil cultivation. With the rise in no-dig gardening the annual winter dig has been going out of style lately, yet for many gardeners this task marks the transition from the last harvests of autumn to the long winter months ahead. It’s when most tidy and prepare for…
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The start of something bigger

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We follow the ventures of some new allotment holders as they move from starter plots to larger ones. Elaine Crick follows their progress. From starters to mains Elaine and Julia (aka Radio Derby’s The Potty Plotters) had the idea to create mini starter plots for people who hadn’t grown veg before but would find a large allotment daunting. They took…
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Ten facts about nematodes

Ten facts about nematodes

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Nematodes are microscopic worms found naturally in the soil which can be applied  to tackle different pests To mark the 25th anniversary of Nemaslug, here are ten amazing things about nematodes: · Nematode means ‘thread like’ in Greek. They were first identified in 1758 and there are around 25,000 known species, although there could be over a million. · Visible…
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