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.

Podcast 78: Gardening Under Lockdown

Podcast
The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. We’ve got a special episode this week as Steve, Emma and Tony are podcasting from home! The team have a good catch up whilst discussing what they’ve been growing during the lockdown. This episode is sponsored by William James & Co. Protect the fruit…
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Spring is here!

Spring is here!

News, Tips and Advice
Top ten signs of it in your garden • Spring has sprung, and the RSPB has created a list of ‘top ten signs of spring’ that you can see from your own home! • Join in the conversation #NatureIsOpen • Connection to nature has a positive impact on both physical health and emotional wellbeing. Spring is now here, and there…
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Help save puffins from home – join the Puffarazzi!

Help save puffins from home – join the Puffarazzi!

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RSPB’s innovative citizen science photography project needs your pictures As puffins return to the UK’s coastlines, the RSPB is asking for members of the public to join in from home in its ground-breaking project, Puffarazzi, to help to find out more about our beloved seabirds. With their colourful bills, distinctive eye markings and somewhat comical walk, puffins are a firm…
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National Beanpole Week 2020

National Beanpole Week 2020

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In these troubling times, there has never been a greater need to make use of our outdoor space and create something positive Gardeners and coppice workers nationwide are getting ready for National Beanpole Week – despite the pressures coronavirus is imposing on all of us. The dedicated week, from 11 to 19 April, celebrates and promotes the importance of our…
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Grow to give for Horatio's Garden

Grow to give for Horatio’s Garden

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How small acts of kindness can benefit your community and the NHS Many people are feeling the strain of social distancing, but imagine the impact that the current restrictions are having on patients undergoing months of treatment in NHS Spinal Injury Centres, where the loss of outside contact with friends and relatives can have a dramatic effect on their mental…
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How green is your garden?

How green is your garden?

Tips and Advice
Gardening can have a really positive impact on the environment. Here green gardener Becky Dickinson shares some eco-friendly tips. When it comes to protecting the planet, gardening is up there with walking instead of driving, turning off the lights and putting out the recycling. So if you grow your own food, you’ve already notched up a fair few brownie points…
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results

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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results show milder winter helps small garden birds The latest results from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch have revealed smaller birds such as long-tailed tits, wrens and coal tits were seen in greater numbers in gardens across the country than in 2019 thanks to the milder winter. Now in its 41st year, the Big Garden Birdwatch…
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Stuck at home? We're here for you!

Stuck at home? We’re here for you!

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Here at Kitchen Garden, we know things are tough right now. Lots of you can’t get to the shops, or leave the house full stop. But – we are here for you, and we hope that we can help you escape into your garden and enjoy growing your own. Thanks to these unmissable offers on both print and digital subscriptions…
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