Author: Tony Flanagan

Tony Flanagan is Kitchen Garden’s staff writer. He has been an enthusiastic grower of fruit and veg for many years. His favourite things to grow are peppers (sweet and chllli), tomatoes, herbs and beans. When he is not gardening or not writing about gardening, he is an avid Wolverhampton Wanderers fan. 07587038039 | tflanagan@mortons.co.uk

Begin a green career at an RHS Garden

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With 2020 seeing a gardening boom and many forced to consider their career options, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is giving 40 green-fingered applicants the chance to train at one of the charity’s five gardens from 2021. Up 8% on last year, the RHS is searching for new recruits across its apprenticeship, student and specialist placement programmes including, for the…
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PROPAGATORS

Best Buy, Reviews
Go forth and propagate! Here’s our best buy and top picks to get your sowing off to a great start! BEST BUYGEOPOD HEATED PROPAGATOR WITH LIGHTS This heated propagator has a tall lid to accommodate young plants as well as seedlings, with specially designed grooves for the placement of the grow lights. These will last an average of 10,000 hours,…
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GREENHOUSE HEATING

Best Buy, Reviews
This month the KG team have been trying out a number of greenhouse heaters. Here are their Best Buy and Top Picks BEST BUYGREENHOUSE FAN HEATER This 3kW Greenhouse Heater has three settings and is thermostatically controlled. The lowest setting emits cool air so can be used to circulate air around the greenhouse in the summer. The other settings offer…
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Will your bonfire be wildlife friendly?

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It’s set to be a record year for back garden bonfire celebrations on 5th November, with households determined to keep the Guy Fawkes bonfire night festivities alive.Though with the spike in DIY bonfires in gardens across the UK, wildlife experts have warned the public to check their bonfires for wildlife before lighting. Hedgehogs are in particular danger as bonfire log…
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