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 | [email protected]

NATURE ON YOUR DOORSTEP!

News
The RSPB has launched Nature on Your Doorstep, a project designed to inspire and advise everyone on how to turn their outdoor spaces into havens for wildlife – whether it be a garden, balcony, yard, or community green space. This project, made possible by a three-year commitment from Barratt Developments, the UK’s largest housebuilder, comes after a year in lockdown…
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‘For Peat’s Sake’

News
‘For Peat’s Sake’ campaigner Garden Organic is asking gardeners to complete a simple survey about their attitudes and habits regarding the use of peat in compost.The results of the survey will help them better understand how and why gardeners chose the products they do, and how they can encourage them to choose more environmentally friendly options.Today, 95 per cent of…
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GROW FOR CRISIS

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Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. In support of their work a new campaign, Grow for Crisis, has been launched to encourage people to get into gardening and start their own fundraising campaigns.The campaign will officially start on 20 March (the first day of spring) and already has the support of celebrated gardener and ‘no dig’ guru Charles…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: GARDENING GLOVES

Best Buy, Reviews
This month the KG Team have been trying out a range of gardening gloves suitable for light tasks around the garden (not suitable for pruning) BEST BUYWEED MASTER BAMBOO GLOVES With the environment in mind, these gloves are made from natural bamboo fibres which are naturally hypoallergenic and antibacterial, helping to reduce the bacteria that thrive in clothing and cause…
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POTS WITH STYLE

Best Buy, Reviews
If you want to grow your fruit and veg in pots that are functional as well as pleasing on the eye, here are our Best Buy and Top Pics for the April issue BEST BUYENAMEL POTS These indoor enamel plant pots come in five different sizes with each pot a different shade of pink  Dimensions: largest pot: Diameter 18cm/7in x…
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Birdy it’s cold outside

Features, News
The RSPB is urging people to feed the garden birds that have helped raise the public’s spirits over lockdown to help the birds pull through the cold weather snap.With many parts of the country braced for more snow and icy temperatures this week, wildlife charity the RSPB is appealing to the public to take some easy ways to help our…
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New series takes viewers to some of Scotland’s most important gardens

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Whether planting potatoes or cultivating herbaceous borders, the Scots have long been known as a nation of gardeners. Murdo Macdonald (63), from Edinburgh, makes his debut as a presenter of a new series called Gàrraidhean Mòra na h-Alba/ Gardens of Scotland on BBC ALBA this month which celebrates some of Scotland’s most important gardens due to their design, plant-life, setting…
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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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