Features Archives - Kitchen Garden

Talking Heritage

17th June 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Rob Smith takes a tour of yesteryear with a look at some of his favourite heritage varieties that are neither gone nor forgotten. We gardeners are inundated with fantastic seed catalogues and an overwhelming number of new varieties of veg to choose from. With this in mind it’s sometimes tough deciding what to grow; after all, we know we want…

Super Sumac

11th June 2020 Shannon Butcher Features

Gather the flowers of Rhus typhina and you can turn them into a home-made sumac spice, adding flavour to both food and drink, says gardening writer Sally Cunningham. For most gardeners, stag’s horn sumac (also spelt sumach), Rhus typhina, is one of those shrubs you admire in other people’s gardens while being very glad it’s not in your own! The…

The start of something bigger

15th April 2020 Steve Ott Features

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…

Time to take action for Britain’s wildlife

26th April 2019 Steve Ott Features

Over 40 million birds have vanished from UK skies in just 50 years, it is time to Let Nature Sing • The RSPB is releasing a track of pure bird song to raise awareness of the shocking loss of over 40 million birds from the UK in just 50 years. • ‘Let Nature Sing’ features the song of many threatened…

Perfect for pollinators… ?

2nd June 2017 Steve Ott Features

A busy bee diving into some gayfeather. New research has found that many of the plants sold in garden centres as ‘bee-friendly’ or ‘pollinator-friendly’ actually contain dangerous levels of pesticides. Research by Dr Dave Goulson of Sussex University tested 29 different ‘bee-friendly’ plants for eight commonly used insecticides and 16 fungicides. Only two plants did not contain any, while 23…

KG+Trouble-free tomatoes

20th February 2017 Steve Ott Features

Bonus material – Extra to your Kitchen Garden Magazine! To see the original features with even more information buy Kitchen Garden magazine today. Click on the Subscription box below to buy a specific month or subscribe so you never miss an issue. The trusty tomato is undoubtedly Britain’s home-grown crop. But pitfalls to success are never far away. Be aware…