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OUT NOW: Let’s Grow & Cook

OUT NOW: Let’s Grow & Cook

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Let’s Grow & Cook: A new special edition from Kitchen Garden Kitchen Garden editor Steve Ott and food writer Anna Pettigrew have teamed up to launch this special edition volume, Let’s Grow & Cook. The 132-page publication presents detailed advice for growing more than 50 crops, from the most used ingredients through to those now gaining popularity such as cucamelons…
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Innovative Farmers discover benefits of naturally blight resistant potato varieties

Innovative Farmers discover benefits of naturally blight resistant potato varieties

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An Innovative Farmers field lab tested heritage varieties of potato and found that all varieties performed well for  blight resistance. An Innovative Farmers field lab tested heritage varieties of potato and found that all varieties, including newer breeds, performed well for yield and blight resistance. A taste test also found that all tasted good when cooked as chips and mash.…
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Astronaut Sends Message of Support to Pupils

Astronaut Sends Message of Support to Pupils

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British ESA astronaut Tim Peake will send a special message from space to the hundreds of thousands of children British ESA astronaut Tim Peake will send a special message from space to the hundreds of thousands of children who will be beginning the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Campaign for School Gardening and UK Space Agency experiment, Rocket Science, on the…
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KG Editor guest blogger for Wilkinson Sword Tools

KG Editor guest blogger for Wilkinson Sword Tools

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Steve Ott was recently invited to write a guest blog for Wilkinson Sword Tools. Find out what he had to say Both Kitchen Garden Magazine and Wilkinson Sword tools have recently launched brand new websites (www.kitchengarden.co.uk and www.wilkinsonsword-tools.co.uk), so it seemed fitting that Steve Ott, editor of Kitchen Garden Magazine, should be asked to write a guest blog. To find…
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Sparsholt College launches garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016

Sparsholt College launches garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016

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Sparsholt College has partnered with Plant Heritage to tell the story of The People’s Plants for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016 The garden will highlight the important work of the charity Plant Heritage, including their Plant Guardian Scheme, National Plant Collection® scheme and Threatened Plants Project and how people across the UK can become actively involved in conservation of…
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Listen to our brand new podcast

Listen to our brand new podcast

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The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast is here, packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. What is a Podcast? A podcast is a digital audio file made available for downloading to a computer, tablet or phone, typically available as a series, new episodes of which can be received by subscribers automatically. How much does it cost? Nothing! It’s…
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Mild Winter Boosts Smaller Birds

Mild Winter Boosts Smaller Birds

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Over half a million people took part this year, counting over eight million birds. The results of the 37th RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend of January, are just in. Over half a million people took part this year, counting over eight million birds. The long-tailed tit has entered the Birdwatch top 10 for the…
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Return of the ladybirds?

Return of the ladybirds?

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Could it happen again? It’s been 40 years since the ladybird plague of 1976, when a summer of heat and drought saw swarms of seven-spotted ladybirds infesting the UK. The British Entomological and Natural History Society has estimated that 23.65 billion of them were swarming on the southern and eastern coasts of England by late July. Once they ran out…
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The Magic of Maples

The Magic of Maples

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Create a focal point in your outside space with Japanese maple. Create a focal point in your outside space with Japanese maple. It’s the perfect choice of tree for any small, compact or courtyard garden, and the Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) ‘Plant of the Moment’ for April. Japanese maples will put on a show throughout the year, starting as soon…
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Volunteer for Wildlife

Volunteer for Wildlife

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Do Something great for nature with BBC Springwatch. The BBC Springwatch Do Something Great campaign is aiming to get as many people as possible volunteering and helping nature and wildlife this spring. From litter picking and beach cleans to planting trees and restoring reed beds, there’s something for everyone. The initiative is supported by a host of organisations including RHS…
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Breeding Wildness Back

Breeding Wildness Back

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Are tomatoes too well-bred for their own good? A new study led by scientists at Newcastle University has found that tomatoes are getting too well-bred for their own good. The study, published in Agronomy for Sustainable Development, shows that in our quest for larger, redder, longer-lasting tomatoes we have inadvertently bred out key characteristics that help the plant defend itself against…
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Spring spectacular at beautiful Batsford Arboretum

Spring spectacular at beautiful Batsford Arboretum

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Batsford Arboretum is living proof it’s not just for autumn – it’s in the spring the wild garden really comes into its own. The Fuji cherries – a mountain variety of Japanese cherry – kick-start the blossom displays from late March alongside the stunning displays of 73 different varieties of Magnolia, weather permitting. The wow factor arrives from early April…
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Seasonal Double Take at Scotland’s Gardens

Seasonal Double Take at Scotland’s Gardens

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Lack of frost has meant Scotland’s gardens are off to a blooming start this Spring. Mild winter conditions and a lack of frost has seen gardens across Scotland bursting into bloom earlier than expected to welcome visitors with stunning displays of snowdrops, crocuses and early rhododendrons. Members of Discover Scottish Gardens, a garden network that boasts a wide reaching membership…
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