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Seven tips to help hungry hedgehogs survive

24th September 2019 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

Gardeners are being encouraged to look after hedgehogs this autumn as numbers continue to fall. Outdoors experts from GardenBuildingsDirect.com have researched ways British hedgehogs can be supported in gardens as young hoglets emerge this year. Last year hedgehog numbers stood at just one million, considerably lower than the 30 million recorded in the 1950s. Yet helping young hedgehogs is not…

Effectively maintaining your lawn mower

22nd July 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

You will have been cutting your lawn regularly for some months now, the regular downpours having kept it growing apace. How did your mower fare? If you are a seasoned gardener, you’ll know the importance of effective maintenance. It may surprise you to learn that lawn mower maintenance doesn’t come as second nature to some gardeners, particularly those new to…

Do these Slug Control Methods Actually Work?

24th June 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

With an incredibly wet start to summer this year, there couldn’t be a more pressing time for gardeners to think about slug control. Just as the season is heading towards its peak and your garden is filled with fresh and leafy harvests, the sudden downpour of rain sends an open invitation welcoming gastropods to feast on your crops. Of course,…

Cornish Cabbage Plants

13th June 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

Andrew Arnold is the third generation of his family to grow bare-rooted brassica plants in the fields of Cornwall. In a county probably more famous for ice cream than vegetables, this method of producing a staple British dinner table favourite harks back to traditional farming times. The Arnold family has specialised in growing traditional and heritage varieties in this time-honoured…

Video: How to Maintain Onions as They Grow

16th May 2019 Steve Ott Tips and Advice, Video

This month we’ve caught up on how the onions that we planted have been growing and give our best advice on how to ensure success. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine…

Share your patch with wildlife and you’ll both reap the benefits

1st May 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

We are all aware of the increasing need to incorporate areas for wildlife in our gardens and green spaces for the greater good and this needn’t be a choice between having a wild, nettle laden area or maintained lawns and borders. You can provide for wildlife in all ways including vegetable patches as the benefit gardeners can gain from sharing…

Poultry palaces: exactly what makes ideal housing for hens and ducks?

30th April 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

Exactly what makes ideal housing for hens and ducks? Choosing the wrong poultry house can prove to be a costly mistake, not to mention perilous for your flocks’ health, whereas getting it right can provide your birds with a lifelong home. Jim Vyse, of Jim Vyse Arks, producer of high quality poultry housing for nearly two decades, offers this advice;…

Join the Raised Bed Revolution

30th April 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

Raised beds are the answer to many gardeners’ problems making gardening easier, accessible, more productive and available to all. Gardening Works Wooden Raised Beds are available in different sizes and heights making them user friendly for children, the elderly and the disabled who can garden at a height that is perfect for their needs, 75cm high disability raised beds and…

Video: How to Prevent Carrot Fly

17th April 2019 Steve Ott Tips and Advice, Video

An important video to watch if you want to grow carrots Learn how to prevent carrot fly and consequently have far greater success growing carrots. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below:…

Video: How to Get Started Growing Kohl Rabi

15th April 2019 Steve Ott Tips and Advice, Video

Learn how to get started growing Kohl Rabi, an underrated member of the cabbage family This video shows you what you need to do to prepare the soil, how to sow the seeds and how to care for the Kohl Rabi as it grows. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below:…

Video: How to Get Started Growing Onions

10th April 2019 Steve Ott Tips and Advice, Video

Learn everything you need to know to start growing onions in this excellent beginners guide. This video explains how to prepare the ground, sow the seeds and how to care for the onions as they grow. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below:…

Preparing Your Greenhouse for Spring

11th March 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

With Winter almost coming to an end, what better time to start preparing your greenhouse for Spring. To get the best out of your greenhouse during the growing season, it is important that you do some simple maintenance to ensure your greenhouse is in the best possible state for spring. Clean out your Greenhouse Deep cleaning your greenhouse is an…

Video: Cabbage Varieties

24th January 2019 Steve Ott Tips and Advice, Video

Steve Ott takes you through some tasty varieties of cabbage to get your teeth into! For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine…

Video: Salads You Can Grow Early

17th January 2019 Emma Rawlings Tips and Advice, Video

Emma shows you a selection of salads you can grow in these earlier months of the year For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine…