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Video: Four Handy Gardening Hacks!

3rd December 2018 Steve Ott Tips and Advice, Video

A selection of handy hacks that can save you money and improve your gardening Help the germination of seed by lining your seed drills. Secondly, you might want to scratch that seed sower from your Christmas list, just create one out of paper! Also, how about a tasty alternative to throwing away the parts of vegetables you might not normally…

WINDOWSILL WONDERS

25th October 2018 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

Green-fingered employees raise charity cash on the office windowsills In 2016 you kindly provided a six month subscription to Kitchen Garden magazine as a prize for a charity event we were running. Two years later your magazine has inspired us to raise more money for charity by turning our office green and growing edible plants on the windowsills at work…

Video: Clothing to Keep Warm This Winter

25th October 2018 Emma Rawlings Tips and Advice, Video

Tony, Emma and Steve give you a review and recommendation of three products that could help you this winter.…

Video: What to Look for in a Greenhouse

16th October 2018 Steve Ott Tips and Advice, Video

If you’re trying to find the perfect christmas present, look no further! In this video, Steve gives you his expert advice on what you need to look out for when getting a new greenhouse. This video is a perfect tutorial for beginners and a useful refresher for more experienced gardeners. If you enjoy the video, why not subscribe to the…

Hung up on tomatoes

12th June 2018 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

Discover the easiest way to support greenhouse toms I was highly flattered to see that Monty Don likes my method of supporting toms so much using a simple string, he recommended it to viewers of Gardeners’ World last week! I’m joking of course – it has been used for many years, primarily by commercial growers. But it works really well…

Growing on the web: Kirsty Ward

10th May 2018 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

KG’s Olivia Peace chats to top gardening bloggers from the world-wide-web. This month she meets Kirsty Ward of mylittleallotmentsite. Meet Kirsty Ward, a rising star in the world of allotment blogging. She started gardening in April 2017 as a means of improving the state of her mental health following a difficult period, and soon realised she was enjoying being outside…

A guide to UK fruit picking

24th April 2018 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

New to growing your own fruit and unsure when to expect a harvest? This handy and beautiful infographic can help Britain is a great place to grow your own fruit with a great climate for all our favourites from apples to blackberries and cherries. This handy infographic from Bramley & Teal can help you to plan your harvests. For more…

Organic your September!

4th September 2017 Steve Ott News, Tips and Advice

Sign up and download the free Organic September Starter Kit Organic September is the Soil Association’s annual campaign to raise the profile of organic production and produce, and this year it’s aiming to persuade even more people to make the switch. It suggests 10 ways to get involved: 1. Sign up and download the free Organic September Starter Kit This…

Getting the best from your vegetables

28th June 2017 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

Feed, water, harvest bumper crops. Growing vegetables in your garden is so rewarding, but only if you give them what they need while they are growing. Even if your soil is fertile, growing and harvesting vegetables takes nutrients from the soil. It is up to you to make sure there are plenty there at the start of the season, and…

Grow Your Own with a Raised Bed Planter

13th June 2017 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

Practically any vegetable and soft fruit can be grown in a raised bed. The popularity of raised beds and deep root planters has surged in recent years. It’s little wonder why, as they boast a series of advantages over growing vegetables in traditional plots. Practically any vegetable and soft fruit can be grown in a raised bed and most can…

This month in Kitchen Garden – July 2017

7th June 2017 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

In the July issue – Recipes, melons, liquid feeds, herbal harvest, weedkillers, giveaways worth over £1665 plus much more! Although there is plenty to do in the garden this month it’s also important to take some time out to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labours. With this in mind we have a special feature on patio produce, including…

Prepping for saffron corms

15th May 2017 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

Home-grown saffron is rich and honeyed, and mine is much stronger than shop-bought spice. Saffron is wonderfully easy to grow. Home-grown saffron is rich and honeyed, and mine is much stronger than shop-bought spice. A narrow 80cm by 4 metre bed can yield over 1 gram (dried weight) – plenty for a few risottos, buns or ice creams, or some…

Tin can labels

12th May 2017 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

Make plant labels out of tin lids Tin can lids make great labels but you do need a special tin can opener that does not leave sharp edges. Once you have your lid, place on a piece of spare wood and drill a couple of holes near the edge of the lid. Thread a piece of wire or string through.…

Tips for Choosing a Garden Shed £6m Gateway

12th May 2017 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

A shed might be a simple structure but choosing one that exactly fits your requirements can be more complicated than you might think Before buying, it’s essential that you spend time thinking carefully about what use you are going to make of the shed, both now and in the future, as these invaluable garden structures have a habit of being…