Succeed with Strawberries

Succeed with Strawberries

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Many of you will have sown the bulk of your favourite crops by early June and I bet you’ll have wished for that little bit more space. Not one to waste a spare inch of growing space, veteran veg-grower #JoeMaiden shares his top tips on growing herbs in large pots; while #BenVanheems encourages us to look to the skies in…
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Quick growing tips

Quick growing tips

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Joyce Russell shares some of her top growing tips for May… It’s worth making a second sowing of anything that failed from an earlier one. On the other hand, it will save valuable growing time if you can find young plants to buy in instead. Look for strong, healthy growth and try not to import any problems. Sow in situ…
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Chelsea Fringe at Nine Elms on the South Bank

Chelsea Fringe at Nine Elms on the South Bank

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Nine Elms on the South Bank is drawing together a programme of local activities as part of #Chelsea Fringe. The international garden festival that’s now in its fourth year and celebrates everything from guerrilla gardeners to community projects and large-scale installations. The programme at Nine Elms draws inspiration from the area’s horticultural and industrial heritage, celebrates the area’s flourishing green…
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New berry on the block

New berry on the block

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There’s a new #berry on the block this #strawberry season, with extra #health benefits. This unique, almost black strawberry called Nerina is packed with health-giving antioxidants in form of polyphenols and vitamins. However, you will not find it in punnets but in products. Nerina, which relates to the original wild strawberry, is the result of years of research and cultivation…
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Enjoy the great outdoors with celebrity TV gardener David Domoney

Enjoy the great outdoors with celebrity TV gardener David Domoney

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Whether you’re planning a BBQ in the garden, looking to makeover a tired outdoor space, or looking for green-fingered ideas for little ones. Having started out his career working at a garden centre, the ITV’s Love Your Garden presenter has teamed up with Dobbies Garden Centres to share advice and ideas. To see the range of vidoes available, visit: www.dobbies.com/spring/how-to-with-david-domoney.…
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Growing vegetables in small spaces

Growing vegetables in small spaces

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BBC Gardener of The Decade, Katherine Crouch, shows how to plant and grow a vegetable garden in a small space. Katherine uses a grow bag and wooden poles to allow the vegetable plants and seeds to grow upwards to maximise what fruit and vegetables you can grow in a small space. The varieties of climbing vegetables used in this video…
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Feeding your harvests

Feeding your harvests

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If you want your crops to nourish you, you’ll first need to nourish them. Here is our simple guide to plant feeding Sorry, this content is no longer available on our new website You can view more great Kitchen Garden Magazine content by browsing the menu above.…
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TV wildlife presenters urge public to join Great British Bee count 2015

TV wildlife presenters urge public to join Great British Bee count 2015

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#Wildlife presenters Steve Backshall, Michaela Strachan and Miranda Krestovnikoff are urging people to get outside and take part in the Great British #Bee Count 2015, which is taking place throughout #May 2015. Organised by Friends of the Earth, Buglife and Waitrose, the Great British Bee Count aims to build on the huge success of last year’s inaugural event, when over…
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Pennard Plants and Roots and Shoots celebrate Kipling's 150th anniversary

Pennard Plants and Roots and Shoots celebrate Kipling’s 150th anniversary

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“This should really be the goodwill garden,” says Roots and Shoots Director Linda Philips of the Rudyard Kipling inspired garden the London charity is creating in the Grand Pavilion at Chelsea Flower Show with Pennard Plants. #Chelsea #Garden #Horticulture “It’s built on many thousands of pounds of goodwill and generosity and very little money, ÂŁ5,740 to be exact. Not your…
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Tried and tasted chard

Tried and tasted chard

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Top allotment gardener, writer and broadcaster JoeMaiden puts six popular varieties of chard or perpetualspinach to the test on his plot. Sorry, this content is no longer available on our new website You can view more great Kitchen Garden Magazine content by browsing the menu above.…
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