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Book of the week: How to… Grow Month by Month Guide

7th August 2023 Alex Bestwick Features

Our book of the week for this week is the helpful month-by-month guide to growing at home, perfect for if you’re looking to spend more time in the garden. A guide to all the essential tasks to do on your veg patch or in your greenhouse throughout the year. It offers great advice and inspiration to any who are new…

Jobs for August

31st July 2023 Alex Bestwick Features

Ben Vanheems shares some essential tasks to carry out in your garden and allotment for August. SOW NOW Cabbage (spring), carrots, chicory, endive, kohl rabi, lettuce, onion, oriental leaves, rocket, salad leaves, spinach, spring onion, Swiss chard, turnips, winter radish PLANT NOW Chicory, cauliflower, endive, kale, rocket, oriental leaves, sprouting broccoli, strawberries, Swiss chard HARVEST Aubergine, beetroot, beans (all types),…

Book of the Week: How to… Grow Food For Your Kitchen!

31st July 2023 Alex Bestwick News

Our latest book pick has everything you need to know about growing your own delicious veg! So, you’ve grown your own delicious fruit and vegetables, now here is the inspiration for some delicious ways to cook and serve it. Containing over 50 original, mouth-watering recipes from Kitchen Garden magazine’s resident chef Anna Cairns-Pettigrew, Grow Your Own for The Kitchen will…

5 ways to prepare your garden before going on holiday

28th July 2023 Alex Bestwick Features, Tips and Advice

It can be hard to leave your garden when all those spring-sown goodies need your attention. But as KG editor Steve Ott shows, it is possible to have a holiday and come back to a thriving garden Many gardeners time their holidays to coincide with the ebb and flow of the veg plot and wouldn’t dream of going away until…

Exclusive giveaways in the August edition

27th July 2023 Arianne Davey Competitions

Here are some exclusive Kitchen Garden giveaways for our August edition! Prizes total over £915, here’s what you could win this month… All set for summer Set your garden up for summer with top products from Johnsons Lawn Seed and Neudorff. Tuffgrass Lawn Seed with dog patch resistance is a unique product formulated to banish yellow patches and dead areas…

How to set up a drip irrigation kit step-by-step

25th July 2023 Alex Bestwick Features, Tips and Advice

Going away on holiday or just want to make watering a little easier? Here’s how to set up a drip irrigation kit in six simple steps. There is a fantastic range of watering kits available, some designed to be fed by the mains supply, others from a water butt or other reservoir. The 25 Adjustable Dripper Kit, from www.easygardenirrigation, for…

Book of the Week: How to… Grow Greener

24th July 2023 Alex Bestwick Features

This week’s Kitchen Garden Book of the Week is the latest in our ‘How to…’ series, ‘How to… Grow Greener’ Modern gardeners want to produce their food in a way that respects and helps nature. No harmful pesticides or peat here – it’s a hands-off way of growing food that allows nature to take the lead. This title is packed…

PRODUCT REVIEWS: WATERING CANS (AUGUST 23)

21st July 2023 Tony Flanagan Best Buy, Reviews

Ah, watering! One of gardening’s most gratifying pleasures! Take a look at this selection of metal watering cans either for indoors and outside BEST BUY FRENCH STYLE WATERING CAN 9L This 9L metal watering can has a traditional racing green enamel finish with handles and watering rose burnished copper-coloured. The top handle is hinged to facilitate optimum balance as the…

How to protect your plants during a heatwave

20th July 2023 Arianne Davey News

Editor, Steve Ott, shares his top tips for protecting plants, while temperatures are forecast to soar throughout the UK. Keep plants watered, but if watering aim to water in the early morning or evening to avoid too much evaporation. Once the soil is soaked spread a mulch over the roots to aid water retention and to cool the root zone.…

From left Jane Davidson, Prof Tom Lang (President), Pam Whittle

Garden Organic welcomes two new Vice Presidents

19th July 2023 Steve Ott News

Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic is delighted to welcome two new Vice Presidents to its board; pictured above is Jane Davidson (left) and Pam Whittle CBE (right), together with Prof Tom Lang (President). Jane Davidson is the Chair of Wales Net Zero 2035 and the author of #futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country – the story of how Wales became…

August 2023 Edition

18th July 2023 Arianne Davey Latest issue

In the August issue you’ll find: Exclusive offers & giveaways; making your plot pretty and productive; preserving and recipe ideas. Also in the August issue… Keep it Organic – Make your own natural plant feeds. Discover our expert’s top tips for delicious pears. Meet the folks behind an incredible therapy garden. Plant new potatoes now for a Christmas harvest. And…

Scientists ask public to help discover effect of extreme weather on butterflies

14th July 2023 Tony Flanagan News

Wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, is today calling on people across the country to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count (14 July – 6 August) to help scientists understand the impact of climate change on our most-loved butterflies. Last year’s record temperatures, heatwave and drought caused some of the plants that caterpillars feed on to wither and die. To…

How to grow herbs in a hanging basket step by step

12th July 2023 Alex Bestwick Features

This easy herb basket takes just a few minutes to put together and gives you all the advantages of growing your own delicious herbs without taking up too much space. What herbs can I grow in a hanging basket? Many herbs will perform well in a hanging basket, including oregano, chives, rosemary and herbs. When thinking about which herbs to…

Exclusive giveaways in the July edition

10th July 2023 Arianne Davey Competitions

Here are some exclusive Kitchen Garden giveaways for our July edition! Prizes total over £1700, here’s what you could win this month… Border in a box Garden on a Roll planting kits contain everything you need to create your own beautiful garden border, delivered straight to your door! Plantsman and landscape designer Antony Henn and his team are on a…