Jobs for July

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Ben Vanheems shares some essential tasks to carry out in your garden and allotment for July. SOW NOW Beetroot, cabbage, calabrese, carrots, chicory, endive, Florence fennel, French beans, kale, kohl rabi, lettuce, peas, radish, salad leaves, spinach, spring onion, sprouting broccoli, Swiss chard, turnips PLANT NOW Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celeriac, endive, French beans, kale, leeks, sprouting broccoli, strawberries HARVEST…
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Kitchen Garden is on TikTok!

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Kitchen Garden are sharing loads of useful gardening tips and tricks on TikTok – if you aren’t already following, you’re missing out! Fruit and veg aren’t the only thing Kitchen Garden are growing – our TikTok account is growing roots, shooting up, and blossoming right now. We’re sharing loads of videos lately, chock-full of the best Kitchen Garden tips and…
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Festival of Flavours will return for 2023, RHS has announced

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Festival of Flavours will return to all five Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Gardens later this year, the RHS has announced. Last year’s inaugural event celebrated plot-to-plate eating, world food and autumnal flavours and attracted tens of thousands of visitors. The 2023 RHS Festival of Flavours takes place at RHS Gardens on the following dates: RHS Garden Bridgewater (Salford), 8 –…
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July 2023 Edition

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In the July issue you’ll find: Steve Ott’s top tips for growing turnips; the wonderful world of wasps with Garden Organic’s Anton Rosenfeld; and Hannah Reid explains how certain weeds can be put to use for the good of your crops. Also in the July issue Jason the cloud gardener High in an apartment block in the centre of Manchester…
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BOOST YOUR BACK GARDEN BIODIVERSITY

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Bugs, birds and beneficial plants are the central themes in a new Garden Organic Backyard Biodiversity show garden, due to be unveiled at BBC Gardeners’ World Live from 15th to 18th June at the NEC, Birmingham.The organic gardening charity’s head gardener Emma O’Neill has designed a new biodiverse show garden for 2023, which brings together biodiversity-boosting elements and ideas to…
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Exclusive giveaways in the June edition

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Here are some exclusive Kitchen Garden giveaways for our June edition! Prizes total over ÂŁ800, here’s what you could win this month… Cutting Class Renowned for innovation and quality, the ARS professional Japanese pruning range includes shears, secateurs, handsaws, pole saws, telescopic pruners, loppers, and fruit and bonsai tools. The blades are made from high-carbon Japanese steel, with techniques such…
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A glimpse into culinary luxury: Five most expensive fruit and vegetables

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In the realm of gastronomy, rare and luxurious ingredients have always captivated our senses and fuelled our curiosity. Among these extraordinary culinary treasures, fruit and vegetables hold a special place, showcasing nature’s bounty in the most extravagant way. In this piece, we embark on a journey to discover the world’s most expensive fruit and vegetables, exploring their origins, unique properties,…
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Growing for Well-being Week

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This week is National Well-being Week, celebrating horticultural therapy, nature connection and therapeutic conversations! The 2023 edition of the Growing for Well-being resource pack is now available. It has 48 pages of activities suitable for all ages. You can request a downloadable copy for a small donation of ÂŁ5. Your copy will be emailed to you shortly after payment has…
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Jobs for June

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Ben Vanheems shares some essential tasks to carry out in your garden and allotment for June. SOW NOW Beetroot, cabbage, calabrese, carrots, chicory, chillies, courgettes, cucumber, endive, Florence fennel, French beans, kale, kohl rabi, leeks, lettuce, peas, radish, salad leaves, spinach, spring onion, sprouting broccoli, squash and pumpkin, swede, sweetcorn, Swiss chard, turnips PLANT NOW Aubergine, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower,…
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It’s British Tomato Fortnight!

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British Tomato Fortnight marks the height of tomato season with a two-week celebration of everything toms! Running from May 29 to June 11 this year, British Tomato Fortnight is an annual celebration of our delicious British tomatoes. In Britain, we eat around 500,000 tonnes of tomatoes every year. Around one fifth of those are British tomatoes. British tomatoes are great…
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