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The Joy of Growing Your Own Carrots

22nd March 2024 Web Editor Advertising Features, Features

There’s something special about plucking a fresh carrot straight from the earth and tasting its crisp, sweet flavour – a taste that only comes from homegrown goodness. Whether you have a sprawling garden or a small allotment, growing your own carrots is a rewarding experience that opens up a world of flavour and variety. Carrots aren’t just your average root…

Four delicious recipes using carrots

9th December 2022 Arianne Davey News

We’ve been thinking about the vegetables that are currently in season, those we have a lot of and how we could use them all up. So we thought we’d share a couple of ideas, we found online, for you to try out too. This time we’re focusing on versatile carrots and there’s a lot you can do with them, other…

How to sow

24th April 2020 Shannon Butcher Tips and Advice

Some vegetables are sown direct and then thinned out as they grow and are harvested where they were originally sown. However there is another technique; this uses a nursery bed to sow seeds in to and these are moved to their final positions when they are small plants. Traditionally crops such as brassicas (cabbages, kale, cauliflowers, Brussels sprouts etc.) and…

Growing in containers

22nd April 2020 Shannon Butcher Tips and Advice

So, what’s a container? This depends on what crops you are growing, for example lettuce and salad leaves can be grown in quite shallow containers. A small trough 17cm (7in) deep and 30cm (12in) long would suffice for a few mixed cut and come again salad leaves. Ideally, aim for atrough about 20cm (8in) wide, 60cm (2ft) long and at…

Starting the veg patch

22nd April 2020 Shannon Butcher Tips and Advice

You can start a veg patch almost any time if you have a nice piece of bare soil. However, if you are starting from scratch and the area is still lawn or very weedy this is best treated with a weed killer such as glyphosate. This works better in warm, sunny conditions so summer is ideal, but failing this a…

Small space growing

14th April 2020 Emma Rawlings News

If you don’t have a lot of room to grow, there are many ways to maximise crops from tiny places. Emma Rawlings suggests some ideas. Edible corner This picture shows that in a small sunny corner you can create something attractive but productive. Planted at the back is an espalier fruit tree. You can buy young trained trees or you…

Grow your own veg fast

28th March 2020 Steve Ott News

In these uncertain times lots of people are having the urge to start growing their own veg. Why not have a go at microgreen growing tasty nutritious veg in a matter of days. Microgreens are veg harvested while still only tiny shoots and are packed with vitamins and antioxidants to help boost health. They can also be grown on windowsills.…

Improve your mood, sow some food

26th March 2020 Steve Ott Tips and Advice

It is difficult right now if you are confined to your home so why not start growing your own food. It’s a great stress-buster In these uncertain times a lot of people are having a strong desire to grow their own fruit and veg. There is no better way to nurture your soul than getting your hands in the soil…

Podcast 75: How to Beat Carrot Fly

6th March 2020 Rachel Atkins Podcast

The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. You’re more likely to get Carrot Fly than not if you don’t protect your crops. Fortunately, there’s plenty you can do to beat Carrot Fly. (Written by Rob Smith, read by Rachel Atkins).…

Sowing Kits

21st February 2020 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Kitchen Garden Best Buy and Top Picks for April. This month the KG team have been looking at sowing kits and more… BEST BUY SEED SOWING STARTER KIT This sowing kit comes with a five litre bag of vermiculite, a pack of four bottle top waterers, a dibber and widger, a pack of 10cm (4in) 50 plant labels, two waterproof…

Carrot supplies hit by heavy flooding

5th December 2019 Steve Ott News

UK at risk of running low on carrot supplies after heavy flooding • More than half of UK carrot growers have been hit by recent flooding. • Producers in the main carrot growing regions in the North of England and the Midlands have been unable to lay down straw to protect crop from frost. • Growers say now real risk…