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May 2024

23rd April 2024 Alex Bestwick Latest issue

The latest issue of the UK’s best-selling growing your own magazine is brimming with all the best tips, tricks, advice and ideas for growing your own fruit and veg. In the May Issue: MANAGING WEEDS, NATURALLY Becky Searle looks at controlling weeds without weedkillers MEET THE APPLE DOCTOR KG editor Steve Ott chats to Glyn Smith, head gardener for the…

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6 fast-growing vegetables you can harvest in less than 2 months!

18th April 2024 Alex Bestwick Features

Always wanted to grow your own vegetables but worried it’s a lengthy and tiring process? Never fear, with these six easy and fast-growing vegetables, you can be eating homegrown in less than two months! 1. Microgreens Microgreens are easily grown on a windowsill. Credit: ronstik Microgreens are veg harvested while still only tiny shoots and are packed with vitamins and…

How to grow fruit and veg in a shady garden

12th April 2024 Emma Rawlings Features

It is possible to grow fruit and vegetables in shadier areas. Deputy editor Emma Rawlings suggests a few crops that should do well. If you wish to create a vegetable plot but don’t have the luxury of an open, sunny aspect you can still grow some crops if you have a shadier spot. Some crops will even benefit from being…

Exclusive giveaways in the May edition of Kitchen Garden

9th April 2024 Alex Bestwick Competitions

We have some exciting new giveaways for you in our February issue, worth over £935! Here’s what you could win... Closing date: Friday, May 31, 2024 Step out in comfort Backdoorshoes – whose indispensable slip-on ‘back door’ clogs have become a gardeners’ staple – has launched Recovery Supersole Flip Flops: so comfortable, the company says, you won’t want to take…

Steam into asparagus season aboard the Asparagus Express!

9th April 2024 Alex Bestwick News

A festival dedicated to asparagus is holding a unique launch event – on a steam train! The Asparagus Express at Broadway in 2018. Credit: Wychavon District Council The two month celebration of all things asparagus kicks off on St George’s Day, heralding the arrival of the beloved green spear to the Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire. The British Asparagus Festival…

Build your own propagating equipment: how to protect seedlings on a budget

25th March 2024 Stephanie Hafferty Features, Tips and Advice

Stephanie Hafferty offers some money-saving ideas to keep seedlings warm and make sure they have adequate light. Stephanie with a foil survival blanket which can help reflect light on to seedlings Seeds need warmth and light in order to germinate and thrive. British weather is remarkably changeable in the spring. One day we can be gardening in shorts and a…

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…

April 2024

19th March 2024 Alex Bestwick Latest issue

The latest issue of the UK’s best-selling growing your own magazine is brimming with all the best tips, tricks, advice and ideas for growing your own fruit and veg. In the April issue: A BEAN FOR EVERY GARDEN Horticulturist and seed guardian Rob Smith looks at some new varieties worthy of a place on your plot. BEDS ON A BUDGET…

Gateau vite fait with rhubarb | French ‘quick cake’ recipe

11th March 2024 Anna Pettigrew Recipes

I can highly recommend trying this delicious French ‘quick cake’. You can customise it through the seasons, swapping apples or plums for rhubarb. SERVES 8 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients 150g (5oz) sugar, plus 2 tbsp for top of rhubarb 3 eggs 3 tbsp butter, melted 2 tbsp buttermilk (or milk) ½ vanilla pod, seeds scraped…

Exclusive giveaways in the April edition of Kitchen Garden

5th March 2024 Alex Bestwick Competitions

We have some exciting new giveaways for you in our April issue, worth over £930! Here’s what you could win… Closing date: Friday, April 26, 2024 NATURAL SOLUTIONS Neudorff, a pioneer in natural gardening since 1854, is one of the few companies worldwide to develop its own plant protection and plant care products, with the widest range of products certified…

The 10 easy things you can do for success sowing in containers

29th February 2024 Web Editor Features, Tips and Advice

Here are a few simple ideas to help you when starting seeds in pots and trays. 1. Avoid oversowing pots or trays If you are planning on lifting the seedlings and potting them up individually, you don’t want to have them sown too thickly. It will be difficult to lift and separate seedlings when you need to move them. Be…

March 2024

21st February 2024 Alex Bestwick Latest issue

In the March issue: new tomato varieties to try, some climate savvy swaps you can make in your garden, a closer look at oca, and much more! In the March issue: Let’s talk tomatoes Horticulturist and seed guardian Rob Smith looks at some new varieties worthy of a place on your plot. Gardening with minimal disturbance Huw Richards explains that…

Why is frost important in gardening?

14th February 2024 Becky Searle Features, Tips and Advice

The sight of frost may send a shiver down our spines on a chilly winter morning but its many benefits should not be overlooked, as Becky Searle explains I pull my duvet up around my ears, cold, despite the four walls around me. Bravely, I lower my feet over the side of the bed and pull on my dressing gown.…

What kind of twine should I use for gardening?

30th January 2024 Alex Bestwick Tips and Advice

Good garden twine is an important accessory which can be used for all sorts of tasks. But with different options available, what is the best gardening twine? What is twine used for in gardening? Whether it’s constructing climbing frames for beans, tying in tomatoes to a bamboo cane, stringing up onions and garlic to store in the shed or making…