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Grow your own: Lettuce

3rd March 2023 Web Editor Fruit & Veg Growing Guides

Lettuce has to be one of the most popular vegetables to grow. It is fast maturing, the ultimate salad ingredient and can be grown in a relatively small area. Sown successionally crops can be produced nearly all year round. The choice of varieties is endless and it is best to try several to see which ones you prefer. There are…

Podcast 81: Grow a salad bar

20th May 2020 Rachel Atkins Podcast

The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Watery iceberg lettuce and under-ripe tomatoes, anyone? Not on your nelly! Grow your own salad bar and give the limp and lacklustre the heave-ho. Written by Benedict Vanheems, read by Rachel Atkins.…

Mudketeers diary – 6th May 2020

6th May 2020 Steve Ott Blog

Young lettuce planted out In April I sowed some lettuce in cell trays filled with multi-purpose compost. It is a good way to start lettuce off; getting them to a decent size before planting out. You avoid a lot of issues such as pests and poor weather that can affect direct sown lettuce. Once they are a couple of inches…

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…

Hanging veg gardens

24th April 2020 Shannon Butcher Tips and Advice

It is possible to grow an increasing range of tasty vegetables and herbs in hanging baskets, here are some top tips to get you started. Edible crops for baskets Tomatoes –the trailing bush types. Dwarf French beans. Lettuce. Salad leaves such as rocket, mizuna and corn salad. Nasturtiums for colour but are edible too. Herbs including parsley, chives, basil, mint,…

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…

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…

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…

Podcast 65: Jobs for October

11th October 2019 Steve Ott Podcast

The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. We’re well into October and there’s still plenty to do on the plot. Steve, Emma and Tony cover jobs to do this month including harvesting pumpkins, sowing salad leaves, winter lettuce and broad beans as well as collecting leaves for leafmould.…

Do these Slug Control Methods Actually Work?

24th June 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews, Tips and Advice

With an incredibly wet start to summer this year, there couldn’t be a more pressing time for gardeners to think about slug control. Just as the season is heading towards its peak and your garden is filled with fresh and leafy harvests, the sudden downpour of rain sends an open invitation welcoming gastropods to feast on your crops. Of course,…

Kitchen Garden Best Buy and Top Picks

24th May 2019 Tony Flanagan Advertising Features, Reviews

Here are our favourite gardening products for July, chosen for their quality, effectiveness and value for money BEST BUY SALAD PLANTER This salad planter will accommodate 37 litres of compost for growing a wide range of vegetable crops. Feeder mats pull water from the reservoir, keeping the compost suitably moist. Dimensions: 55x55x25cm depth (22x22x10in). GREENHOUSE SENSATIONwww.greenhousesensation.co.ukTEL: 0845 602 3774PRODUCT CODE:…

Dip & Grow: The best lettuce you’ve ever tasted!

5th April 2019 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews

Let us introduce you: Dip & Grow! Fun, easy, sustainable gardening for everyone. That’s our mission! And when we say everyone, we mean everyone! We developed our products to meet this standard, as easy as dip it and grow it. Just sit back and enjoy the easiness of gardening with amazing taste. Dip & Grow gives everyone a chance to…