Kitchen Garden Best Buy and Top Picks

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:…
Join the Raised Bed Revolution

Join the Raised Bed Revolution

Raised beds are the answer to many gardeners’ problems making gardening easier, accessible, more productive and available to all. Gardening Works Wooden Raised Beds are available in different sizes and heights making them user friendly for children, the elderly and the disabled who can garden at a height that is perfect for their needs, 75cm high disability raised beds and…
Brexit means... growing your own!

Brexit means… growing your own!

Suttons have come up with a deal that’s hard to vote down… a selection of ‘Brexit boxes’ to tempt the taste buds this summer Government reports have warned that fruit and veg are likely to be one of the most vulnerable areas post-Brexit, with 37% of the fruit we enjoy and 40% of our veg coming from across the Channel.…
Celebrate Edible Britain for National Gardening Week 2019

Celebrate Edible Britain for National Gardening Week 2019

Encouraging everyone to grow-your-own is the theme of this year’s National Gardening Week (29 April–5 May 2019) The nation’s biggest celebration of gardening returns for 2019 from Monday 29 April to Sunday 5 May 2019 as the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) encourages everyone to get involved in grow-your-own. The theme for this year is Edible Britain, with the RHS calling…
Students encouraged to veg out

Students encouraged to veg out

Can cook, will cook! Students are proving they can prepare more than just beans on toast… The University of Manchester welcomed 8000 new students last month with a gift of a night vegging out with their flatmates. In partnership with Greater Manchester box scheme company Veg Box People and the Kindling Trust, each student flat was given a free veg…

Podcast 33: Grow your own tea!

The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. In episode 33, Steve, Emma and Tony take a look at adding colour to your garden with dahlias, growing your own tea, salad varieties and asparagus. They discuss reducing the use of plastic on the plot, and introduce the potato bag challenge – all…
SUMMER ORZO SALAD WITH RED ONION

SUMMER ORZO SALAD WITH RED ONION

Mediterranean orzo pasta is great in salads, and this Greek-inspired salad is great served at your next BBQ. SERVES 6-8 Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 10 minutes • 450g/1lb orzo pasta • 1 large cucumber, peeled and diced • 200g/7oz feta cheese, cubed • 200g/7oz black olives, sliced • 400g/14oz tomatoes, halved • 2 small red onions, finely…