Weeding
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What weeds are telling you about your soil
Weeds are the bane of every gardener’s life – but here’s one thing they’re good for…
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Beginners tips: preparing to grow
More and more people are starting to appreciate the benefits of growing their own fresh fruit and veg and areseeking out their own patch to do just that.
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Trowels
Kitchen Garden Best Buy and Top Picks for July. This month the KG team has been trying out a variety of trowels BEST BUY ELEMENTS HAND TOOL SET This set contains three essential planting and weeding tools. The heads are…
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Review: How to grow Organic
Creating and maintaining a beautiful garden that is safe and natural is becoming increasingly popular as we begin to understand the benefits of adopting an organic way of life.
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How to sow
Some vegetables are sown direct and then thinned out as they grow and are harvested where they were originally sown.
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Starting the veg patch
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…
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Improving your soil
Having good soil is the foundation to producing successful crops. You can get a feel for what your soil type is like by squeezing ahandful. Does it stay together, moulded in asolid lump, or is it crumbly?
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The right tools for the job
One of the joys of growing fruit and veg is the fact that you don’t need any high tech equipment. Although it can be tempting to spend lots of money on kit, you will find that just afew good tools…
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Digging the easy way
We look at some simple ways to take the hard work out of soil cultivation. With the rise in no-dig gardening the annual winter dig has been going out of style lately, yet for many gardeners this task marks the…
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How green is your garden?
Gardening can have a really positive impact on the environment. Here green gardener Becky Dickinson shares some eco-friendly tips. When it comes to protecting the planet, gardening is up there with walking instead of driving, turning off the lights and…
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From spade to fork: Growing your own with Kitchen Garden
Need a helping hand in your garden over the next few weeks? Don’t worry, Kitchen Garden has you covered. During these uncertain times it could be easy to resign yourself to your weekly shop as your only means of outside…
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Podcast 76: Cleaning and Weeding Paths and Patios
The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. This week, Tony, Steve and Emma discuss how to best maintain and weed your paths and patios. They also discuss alternative materials you could…
