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How to grow your own Christmas dinner!
Grow your own vegetables for the festive table and turn up the dial on taste! Christmas may feel like a very long way off, but plans for home-grown festive fare start now, says Benedict Vanheems.
Christmas? Really? I know, I know… I’m with you on that one. Perhaps it’s a symptom of getting older and wearier, but my heart sinks…
Essential summer tasks for growing fruit
Our resident fruit expert David Patch takes a look at three essential summer tasks for fruit growers.
I make no apology for concentrating on the basics when it comes to looking after your fruit. The term ‘marginal gains’ has been around for the past 10 years or so, and comes from the world of elite sports where, in the pursuit…
Jobs for May
Ben Vanheems shares some essential tasks to carry out in your garden and allotment for May.
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Beetroot, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, calabrese, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chicory, chillies, courgettes, cucumber, Florence fennel, French and runner beans, kale, kohl rabi, leeks, lettuce, onions, peas, peppers, radish, salad leaves, spinach, spring onion, sprouting broccoli, squash and pumpkin, swede, sweetcorn, Swiss chard,…
FREE ORGANIC SEEDS WITH YOUR SHOPPING
Thanks to a partnership between Garden Organic and Yeo Valley Organic you can grow your own fragrant basil, chives or thyme plants
Available May and June 2024, with every 400g tub of Yeo Valley Organic’s Spreadable blend of organic butter and rapeseed oil you will get one packet of herb seeds, with growing instructions. However you can collect all three…
May 2024
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…
PRODUCT REVIEWS: PLANTING TOOLS (MAY 24)
Many of us will be planting out our precious crops soon if not already, so here is some equipment that you may find useful
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ELEMENTS TROWEL, WEED FORK AND TRANSPLANTING TROWEL SET
For use in borders, tubs and pots, these planting and weeding tools each have a lacquered, weatherproofed 5in ash wood handle. The heads are made from…
6 fast-growing vegetables you can harvest in less than 2 months!
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
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…
The Cottage Garden Society ‘Grow In Pots’ For The Malvern Show 9-12 May
Launched in 1982, The Cottage Garden Society (CGS) is an informal and friendly society of about 3,000 members, they have 30 groups meeting throughout the UK for talks, workshops, garden visits and plant salesThis year the society will be back at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival where they will be looking forward to talking to gardeners of all ages from…
Exclusive giveaways in the May edition of Kitchen Garden
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!
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…
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024: The Bowel Research UK’s Microbiome Garden
The Bowel Research UK’s Microbiome Garden explores the fascinating link between a healthy landscape, a healthy gut and a healthy mind
The Bowel Research UK Microbiome Garden designed by Sid Hill and Chris Hull, explores the fascinating link between a healthy landscape, a healthy gut and a healthy mind, featuring a pioneering edible meadow, which aims to inspire people to…
GARDENING CHARITY URGES GARDENERS TO DITCH PEAT
A lack of clarity from DEFRA is continuing to damage precious peat habitats says Garden Organic, as a promised 2024 ban is no closer to being enforced. This Peat Free April, the sustainable gardening charity is sharing its tips for using peat-free compost so gardeners can take the lead.
“More needs to be done by the Government to ensure its…
