Steve Ott

  • Mudketeers diary – 20th January 2020

    Mudketeers diary – 20th January 2020

    Forcing rhubarb It was such a glorious day, the sky was blue with not a cloud in it and the sun was almost warm. I decided to tidy the rhubarb which had started sprouting well due to the mild weather.…

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  • Video: How to Sow Summer Cabbages

    Video: How to Sow Summer Cabbages

    Learn how to sow summer cabbages in this handy gardening tutorial. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine

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  • Video: Gardening Gifts under £25

    Video: Gardening Gifts under £25

    Struggling to find the perfect gift for your fellow garden enthusiast?  Here are some great ideas that cost less than £25! For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine

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  • African Garden finds new home in UK

    African Garden finds new home in UK

    The Eden Project in Cornwall is hosting the award-winning Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) African Garden. The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) African Garden, which won gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May, now has a new home…

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  • Big Garden Birdwatch 2020

    Big Garden Birdwatch 2020

    Watch the birdie! Count the birds that land in your garden or local park and you could help the RSPB’s annual survey. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is scheduled for January 25-27, 2020, with up to half a million people…

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  • VIDEO: Growing and Eating the 2nd Hottest Chilli in the World

    VIDEO: Growing and Eating the 2nd Hottest Chilli in the World

    If you’re in need of warming up after the festive period, how about trying one of the hottest chilli peppers in the world, the Armageddon! Tony’s been growing some interesting chilli varieties recently. Including the hottest ever British bred chilli,…

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  • Podcast 70: Christmas with the mudketeers

    Podcast 70: Christmas with the mudketeers

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Thanks for downloading episode 70 of the Kitchen Garden podcast. Join Steve, Emma and Tony as they sit in front of the fire and…

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  • Video: Jobs for December

    Video: Jobs for December

    It may almost be Christmas, but there are still jobs you can be doing in your garden or plot.  Here’s a reminder on what you could be doing, including weeding garlic, replanting leeks and digging in green manure. For more…

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  • Carrot supplies hit by heavy flooding

    Carrot supplies hit by heavy flooding

    UK at risk of running low on carrot supplies after heavy flooding • More than half of UK carrot growers have been hit by recent flooding. • Producers in the main carrot growing regions in the North of England and…

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  • Video: How to make a festive Simmer Pot

    Video: How to make a festive Simmer Pot

    If you want to get creative with some Christmas presents then a simmer pot may be a fun idea for you to try. In this video the Kitchen Garden team take you through how to make one. For more videos,…

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  • Kitchen Garden: Great products, great prices!

    Kitchen Garden: Great products, great prices!

    Kitchen Garden is here with some fantastic products… Whatever the occasion, there’s never a bad time to treat yourself. Perhaps there’s a last-minute birthday present you need to get or even a stocking filler for a family member. Luckily, Kitchen…

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  • New Tom for 2020

    New Tom for 2020

    Burpee Europe have bred a new tomato for 2020, ‘Consuelo F1’. ‘Consuelo F1’ is an indeterminate, blight resistant variety with large cherry sized fruits. It can be grown outside as a staked or supported plant or in an unheated greenhouse.…

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