Steve Ott

  • Podcast 27: Embrace the Weird & Wonderful

    Podcast 27: Embrace the Weird & Wonderful

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Halloween Special: Pumpkins and winter squash have been around in one form or another for thousands of years, be it the stereotypical orange pumpkin…

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  • Foundation invests thousands in horticulture students

    Foundation invests thousands in horticulture students

    The David Colegrave Foundation, which supports students in horticulture, has already helped out many horticulturists of the future. Last year, eight students who were looking for a career in horticulture were selected to receive £8500 worth of scholarships by the…

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  • Eden’s red-hot hillside wins top national award

    Eden’s red-hot hillside wins top national award

    The Eden Project has been given highly prestigious National Plant Collection status by conservation charity Plant Heritage. Hundreds of red-hot pokers, scientific name Kniphofia, were planted early last year and this spring and summer created a dazzling display of striking…

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  • Take a leaf out of the Wyevale Garden Centres Bulb Book

    Take a leaf out of the Wyevale Garden Centres Bulb Book

    The Bulb Book is a collection of top tips to make the most of bulbing season this year from Wyevale Garden Centres bulb expert Patrick Wall 1 Choose wisely Ask yourself the following questions: what sort of colours do I…

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  • Snails, pumpkins, Halloween and hedgehogs – autumn’s truly here!

    Snails, pumpkins, Halloween and hedgehogs – autumn’s truly here!

    Read the latest fascinating seasonal news snippets… just for subscribers to Kitchen Garden! Why not sign up and enjoy these extra treats?  RIP Jeremy the snail Below: Jeremy playing ‘uncle’ to one of the earlier babies. Above: The first picture…

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  • Podcast 26: Growing your own Garlic

    Podcast 26: Growing your own Garlic

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Home-grown garlic tastes delicious and with many different varieties to grow it means you can experience a wider taste range than you would get…

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  • Extreme weeding!

    Extreme weeding!

    Amphibious tractors do battle with an aquatic invader at Claremont In an extreme case of weeding, amphibious tractors are this week tackling almost 16 tonnes of invasive weed in the lake at the National Trust’s Claremont Landscape Garden. The vehicles,…

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  • Soup-er way to share produce

    Soup-er way to share produce

    Find out more in the latest KG Subs Club news – for subscribers only Schools serve up their garden skills Pupils at Columbia Primary School taking part in the Big Soup Share. Pictures: RHS/Luke MacGregor More than 1000 schools and…

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  • Harvest bonanza at Arundel Castle’s gardens

    Harvest bonanza at Arundel Castle’s gardens

    The West Sussex castle is awash with autumnal colour as it enters harvest season with a bumper crop of fruit and vegetables in its gardens.  It’s harvest season at Arundel Castle as apples, squashes and pumpkins are all ripening in…

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  • September Subs’ Club latest news

    September Subs’ Club latest news

    Extra news and updates especially for Kitchen Garden subscribers Buzz reaches Leeds The second phase of Urban Buzz will see it extended to four new cities: Leeds, Leicester, Bristol and Ipswich. Run by insect conservation charity Buglife, the project is…

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  • Podcast 25: Thinking manure? Then think green!

    Podcast 25: Thinking manure? Then think green!

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. This time of year is one of flux for the kitchen gardener, as summer advances and gaps begin to appear where crops once stood.…

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  • WINTER SQUASH MINESTRONE SOUP

    WINTER SQUASH MINESTRONE SOUP

    A rich Italian soup that is loaded with delicious vegetables and pasta then topped with cheese!  SERVES 4 | Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 45 minutes • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 onion, diced • 1 celery…

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