Steve Ott
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BEETROOT RISOTTO
A delicious and distinctively pink risotto that is sure to please children and adults alike. SERVES 4 | Preparation time: 20 minutes | Cooking time: 45 minutes • 250g/8oz risotto rice • 1ltr/1¾ pints vegetable or chicken stock • 1tbsp…
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Trees threatened by Wisley road development
RHS Garden Wisley and more than 500 of its important trees are under threat from Highways England’s M25/A3 plans The RHS is asking gardeners to help it oppose a plan to widen the A3 which could result in the loss…
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Organic your September!
Sign up and download the free Organic September Starter Kit Organic September is the Soil Association’s annual campaign to raise the profile of organic production and produce, and this year it’s aiming to persuade even more people to make the…
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Paton pumpkins set for new record
…challenging the record they set in 2016 with a 160 stone (1016kg) pumpkin! Champion pumpkin-growing twins Ian and Stuart Paton from Southampton are well on the way to challenging the record they set in 2016 with a 160 stone (1016kg)…
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Have you seen this beetle?
If you spot this attractive but destructive invader in your garden over the autumn and winter months, the RHS would like to know. Rosemary beetle Chrysolina americana feeds on aromatic plants including rosemary, lavender, sage, thyme and some related plants.…
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Take action to prevent wasps having an autumn sugar rush
Wasp figures could be set to rise after the mixed summer weather. Photo: Martin Cooper via Creative Commons The cooler climate has seen the pests focus on rearing their young, predominantly feeding on wood-based material to build their nests. But…
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From the forum: Are black flies anything to worry about?
The Kitchen Garden Forum is a fun, thriving community of people like you. Each week we highlight a thread for further discussion. Forum user Colin2016 asks: Planted cabbage, broccoli cauliflower & kale in raised bed covered in white ground cover…
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KALE & AVOCADO TOAST WITH POACHED EGG
This is a great brunch snack.Quick and easy to make and it tastes great too! Serves 2 | Preparation time: 10 minutes | Cooking time: 20 minutes • 1 tsp olive oil • 1 small bunch of kale, finely chopped…
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Mr Fothergill’s big marrow update
Our friends at Mr Fothergill’s have joined in the fun and are growing their own giant marrows. have you entered our competition yet? Just in are these pictures of some rather nice marrows being grown at Mr Fothergill’s trials grounds…
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Blackcurrant and almond muffins
Here’s a delicious homegrown alternative to coffee-shop blueberry muffins. (You can, obviously, also make it with blueberries, if you grow those.) Using yoghurt in the recipe produces a lighter, more authentic texture than the usual all-milk method. The mixture is…
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Help track the New Zealand flatworm
Scientists are asking gardeners to help them discover how far the New Zealand flatworm has spread in the UK… …and what effect it is having on the environment. Introduced on imported plant material in the 1960s, the New Zealand flatworm…
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Open day for London’s oldest plots
Northfields Allotments welcomed over 700 visitors from across Ealing to its annual summer open day in July. Attractions included the onsite apiary where the bees produce Northfields Allotments honey, a heritage plot with a World War II Anderson shelter, a…
