Steve Ott
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Fresh Strawberry & Lime Mousse
A light dessert perfect for a summer’s day in the garden and great for kids to help with too. SERVES 8 • 400g (14oz) strawberries • ½ lime, juice of • 250g (9oz) marshmallows • 400ml (14fl oz) double cream…
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Great British Bee Count
19th May – 30th June Thousands of people are expected to take part in the Great British Bee Count 2016 (19 May-30 June), which launches today, and is backed by TV presenter Michaela Strachan. The Great British Bee Count is…
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Sunshine & crowds for Westland at the Balmoral Show
Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest agricultural event. The SUNSHINE and the crowds were out for Westland Horticulture this week at Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest agricultural event, The Balmoral Show. This is the first year that Westland have attended the show, which…
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Strawberry Pimms Sorbet
Summer brings with it fresh strawberries, which marry perfectly with icy Pimms. Lucy Burton shares her recipe for a light, refreshing sorbet I don’t think I will ever tire of the sight of those first strawberries of the year. If…
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Gardener’s tales of Beatles filming at Chiswick House gardens 50 years ago
50 years since The Beatles filmed two ground breaking music videos in Chiswick House grounds. It was 50 years ago today … May 20th, 1966, that the four most famous people on the planet strolled into a public park in…
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KG team get competitive
The Kitchen Garden editorial team (The Three Mudketeers) are competing among themselves to grow the largest tomato and longest cucumber Last year the Kitchen Garden editorial team headed by editor Steve Ott, deputy editor Emma Rawlings and technical writer Tony…
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Northern Polytunnels provides top-of-the-range polytunnel for Manchester foodbank
Here at North Polytunnels we believe that every community should have the opportunity to grow their own fruit and veg Which is why we jumped at the chance to work with the Lally Centre when we heard about the wonderful…
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Carry on barbecuing…
Nothing, apparently, will deter British determination to get out into the garden now that it’s Bank Holiday season A survey of 2,000 people by cleaning technology specialists Kärcher has found that over 80% will persevere with barbecue plans regardless of…
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Growing season now 29 days longer
The average UK growing season has increased by nearly a month in the last few decades, according to new Met Office figures The Central England Temperature record shows that during the last 10 years the plant growing season has been…
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‘Super-sized sleepless slugs’ on the march
Alarming media reports of a new generation of ‘sleepless’ slugs predict a 10% increase in slug populations this summer. ‘Sleepless’, it turns out, doesn’t actually mean that the slugs are feeding 24/7, but that they didn’t hibernate. Last year’s wet…
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Giant pumpkin challenge
A horticulturist at RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex has been entrusted with growing the most expensive pumpkin seed in the world Thompson & Morgan Horticultural Director Paul Hansord bought the single seed at auction in February for £1,250 –…
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Help get Britain buzzing!
Friends of the Earth needs people to take part in The Great British Bee Count – Britain’s biggest bee survey Taking place this year from May 19 to June 30, people are being asked to get out into gardens, allotments,…
