Tips and Advice
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How to set up a drip irrigation kit step-by-step
Going away on holiday or just want to make watering a little easier? Here’s how to set up a drip irrigation kit in six simple steps.
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8 Activities To Bring The Family Together This Spring
Spring has finally sprung, and with it comes the perfect opportunity to embrace the great outdoors. As the days get longer and the temperatures rise, there’s no better time to plan for some outdoor family bonding time. We’ve got it…
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Beginners tips: preparing to grow
More and more people are starting to appreciate the benefits of growing their own fresh fruit and veg and areseeking out their own patch to do just that.
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Spring is in the air, so lets start a new plot
So you want to start growing veg or expand an area you already have but you’ve no idea where to start. Or are you about to take on an overgrown allotment? Emma Rawlings offers some tips. Starting to grow your…
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Create a haven for struggling wildlife
– Loss of habitat is threatening British wildlife, but your garden can be a welcome home– Our gardens make up 30% of open green space in England, making them a vital place for supporting wildlife.– Over half…
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Composting with worms
Worms are one of nature’s wonders and can make fantastic compost too. In this extract from his recent book on composting, Nicky Scott offers this practical guide. Worms are a natural part of the composting process, invading heaps after all…
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LIVE Q&A with the Kitchen Garden team
To celebrate National Allotment Week, we’re giving you the chance to ask our team of experts for their top tips and advice for getting the tastiest produce from your plot!
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Podcast 87: Bring home the harvest
Hopefully the growing season blessed you with a weighty harvest. The priority now is to ensure none of it’s wasted. Benedict Vanheems has some tips on how to safely store your hard-won produce for longer. (Read by Rachel Atkins, written…
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Video: Harvesting Runner Beans | Tony’s Plot Diaries
Tony has been harvesting his runner beans. This year he has been growing ‘Guinness Record’, a variety that produces very long pods. His rustic frame has stood up to the strong winds this year very well.
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Video: Growing Cardinal Peppers in a Self-Watering Plant Pot | Tony’s Plot Diaries
Tony is checking the progress of his sweet peppers in the polytunnel. One of his favourite varieties for it is dark purple colouring is a variety called ‘Cardinal’.
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Video: Harvesting Autumn Planted Onions | Tony’s Plot Diaries
Tony has had mixed success with his autumn planted onions which he has now harvested. The brown ones, ‘Autumn Champion’, have largely done well, but a lot of his red onions, ‘Electric’ have bolted.
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Planting fruit
Catalogues offer you tree and soft fruit grown in two different ways. Fruit growers who also supply gardeners will usually grow their plants in the field planted directly into the nursery soil.
