Asparagus

  • Steam into asparagus season aboard the Asparagus Express!

    Steam into asparagus season aboard the Asparagus Express!

    A festival dedicated to asparagus is holding a unique launch event – on a steam train!

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  • Grow your own: Asparagus

    Grow your own: Asparagus

    Asparagus is one of the few perennial vegetables (those which come up year after year) and is one of the most highly prized –a true delicacy.

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  • Spring’s crowning glory

    Spring’s crowning glory

    It’s National Asparagus Day on April 23, so to celebrate, why not make space for some crowns in your garden, says KG editor, Steve Ott At this time of year we are all in the process of filling our plots…

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  • Podcast 51: Grow your own Asparagus

    Podcast 51: Grow your own Asparagus

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. With Asparagus so expensive to buy, why not invest in growing your own – all you need is a bit of time, space and…

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  • Podcast 33: Grow your own tea!

    Podcast 33: Grow your own tea!

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. In episode 33, Steve, Emma and Tony take a look at adding colour to your garden with dahlias, growing your own tea, salad varieties…

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  • Podcast 20: Jobs for the month – June

    Podcast 20: Jobs for the month – June

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Welcome to episode 20! Rachel Atkins talks you though tasks for your vegetable patch in June, including protect pea shoots, cut asparagus, pinch out…

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  • Podcast 4: July 2016 Jobs this month on the veg patch

    Podcast 4: July 2016 Jobs this month on the veg patch

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast is here, packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. July 2016: Ten minute jobs, harvest broad beans, feed asparagus, net brassicas, pick mangetout, thin apples and much more!

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  • Tender Asparagus Scrambled Eggs

    Tender Asparagus Scrambled Eggs

    Add seasonal asparagus to your brunch menu for something a little special. SERVES 4 • A knob of butter • 8 eggs, lightly beaten • 1 tsp chopped fresh curly parsley or chives • 4 slices of rustic bread, toasted…

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  • Roasted Lemon Asparagus

    Roasted Lemon Asparagus

    A healthy and easy side dish of fresh asparagus, perfect to serve alongside many main courses. SERVES 4 • 1 bunch of asparagus • 1 lemon, sliced • 1 tbsp olive oil • Salt and pepper to taste 1. Preheat…

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  • Asparagus and Wild Garlic Frittata

    Asparagus and Wild Garlic Frittata

    As British asparagus season dawns, Lucy Burton shares her recipe for frittata success, and a quick and easy lunch to boot  Delicate asparagus, in its luscious green glory, likes to keep us guessing. Unlike the more reliable staples of the…

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