Seeds
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New issue, new seeds!
With every new issue of Kitchen Garden magazine we offer all our subscribers a great selection of FREE seeds. This month’s issue comes with Rocket Salad, Marvel of Four Seasons and Radish, so here’s a quick growing guide to help…
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Improve your mood, sow some food
It is difficult right now if you are confined to your home so why not start growing your own food. It’s a great stress-buster In these uncertain times a lot of people are having a strong desire to grow their…
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Video: How to use Seed Mats
Steve takes you through how to use seed mats and the benefits they bring. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine
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Video: How to Sow Radish
Learn how to sow radish in this handy video! In this video, you will learn how to go about sowing Radish. Steve gives you all the information you need to know and the best tips for success. For more videos,…
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Mudketeers diary- 17th April 2019
Eggbox growing I decided to experiment this year with starting seedlings off in egg boxes. I bought 50 of them off Ebay and they worked out at 12p each. To give greater depth to the container I closed the box…
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Podcast 46: The future of seeds (Post-Brexit)
The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. We try to reduce ‘vegetable miles’ by growing our own and buying locally, but often forget that their journey actually starts with the seeds.…
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Mudketeers diary -April 25th 2018
Tomatoes on the move The young ‘Sungold’ tomato seedlings are being split up and planted into individual 9cm pots filled with multi-purpose compost. I am keeping them in the greenhouse (unheated). It is a bit risky if we suddenly have…
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Mudketeers diary-23rd March 2018
Let-tuce start sowing What a lovely morning to start sowing. The sun was out, the sky was blue and from the warm comfort of the greenhouse I could hear the birds singing their little hearts out. I could feel all…
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Seven most curious bygone gardening tools
The shovel has been around forever – but which tools have ceased to become used on a wide scale. A list has been compiled of the seven essential gardening tools that are rarely used nowadays. Experts at online retailer GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk…
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Finger-licking peppers
Sowing seeds can be fiddly at the best of times. Chilli and sweet pepper seedlings aren’t too bad but even so I still find them tricky. What I find easiest is to lick my forefinger and then press gently on…
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Leggy tomato seedlings?
Oops. Wasn’t expecting that. Sowed some tomato seeds last Sunday, by Wednesday they were shooting upwards thanks to the heated propagator. Forgot to put the grow lights on so consequently they were looking a bit leggy. Not a problem if…
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Who needs a seed tray?
Within reason you can grow anything in just about anything. I tend to keep the plastic cartons that come with tomatoes and use them instead of seed trays – they have ready-made holes for a start and, as the seeds…
