Gardening
Kitchen Garden
TRY GROWING AND COOKING UNUSUAL HERBS
From lime-scented mint to blackcurrant sage and cola plant, Becky Searle explores lesser-known herbs that bring new flavours to the garden and kitchen, with expert picks from Urban Herbs
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
SO WHICH SEED-STARTING CONTAINERS REALLY WORK?
Not all seed trays are equal. We put several popular containers under the spotlight in tests to see how they influence pea root growth
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
THE PERMACULTURE KITCHEN GARDEN
This month Stephanie Hafferty explores the second key principle which will help you build a more productive plot year-round
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
SEED SAVIOURS
Alice Whitehead reveals how half a century of conservation has seen the Heritage Seed Library grow from a small start to a national treasure
7 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
PLANNING FOR PERFECT PEAS
The first pea crops of the year are always a tasty favourite. Martin Fish shares practical methods for successful early sowings, indoors or out
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
MENU-LED GROWING
The carefully-managed garden at Fischer's Baslow Hall in the Peak District supplies its restaurant with distinctive, seasonal produce. Charlotte Sterland meets head gardener Kim Orwin and discovers how a compact space has been transformed into an exceptionally productive growing area
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
The Last Word
This month gardener Sarah Purser is reflecting on the promise and the changes that February brings as she shares more of her 2026 growing journey with Kitchen Garden readers
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
COMFORT FOOD SAVOURY STYLE
These easy, flavour-filled recipes by Anna Cairns Pettigrew offer simple seasonal cooking, from quick bakes and fritters to comforting midweek dishes
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
GROWLIGHTS EXPLAINED
What the different spectrum settings do - and when to use them
2 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
WHY EVERYONE SHOULD GROW STRAWBERRIES
Whether you're planning ahead or starting from scratch, a few key decisions make all the difference with strawberries. David Patch shares practical guidance to help you get it right from the outset
6 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
OUR TOP PLOTTERS
Back in the summer we launched a competition to find our Top Plotters, with the top three winning some great prizes and all being featured in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we meet our second place plotter
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
RENOVATING A PROBLEM SOIL
Garden Organic's research manager Anton Rosenfeld advises on how to assess the well-being of your soil to troubleshoot problems
3 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
NATIONAL NESTBOX WEEK
To mark National Nestbox Week, we revisit a classic nest-box design. Small, practical adjustments make it easier to rebuild and better suited to outdoor conditions
4 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
SHORT ON SPACE? CORDON FRUIT COULD BE THE ANSWER
Cordon training is a simple, space-saving way to grow fruit trees while still enjoying generous harvests.
1 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
TOP JOBS FOR FEBRUARY
The days are finally getting longer, so Stephanie Hafferty explains what to do now – and what's still worth waiting for
3 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
MARJORAM & OREGANO
Closely related but very different in flavour and habit, marjoram and oregano are reliable, low-effort herbs that earn their keep in both the kitchen and the garden
3 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
SENSATIONAL SPUDS
From chitting to curing, growing great potatoes is much simpler than you might think. Benedict Vanheems shares everything you need to know for reliable, delicious harvests from early summer right through to Christmas
9 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
UNDER COVER
Few things are as delicious as the first freshly harvested new potatoes, smothered with butter or a good olive oil, seasoned with sea salt and black pepper - a taste of spring to be savoured.
3 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
QUESTION TIME
GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP
3 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
A SUPER SPINACH
Tall, fast-growing and surprisingly productive, tree spinach is a pink-tipped leafy annual that earns its place in the veg plot as a reliable summer green that Rob Smith recommends for easy, high-yield growing
5 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
WHAT'S NEW?
ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING
3 min |
February 2026
Kitchen Garden
TRIED, TESTED AND STAYING
With so many tempting varieties to choose from, it can be hard to know which vegetables truly earn their space. Rob Smith shares 10 standout crops he'll be growing again next season – reliable performers packed with flavour, colour and character
6 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
THE ART of GROWING
Rachel Graham meets Chi Chi Tseng, head kitchen gardener at Sculpture by the Lakes near Dorchester, an internationally accredited botanic garden. She joined the team in 2022 and now manages the quarter-acre biodynamic kitchen garden, which supplies the on-site café and restaurant with seasonal fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers
5 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
SHAPING A SUSSEX CLASSIC
From cleaving chestnut poles by hand to fastening wafer-thin plywood, every Sussex trug at the Thomas Smith Trug Company is made with heritage and human touch. Rachel Graham meets Robin Tuppen to see how this humble, sustainable basket became a national treasure - and how a new heritage centre hopes to secure its future
5 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
DIGGING THE DIRT THE ALLOTMENT: WHAT'S THE POINT?
Growing your own offers a heady combination of tough challenges and sheer joy in the ongoing battle with nature. This month John Holloway is busy pondering the ongoing question: just why do we do it?
3 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
THE RIGHT START WITH RASPBERRIES
There's nothing quite like the taste of home-grown raspberries. David Patch shows how to prepare the soil, plant new canes, and carry out the first pruning to set them up for a long, productive life
4 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
HERB OF THE MONTH CHIVES
Allium schoenoprasum
1 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
PUTTING OFF-GRID GREENHOUSE HEATERS TO TEST
As the days get colder keeping your precious plants warm within the greenhouse becomes more of a challenge. But what can you do if there's no power on your plot? Here KG takes a look at four heaters that could help to keep things growing through the winter days...
4 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
FROM SEED TO SIZZLE
From fiery habaneros to fruity new hybrids chillis offer great possibilities. Becky Searle meets RHS Gold Medal winner Amrit Madhoo at South Devon Chilli Farm to hear about growing and caring for these heat-loving plants
4 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
OUR TOP PLOTTERS
Last summer we launched a competition to find our Top Plotters, with the top three winning some great prizes and all being featured in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature one of our runners-up...
7 min |