Gardening
Kitchen Garden
UNDER COVER
Grapevines benefit from regular pruning to keep them healthy, in shape and for abundant harvests.
3 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
WHAT'S NEW?
ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING
2 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
SAFFRON GROW YOUR OWN GOLD
I've always baked a lot and at this time of year I'm partial to Scandinavian sweet breads, in particular Swedish saffransbullar.
2 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
HERB OF THE MONTH BAY
An evergreen essential for the productive garden
3 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
The PERMACULTURE KITCHEN GARDEN
In this new series Stephanie Hafferty explores simple, practical ways to build a healthier, more productive garden through the year
4 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
WINTER GREENS ON YOUR WINDOWSILL
Even in the darkest months, Becky Searle shows how easy it is to grow nutrient-packed microgreens at home - delivering fresh flavour, antioxidants and a welcome burst of green when the garden is resting
4 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
The Last Word
Meet gardener Sarah Purser, who is joining the Kitchen Garden team - and she couldn't be more excited about sharing her thoughts and growing journey with you throughout 2026
4 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
OUR TOP PLOTTER!
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 2026 winner!
8 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
FIRE STARTERS
Spice up your gardening life! Benedict Vanheems invites us to delve into the sometimes masochistic world of chillies. The secret to success? Start now for a hotter, heavier harvest
7 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
HEATED PROPAGATORS PUT TO THE TEST
Rachel Graham compared three heated propagators to see how design, heat and humidity affect early sowing in the depths of winter
6 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
TOP JOBS FOR JANUARY
STEPHANIE HAFFERTY OUTLINES THE ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS
2 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
The WINTER CHOP!
David Patch demystifies the pruning of apple and pear trees
4 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
THE GARDEN THAT GREW A COMMUNITY
Friendships, food, and fresh air lie at the heart of this thriving North Yorkshire garden project. Sally Clifford meets the people who made it happen
4 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
GET TO KNOW WHAT YOU GROW
Understanding plant families and Latin names can make you a more confident, more observant kitchen gardener.
4 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
ROOT MAGIC FOR MIDWEEK
Anna Cairns Pettigrew brings flavour and freshness to winter roots and sprouts, turning everyday veg into quick, satisfying meals
4 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
FORCING RHUBARB
Martin Fish explains how to bring forward those first sweet stems of spring
4 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
LIVING WITH WEEDS
Dr Anton Rosenfeld, from sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic, shows you how to manage weeds in different areas of your garden - and some of their benefits
3 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
FROM BLANK CANVAS TO BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN GARDEN
When Matt Orme arrived at his first gardening job in 2022, with no qualifications and no experience, he discovered the previous gardener was leaving in two weeks. Three years on, he has transformed a hotel kitchen garden with an instinctive, nature-led philosophy - pollinators first, plates second
7 min |
January 2026
Kitchen Garden
PERENNIAL KALE: AN OLD STAPLE FOR TODAY'S GARDENER
Rob Smith explores the heritage of perennial kales once found in many cottage gardens - and explains why these resilient, long-lived brassicas still deserve a place in 2026's productive plots
5 min |
January 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 |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE ABOUT SEEDS
Dr Anton Rosenfeld, of sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic, shares some tips for choosing seeds this winter
4 min |
December 2025
Kitchen Garden
PLAN FOR PERFECTION
All the best veg gardens start with a well-crafted plan. Invest a little time now for bountiful harvests later, says Benedict Vanheems, as he takes us back to basics - step by step - with his guide to laying out your perfect plot
8 min |