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DIGGING THE DIRT PARSNIP WARS
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DIGGING THE DIRT PARSNIP WARS

All's fair in love and war, as John Holloway recounts the friendly rivalry he shares with fellow allotmenteer Joe

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2 mins  |
April 2024
FLAVOURSOME FRUIT GROWING IN CONTAINERS
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FLAVOURSOME FRUIT GROWING IN CONTAINERS

Want to grow fruit in pots on your patio or in your backyard? Top tips and advice this month from fruit expert David Patch

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7 mins  |
April 2024
ASPARAGUS TIPS
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ASPARAGUS TIPS

Asparagus can be expensive to buy in the shops, but given a little space and time, it’s easy to grow this gourmet treat in your own back garden. Here’s how...

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2 mins  |
April 2024
THE CREATURE FEATURE Beauty and the thief
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THE CREATURE FEATURE Beauty and the thief

We all know how valuable bees are on the plot - without their pollinating power, our harvests would be pretty pathetic. This month, Jack Edmonds takes a look at some common April plot visitors, the mining bees, and the parasitic nomad bees out to spoil their fun...

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3 mins  |
April 2024
Paying it forward
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Paying it forward

We meet Ross Pearson, a gardening writer and horticultural lecturer from Northumberland, who was inspired and helped by his grandfather and now passes on his experience to the next generation of gardeners

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5 mins  |
April 2024
HARD TO BEET
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HARD TO BEET

Tony Flanagan offers a whistle-stop guide to growing this much-loved root and picks out some varieties you might like to try

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2 mins  |
April 2024
FLOWERS TO feast on!
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FLOWERS TO feast on!

In this extract taken from A Floral Feast: A Guide to Growing and Cooking with Edible Flowers, Foliage, Herbs and Seeds, Carolyn Dunster focuses on three beautiful and popular annuals

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5 mins  |
April 2024
HUW'S HEROES!
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HUW'S HEROES!

This month Huw Richards explains a method of organising your choice of crop varieties - with reliable stalwarts on the one side and those offering something more demanding on the other

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3 mins  |
April 2024
Kitchen +Garden TOP PICKS
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Kitchen +Garden TOP PICKS

It's time to get growing and you'll need the very best products for sure-fire success this spring. Check out this selection of must-have products from some of our trusted partners, which should be on your shopping list this month

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3 mins  |
April 2024
MIND THE GAP
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MIND THE GAP

Garden Organic's Anton Rosenfeld shows you how to plug the 'hungry gap' in spring and have ready supplies of home-grown food all year round

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3 mins  |
April 2024
MAKE YOUR OWN TOPSOIL
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MAKE YOUR OWN TOPSOIL

Becky Searle explains the complex nature of soil, its principal constituents and how it is structured. She also shows how easy it is to create your own

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5 mins  |
April 2024
BEDS ON A BUDGET
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BEDS ON A BUDGET

Setting up and filling raised beds doesn't come cheap. But there are ways of keeping the cost relatively low, as Benedict Vanheems demonstrates

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5 mins  |
April 2024
A BEAN FOR EVERY GARDEN
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A BEAN FOR EVERY GARDEN

You'll be amazed at just how many varieties of French beans there are, both old and new. Rob Smith takes us on a tour of some of his favourites

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5 mins  |
April 2024
OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
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OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Kitchen Garden readers really rose to the challenge when we asked for pictures of their plots to appear in the magazine this year. It’s time to meet another of our 12 creative and talented Plotter of the Month winners

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4 mins  |
April 2024
A NEW Kitchen garden!
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A NEW Kitchen garden!

Having made a start on clearing the ground, Martin Fish now sets about creating the raised beds and placing his compost bin in the right spot. Meanwhile, Jill serves up something sweet and deliciously tangy

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3 mins  |
April 2024
QUESTION TIME
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QUESTION TIME

GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP

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4 mins  |
April 2024
TOP JOBS FOR APRIL
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TOP JOBS FOR APRIL

ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS

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6 mins  |
April 2024
DAHLIAS
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DAHLIAS

From being totally unenamoured with dahlias for many years, Jane Kelly had a road to Damascus moment and now she just adores them...or is it that she's just getting older?

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6 mins  |
March 2024
One in a million
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One in a million

For many species, including wasps, lacewings and small birds, aphids are the bread and butter of survival; nutritious, defenceless and plentiful. Jack Edmonds takes a closer look at their amazing lifecycle

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3 mins  |
March 2024
THE MAGIC
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THE MAGIC

Not one to do things by halves, Instagrammer Helen Hutchings Cox has fully embraced the adventure of growing her own crops

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6 mins  |
March 2024
A tuber full of potential!
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A tuber full of potential!

Garden Organic's Anton Rosenfeld shares his advice for growing this unusual root vegetable, which can be eaten like a potato

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3 mins  |
March 2024
GARDENING WITH MINIMAL DISTURBANCE
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GARDENING WITH MINIMAL DISTURBANCE

Gardening is about balance, says Huw Richards. This month he explains the underlying principles that inform his approach to gardening

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4 mins  |
March 2024
PEAT
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PEAT

This month Becky Searle explains why peat and its preservation are so important and offers advice on peat-free composts

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4 mins  |
March 2024
GO EARLY WITH PEAS
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GO EARLY WITH PEAS

Home-grown peas are a taste sensation and they are so easy to grow. Early varieties can be sown from the middle of the month. Here are some of our favourites

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1 min  |
March 2024
CASH CROPS
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CASH CROPS

Food prices remain inflated, with prices of staples - including fruits and vegetables rocketing over the past few years. So what's to be done? The solution, of course, lies in our own muddy hands, as Benedict Vanheems explains

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8 mins  |
March 2024
POLYECO
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POLYECO

THE ULTIMATE GROWING SPACE

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1 min  |
March 2024
TOMATOES
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TOMATOES

From garden classics to modern marvels, Rob Smith surveys the wonderful world of one of summer's most popular crops

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4 mins  |
March 2024
OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
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OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Our annual competition to find 12 readers and their plots to appear in Kitchen Garden magazine had a great response. Meet another of this year's creative and talented winners

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2 mins  |
March 2024
Kitchen garden!
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Kitchen garden!

This month Martin Fish begins a new series documenting the development of a kitchen garden at Ivy Cottage in Lincolnshire, his and Jill's new home. Plus another tasty recipe from Jill

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3 mins  |
March 2024
OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
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OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Last year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Meet another of our creative and talented winners

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4 mins  |
February 2024

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