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Welcome
For many of us March marks the time when the garden finally starts to grow in earnest. We can begin to sow, even if cool or wet weather means sticking to sowing tender veg in trays and pots or in the polytunnel at first. This might include your tomat
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Top Jobs For March
Hoe and then cover with clear plastic. This will cause weed seeds to germinate, which can then be hoed off. Mulch lightly with compost before sowing. Plant bare root and potted strawberry plants for bowlfuls of this summer favourite. Select varieties
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Under Cover
For an extra-early crop of tasty fresh carrots, sow some in containers. Deep pots are fine for all varieties, whereas choose roundrooted carrots for shallower containers. Fill the container with multipurpose compost and sprinkle the carrot seed acros
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ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 Mudketeers
“Gardening is the work of a lifetime: you never finish.” (Oscar de la Renta, Dominican fashion designer). “Have you viewed us on YouTube yet?” Steve has an area at the bottom of the garden for wildlife and when he found a couple of rose stakes and so
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Grow With Belle
OUR SERIES FOR YOUNG GROWERS Hi! I'm Belle and I'm here every month to share lots of fun activities for you to do at home, on your own or with your family Let's turn our empty eggshells into perfect mini growing containers for tasty herbs! We will be
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What's New?
If you're looking for a down-to-earth guide to growing your own vegetables, consider Grow to Eat: A Practical Guide to Growing Colourful and Delicious Veg from Seed, written by regular Kitchen Garden contributor Rob Smith. Initially, Rob urges the re
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Have Your Say
When I read the article regarding the lack of horticultural education in the national curriculum ('What's a dandelion, Miss?', January issue), it brought back such vivid memories of my time at school back in the 1970s. At that time the school I atten
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EDITORIAL Tel 07738 455014, Fax 01507 371075 EDITOR: Steve Ott, [email protected] DEPUTY EDITOR: Emma Rawlings, [email protected] STAFF WRITER: Tony Flanagan, [email protected] PRODUCTION EDITOR: Pauline Hawkins PUBLISHER: Tim Hartley DE
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Question Time
Get in touch by post, email or via our Facebook page: Facebook.com/kitchengardenmag We have one 'Lord Derby' and one 'Cox' type tree. They both had a similar problem last year − some apples grew but then rotted on the tree. Martin & Sally Blackmore,
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A NEW Kitchen garden!
Being able to harvest our own fruit and vegetables fresh from the garden is something that gives me great enjoyment and Jill loves to cook with the fresh produce. It was being in my grandma's veg plot as a young boy that sparked my interest in garden
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Purple Sprouting Broccoli On Toast
As much as we love leeks and parsnips it's great to have something colourful coming out of the veg plot at this time of year! You have to be patient to grow purple sprouting broccoli but it's definitely worth it. Tasty and nutritious, it works well w
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Our Plotter Of The Month
Dave has been growing veg in his garden and on an allotment for 15 years and enjoys the health benefits and just eating fresh veg. Do you share your plot with others? No, I used to have my boys help me but they've grown out of it (for the time being)
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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 Are you feeling the p
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Go Early With Peas
Early peas are hardy varieties that can be sown in the autumn for May/June harvest or from early spring onwards and then in succession for a spread of harvests (in some cases) to October. All are great frozen as well as fresh and all those mentioned
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In Defence Of Peat
It's happening; the peat-free train has left the station, and most of us are on board. But I still read comments online about stockpiling peat for personal use and ridiculing peat-free composts. This makes me sad, and I think it's high time we talked
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Gardening With Minimal Disturbance
Permaculture is a design approach inspired by patterns and observations in nature to help us create resilient and productive gardens, farms and communities. The goal is to work with nature rather than against it, and permaculture would be the most ac
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Six Climate Savvy Swaps
Growing conditions are becoming more unpredictable. Thanks to changes in our climate, during one horticultural cycle you may have to contend with extremes of drought, heavy rainfall and hard frosts, leaving you scratching your head deciding what's be
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OCA A Tuber Full Of Potential!
5 PAGES OF CROPS FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE Oca or Oxalis tuberosa is a small, elongated tuber that comes in a range of bright colours and which originated in the Andean Highlands. In the 19th century, it was taken to other parts of the world and has rem
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Loving The Magic
How long have you been growing your own fruit and veg? Aside from planting one potato with my nan as an experiment when I was little, and occasionally picking from my mum's rhubarb plant, I wasn't really into gardening and growing my own veg until I
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THE CREATURE FEATURE One In A Million
Aphids are so common in the garden, and so annoying to the gardener, that it's easy to think of them as simple creatures: walking plankton who appear from nowhere to chow down on your favourite plants (and aphids will attach themselves to almost anyt
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Let The Moon Be Your Guide
Fruit and vegetable gardening is my passion. Whether on my allotment or at home among my raised beds, I am in my happy place. I love planting and growing, having my hands in the soil, and seeing and eating the results. I always want to feel that I ga
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For The Love Of Dahlias
These are just three of the terms I would have used for dahlias even a few years ago. I'd long since dismissed them from my gardening as they seemed to belong to men 'of a certain age', preoccupied with creating almost abnormal perfection to gain a p
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Flavoursome Fruit Rhubarb
This month, your humble fruit correspondent will, technically speaking, be treading on the toes of some of the many other experts that write for KG and talk about a vegetable for a change. Don't worry, I wouldn't dare tell you how to grow the perfect
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Product Reviews Sowing And Propogation
This Garland Super 7 propagator (13 watt) will provide gentle heat to facilitate germination. It comes with seven mini propagating trays and vented lids so you can sow a range of different seeds on the same heated base to allow great flexibility in b
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Reader Offers
(AGM is the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Under RHS garden trials these varieties performed particularly well) SAVE UP TO £33 An aptly named older variety with lovely juicy berries, a characteristic flavour and strong aroma. This mid-season primocane, f
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Giveaways
WORTH OVER £1163 One lucky KG reader is set to be spring-ready with three brilliant Ryobi cordless products. Whether sprucing up your home and garden or aiding a larger improvement project, the RYOBI ONE+ Cordless Lawnmower and Line Trimmer (RRP £219
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Garden Store Plus subscribers Savers
New to Agriframes' Elegance range, the Quadrant Tiered Plant Stand is a pleasing and practical way to display your potted plants, indoors or out. Available in rustic, sage green or matt black, it is crafted from solid steel, with a tough UV-stabilise
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This Land Is Not My Land Living And Growing On Borrowed Land
Over the last year, wild gardening has certainly captured the imaginations (and horror) of many. But is it really all for weeds, and weeds for all? Cheap, resilient and low impact, wild gardening is accessible to those with limited resources of time,
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March Into Spring
I've always preferred spring onions a little on the charred side. It really brings out their true sweetness. Try them here with sweet potato in a fresh spring salad. Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes ■ 1kg (2¼lb) sweet potatoes, p

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