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The choice of salad for the home gardener to grow is enormous and makes supermarket bags of leaves seem boring. Sue Stickland shares some of her favourites (read by Rachel Atkins). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I always remember my granddad growing tomatoes in his old greenhouse when I was a child. The thought reminds me of summer with hours spent in the warm sun, picking the ripe fruit, and it brings a huge smile to my face even now. I don’t have many gardening friends who don’t grow at least one type of tomato, be it in a hanging basket at the front of the house, or as a cordon in the greenhouse. There is certainly a type of tomato for every situation and for every taste. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Happy new year! Welcome to a wonderful new year of growing your own fruit and veg. What could be more exciting than the prospect of a new season ahead and all those seed packets to open and sow, with bumper crops to follow later in 2018. In this packed issue we have plenty of food for thought and top advice from our team of experts to get your gardening year off to the best possible start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's almost Christmas, and we can't talk about festive related vegetables without mentioning the good old sprout. Heritage veg enthusiast Rob Smith loves them and highlights some of his favourite old varieties - read by Rachel Atkins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It’s hard to believe that we are about to say goodbye to another gardening season. I hope yours has been as trouble free, enjoyable and productive as ours on the KG plot. But while it is sad to see the garden preparing for its winter hibernation, the prospect of a new gardening year ahead is so exciting. With this in mind we have some great features in this issue for you, including one for those of you thinking about giving over some space to a brand new vegetable garden. We can also announce th...
Pumpkins and winter squash have been around in one form or another for thousands of years, be it the stereotypical orange pumpkin that is carved at Halloween, or the small oblong squash which tastes just like a sweet potato. So, when is a pumpkin a winter squash? Or is it a gourd and where do courgettes fit in? The world of cucurbita (the family that all of the above belong to), can be a minefield. Therefore, I’ve tried to simplify which belongs to what and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Home-grown garlic tastes delicious and with many different varieties to grow it means you can experience a wider taste range than you would get with supermarket garlic. Garlic has been grown for centuries and has long been known for its healing powers. In Ancient Egypt garlic was renowned for its health-promoting properties and this has only strengthened as science has proved a lot of these claims. Growing your own may seem unnecessary when you can buy bulbs very cheaply in the supermarkets but ...
This time of year is one of flux for the kitchen gardener, as summer advances and gaps begin to appear where crops once stood. It’s hard to admit it, but the best of the growing season is past us and… whisper it… the cooler months of autumn and winter aren’t far off. But this podcast isn’t about writing off the summer and resigning yourself to the cold to come, far from it! It’s about hope and sowing the seeds of success – quite literally – for next year. And green manures are how you’re going t...
In episode 24 of the Kitchen Garden podcast, Steve, Emma and Tony have a browse through the September issue (in the shops now). Topics include new kales, heritage lettuce, green manure and how to grow mushrooms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Question Time - Got a fruit or veg problem? Ask KG for help. This month's expert panel: Guy Barter - RHS chief horticulturalist, Emma Rawlins - Deputy editor, Kitchen Garden magazine, David Patch - Professional nurseryman, R V Roger Ltd, Anne Swithinbank - Contributor to Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, Steve Ott - Editor, Kitchen Garden magazine. Topics include:, Old wives’ tale old bean, Cut and runners, My rhubarb is flowering!, Lesser known brassica pest, Garlic rust - how seri...
In episode 22 of the podcast, it might seem like a losing battle at times but it’s not all doom and gloom on the veg patch. This month Julie Moore presents a chemical-free approach to ridding your plot of weeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The team are back together today to have a browse through the July issue of Kitchen Garden magazine which is in the shops now. We have some great offers availabe exlusively to our podcast listeners: http://classicmagazines.co.uk/kg229 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to episode 20! Rachel Atkins talks you though tasks for your vegetable patch in June, including protect pea shoots, cut asparagus, pinch out broad beans, planting leek seedlings plus much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to episode 19 of the Kitchen Garden Podcast. Despite some initial reservations, allotment champion Steve Neal recounts the success of opening up an allotment site in Somerset to the National Garden Scheme. As an allotment association you get used to receiving a regular dose of unsolicited advice on how things could be done better or differently. It goes with the territory, as they say, but this comment from one of our own members made us momentarily pause in our tracks. Had we really gro...
A traditional potager is an ornamental vegetable garden where vegetables are grown with flowers and herbs, often in clumps rather than rows. It is in contrast to the tidy allotment where rows of veg neatly stride across the plot and flowers are often restricted to the edges or are purely for cutting. This is so much simpler to sow, hoe and harvest, when crops are in straight rows. So why bother to mix things up? The idea of a plot that is productive and beautiful is very appealing, although ser...
It's National Gardening Week - In this episode, the team look through the May issue and talk about companion planting, making a carrot fly-free frame, growing in buckets, planting, heritage beetroot and look ahead to the Harrogate Spring Flower show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In episode 16, Rachel Atkins reads Steve Neil's account of his visit to Ston Easton House in Somerset. Standing in the Saloon of Ston Easton House, looking through the old glass of the window at the cascaded waters created by Humphrey Repton, you wouldn’t think for one moment that you were in a hotel. You would think you were a guest of the family, invited to a country house weekend in Somerset. And of course Ston Easton house at one time, the family home of the Rees-Mogg family. Hosted on Acast...
Top tips for potatoes, composting brassica and soil warming, Apologies for the not so good audio quality this episode, it will be fixed next time. Promise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The tomato has become one of our most popular fruits to grow but it is easy to stick to the tried and tested. This episode, Rachel Atkins reads Rob Smith's feature, which challenges us to try out some of his favourite heritage varieties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Happy new year and welcome to episode 13 of the podcast. This week Rachel Atkins reads Rob Smith's feature on heritage potatoes, that most versatile of edibles, exploring its rich history and sharing with us some favourite varieties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the last podcast of 2016, we'll be back early in the new year when the effects of the mince pies have worn off. In this episode we have a look through the January issue which is in the shops now and listen out for our vegetable related Christmas song! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Workhouse Museum Garden in Ripon has a fascinating history and at the same time it maintains a thriving kitchen garden, as Martin Fish discovered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, the team take a look at the December issue which is in the shops now. Topics include beating whitefly, Growing cut flowers, Passionate plotters winners, Growing parsnips, Rhubarb, Annual herbs, Bamboo, Hotbed growing, Citrus fruits, a children's tool rack project, Montello tomatoes, Apple tasting test and Christmas gifts and recipes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Happy Halloween and welcome to episode 9. Today Rachel Atkins tells you everything you ever needed to know about Pumpkins. Growing advice, tricks and treats, varieties, harvesting, storing and carving.Did you know? Jack O' Lanterns were originally carved out of turnips, a Celtic tradition of warding off evil spirits. Pumpkins became the preferred choice only when Irish emigrants arrived in the US and saw that pumpkins had so much more potential for carving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Autumn is in full swing and Steve, Emma and Tony take a look at the November issue. This episode: Giant pumpkins, leaf grabbers, bees and Okahijiki (it tastes great but how do you pronounce it?). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Steve, Emma and Tony look through the October 2016 issue and give their thoughts on jobs for the month, broad beans, raised beds and Autumn recipes. Sorry everyone, there was some mobile phone 'noise' recored in this episode. We'll get it fixed for next time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The editorial team - Steve Ott, Tony Flanagan and Emma Rawlings take a break from the plot to discuss the September issue, in the shops now. Topics include blueberries, radishes, diseases, flowers on the veg patch and loppers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Armed with a few blunt tools in her rucksack, Sue Stickland made her way to an enchanting walled garden in the centre of Worcester to take some valuable lessons from the resident tool sharpening expert William Scott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 2016: Ten minute jobs, harvest broad beans, feed asparagus, net brassicas, pick mangetout, thin apples and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The stunning Suffolk kitchen garden of Catherine Horwood Barwise balances good looks with practicality and the joy of exceptional home-grown produce. Benedict Vanheems went to meet her. Presented by Rachel Atkins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
