The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Kitchen Garden is Britain’s best guide to on how to grow your own food. It offers down-to-earth advice from the finest minds in gardening to make sure you get the tastiest produce from your plot. There are tips on how to grow your own wide range of fruit and vegetable crops and how to control troublesome pests plus what to do on your plot each month.
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In this podcast KG editor Steve Ott chats to Tayshan Hayden-Smith who many of you will know as a TV presenter on BBC’s Your Garden Made Perfect and Hampton Court Flower Show coverage. He is also a pro footballer, award-winning Chelsea Flower Show designer, green activist and founder of The Grow2Know Project and now with the release of his new book Small Space Revolution, an author too!
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The KG team of Steve, Emma and Tony gather to chat about the top tasks on the plot this month, to compare notes on what they have been up to in recent weeks and to talk about some of the latest gardening stories to hit the news – as well as the weather of course!
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KG editor Steve Ott chats to Milly Fyfe who (in no particular order) is a keen gardener, garden writer, farmer, Mum of two, home cook, food campaigner, award-winning digital marketing expert, Instagrammer and blogger as well as the owner of website www.nofussmealsforbusyparents.com (well-worth a visit for the delicious recipes alone!) Milly talks about her upbringing among a family of gardeners and her work promoting seasonal British farm produce as well as home-grown crops to parents and children alike.
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KG editor Steve Ott chats to Susy Bortolot, AKA susybliving on Instagram and YouTube, about her obsession with growing her own, successional sowings and how moon phase gardening can both improve your crops, and your organisational skills in the garden!
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KG readers will know Martin from his regular contributions to the magazine. A trained horticulturist, ex-nurseryman and head gardener, Martin now concentrates on his work as a writer and on giving talks at many major shows around the country where he works with wife Jill – Martin giving the gardening advice and Jill putting together delicious recipes using the produce he grows. Here he chats to the KG team about his life in horticulture and his exciting new garden in Lincolnshire. You can follow progress from the garden every month throughout 2024 in the magazine.
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Jobs for January with the Kitchen Garden team
The KG team discuss what they are doing in the garden this month including sowing chillies and aubergines, keeping the snow from your fruit cage, forcing rhubarb and 101 uses for a hot water bottle!
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The KG team take a break from the rain to chat through some of the jobs they’ll be doing in November as well as discussing some of the highs and lows of the season so far – including some mixed reactions to some of the tomato varieties they’ve been trying this year.
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The beautiful Barnsdale Gardens near Oakham in Rutland has been peat-free for more than 30 years after its founder TV gardener Geoff Hamilton, always ahead of his time, started to experiment with peat-free composts.
His son and owner of Barnsdale, Nick Hamilton, carries on his work today and with peat-based composts about to be phased out, who better to ask about getting the best from the many new peat alternative composts now appearing in garden centres.
KG editor Steve Ott chats to Nick about this plus the organic pest control methods the gardeners use at Barnsdale and picks up some fascinating insights.
Find out more about Barnsdale Gardens including opening times, courses and special events: www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk
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In our latest podcast KG’s Steve Ott chats to the inspirational head gardener of the National Trust’s Nunnington Hall, Nick Fraser. Thanks to the dedicated work of Nick and his team this gem of a garden in North Yorkshire has become a true haven for wildlife as well as home to a thriving veg plot, orchards, and flower borders. For more information visit: Nunnington Hall | North Yorkshire | National Trust
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We chat to Terry Walton, allotment expert from Radio 2’s The Jeremy Vine show for nearly 20 years, author, and passionate gardener about his love of gardening and growing food. Terry offers some great advice for beginners from his plot in the Rhondda Valley where he has produced his own fruit and veg since working a plot on the same site with his father at the age of 4!
Terry Walton’s Plotcast launches today (27th July 2023) and will then be weekly, available on BBC Sounds. It will feature down to earth gardening advice with Terry Walton from his allotment in the Rhondda Valley.
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The KG team chat to YouTuber and permaculture expert Huw Richards
Huw is a renowned food growing expert, prolific YouTuber, best-selling author and leading voice in permaculture. Tony and Steve chat to him about his journey into gardening and his innovative approach to growing food.
In conjunction with Huw, Readly, the one stop marketplace for digital magazines, has compiled some fascinating insights into our hobby. For more info check out our website: Kitchen gardens are a gardening priority this year says gardening expert, Huw Richards.
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Join the team as they chat to no dig expert and KG regular Stephanie Hafferty about starting a new plot from scratch. Steph’s down-to-earth advice and relaxed approach is sure to inspire even the most nervous newcomer to get out into the garden and give growing your own a try. If you’d like to hear more from Steph or learn about her courses you can visit her website: Welcome to No Dig Home - Stephanie Hafferty - Organic Gardener You’ll also find a link to her YouTube channel.
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Spring has sprung, and the KG team get together to chat about all the things they have been doing on their plots this month. Steve has been sowing peas, Emma loves her outdoor tomatoes and has some handy top tips while Tony brings us up to date with his very fiery chillies!
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On this episode of the Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast, we interview kitchen gardener, author, and speaker, Helena Dove.
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The winter may be time to give your veg patch a rest but you can still sow crops galore. Emma Rawlings offers some tips on growing microgreens.
(Written by Emma Rawlings, read by Rachel Atkins).
Not a fan of Brussels Sprouts? Then don't worry because this episode is actually about Sprouting Broccoli!
Purple Sprouting Broccoli is so delicious and adds a welcome splash of colour to the veg garden. Kitchen Garden editor, Steve Ott, explains how to get the best out of your next sow.
When it comes to the plants which take the least space in the garden, but create the strongest flavours. Herbs are it. No matter if you have a window box or several allotments, it's worth growing a few herbs to help transform your meals from good to great.
(Written by Rob Smith, read by Rachel Atkins).
There's always garlic on hand in Rob Smith's kitchen. This month he explains why.
'If there is one thing I love to grow in the garden, it has to be garlic. With it's hot and spicy taste when eaten raw, changing to sweet and flavoursome when cooked' says Rob Smith. That's why there's always garlic on hand in Rob Smith's kitchen. This month he explains why. (Written by Rob Smith, read by Rachel Atkins.
This month we explain how you can manage pests and diseases in your garden without the use of chemicals. (Read by Rachel Atkins).
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Lettuce is one the easiest and quickest veg to grow, says Rob Smith. So this month he looks at the range of varieties you can try. (Read by Rachel Atkins, Written by Rob Smith).
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This month we tackle a fruit with an undeserved reputation for being tricky. Indoors, outdoors, grow them in a pot; this month David Patch maps out the options for growing grapes in the UK. (Read by Rachel Atkins).
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With household budgets under strain at the moment, the Kitchen Garden editorial team takes a look at the veg you can grow to save money at the supermarkets!
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Bees perform such a vital role in the garden, yet for many reasons, they're struggling and need our help. Kitchen Garden editor, Steve Ott, suggests some simple ways to lend these wonderful insects a helping hand.
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Today we're discussing how gardening can help with your mental health and wellbeing with Annabelle Padwick, a mental health practitioner, professional gardener and Kitchen Garden Magazine writer. Annabelle is also the founder of Life at No.27, an allotment-based support network to help change lives across the country, accessible through self referral, GP’s, psychiatrists and local councils.
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In this episode, we're joined by garden designer, author, and TV presenter, Joe Swift. Joe is a regular presenter on BBC Gardeners' World and the BBC's coverage of many of the RHS flower shows. Recently Joe has written a series of expert gardening guides, covering a wide range of topics from selecting indoor plants to how to nurture wildlife in a sustainable way. There are five gardening guides in the series and they're available now from HarperCollins: https://harpercollins.co.uk/collections/books-by-joe-swift
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Steve, Emma and Tony gather to discuss all the jobs you could be doing on your plot during February!
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This week's Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast features an interview with Gardeners' World's Adam Frost. Adam is a well-known TV presenter and award-winning garden designer with seven RHS gold medals. He's also an RHS Ambassador, public speaker and published author.
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Stephanie Hafferty takes you through the many different ways you can save money on your fruit and veg by growing your own.
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Steve, Emma and Tony celebrate Christmas in the potting shed with a special festive poem and a discussion of the gardening gifts they're hoping to receive this year.
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Welcome to the full audio edition of a December issue of Kitchen Garden Magazine. In this episode; Martin Fish harvests citrus, top experts answer your garden problems, your guide to common pests, and much more!
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The three Mudketeers have come in from the cold to discuss the jobs you can be doing on the plot in December.
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Garlic is a must-grow crop for staff writer Tony Flanagan. Here he answers some of the most frequent questions asked by those growing garlic for the first time. (Written by Tony Flanagan, read by Rachel Atkins).
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This week on the Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast, we're delving into onions, garlic and shallots. Steve, Emma and Tony catch each other up on which varieties they've chosen to grow this year and give their best advice for growing!
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Aubergines have become an important ingredient of a vegetarian and vegan diet. Listen to our top growing and cooking tips in this podcast narrated by Rachel Atkins.
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Steve, Emma and Tony have a catch-up about what they've been up to in the garden and answer your burning gardening questions in this live-streamed edition of the podcast.
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Emma, Tony and Steve answer your burning gardening questions in this special live-streamed edition of the podcast.
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In this episode we're sitting down with Dave Goulson, a Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex. Goulson specialises in the ecology and conservation of insects, particularly bumblebees, and is the author of several books, including Bumblebees: Their Behaviour and Ecology. Dan Heighes from On The Grapevine sits down with Professor Dave Goulson on Zoom for this fascinating horticultural chat.
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Long days, summery sunshine and the dream of delicious home-grown crops coming to fruition. This special full-length audio edition of the July issue of Kitchen Garden Magazine is jam-packed full of our top jobs for July and how-to guides. In this issue we focus on Raspberries, Lettuce and much more! Listen to the full audio edition now in this podcast...
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This week on the Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast we're talking all things green with Terry Walton! If you're a keen Radio 2 listener then you'll have heard Terry broadcasting live from his allotment on the Jeremy Vine Show. Today, Terry sits down with Daniel Heighes from on the Grapevine in this interesting and light-hearted chat.
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Gerald Stratford is a seasoned big veg grower who gained worldwide attention when a photo of him and his potatoes went viral during lockdown. His amazing online success has even lead him to be scouted by Gucci and model their 'Off the Grid' collection. Daniel Heighes from On the Grapevine sits down with Gerald over zoom to discuss how he went viral, Gucci and big veg.
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This week we're joined by Chelsea gold-winning designer and TV gardening expert Chris Beardshaw. Chris is a garden designer, author lecturer who you’ll have seen appear on Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time, Gardener’s World and BBC 2’s the Flying Gardener. Chris is appearing on behalf of Readly, the digital subscription service that offers unlimited, "all-you-can-read" access to thousands of magazines (including Kitchen Garden Magazine) in one app. Readly are offering 2 months of unlimited reading 17-31 May 2021, £7.99 a month thereafter at www.readly.com/gardening.
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It's a big milestone episode this week as we hit our 100th podcast! So to celebrate we have a special episode featuring a fascinating discussion of the last 100 years of gardening as well as interviews with Radio 2's Terry Walton and the lockdown sensation that is Gerald Stratford. Here's to the next 100 podcasts!
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Frances Tophill is a British horticulturist known for appearing on the BBC's Gardeners' World and as a host on ITV's Love Your Garden. She is also a published author with excellent works such as The First-Time Gardener, Container Gardener and her most recent book called Rewild Your Garden. Daniel Heighes from On the Grapevine sits down with Frances over zoom to discuss all things green in this hour long interview. Enjoy!
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Things are looking up in the natural world... and the world in general! So with spring and summer thoughts in mind, let's delve into the audio edition of the April KG for some well-deserved gardening therapy to see us through. April is a wonderful time in the garden, when conditions for many of us are perfect for sowing seeds. True, some of our northern readers may still have to be content with sowing indoors in seed trays for a little while yet, but many of us will sow the bulk of our hardy crops over the coming weeks. So as you’d expect this issue is packed with great advice to help you get the best from your seed sowing and as always we have lots of growing guides to help you along; this month for celery, cauliflowers, and courgettes, plus a lesser-known, but worthwhile veg called celtuce or stem lettuce. Do give it a go if you can. Find all that and more in this audio edition of the April 2021 issue of Kitchen Garden Magazine!
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This week the team discusses the best ways to start a new plot, whether it be in your back garden or an allotment! The podcast is jam-packed full of tips and tricks in everything from starting from scratch on a lawn, managing weeds, double digging, and much more. Towards the end of the podcast, the team also discusses jobs you can be doing on the plot in March.
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Sit back and relax whilst listening to the audio edition of the March 2021 issue of Kitchen Garden Magazine!
The days are getting longer, the birds are singing and there are snowdrops peeping through the cold earth. Yes, spring is finally on its way! Join the KG crew for more fun, handy growing tips and delicious recipes in the March issue. Read by Rachel Atkins from the Archers.
This week we've had the pleasure to interview Martin Fish, one of the UK's most well loved and respected horticulturalists. For over thirty years he's been a regular on TV and radio and has passed on his gardening advice in books and gardening publications. Daniel Heighes interviews Martin about his career, his love of gardening and his plans for the future.
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On your marks, get set, SOW! This week, Steve, Emma and Tony are busy preparing for what they're going to grow this season. So they've gathered together online to discuss which seed varieties they're going to sow. This includes Machu Picchu, Green Nutmeg and and Ernie's Big Eye (seriously).
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This week we're discussing all thing allotments with gardening expert, Rob Smith. In recent years Rob's gone from gliding high as a member of cabin crew in the airline business to winning the BBC's Big Allotment Challenge. He is now more used to working below ground level on his new plot in Sheffield, introducing us all to the wonderful world of heritage vegetables.
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Steve, Tony and Emma are back for a special holiday edition of the podcast to discuss how you can grow your own Christmas dinner. There's nothing more satisfying than growing your own vegetables for your festive meal and the gang are here to give you their best advice on how to do it.
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Do you love your Brussels sprouts or are they confined to Christmas dinners? Heritage veg enthusiast Rob Smith loves them and highlights some of his favourite old varieties. (Written by Rob Smith, read by Rachel Atkins).
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Stephanie Hafferty is an award-winning author and no dig organic kitchen gardener who has lent her hand to some of the best kitchen gardens in the country. She has a strong social media presence and has written for many popular publications. In this podcast, Daniel Heighes interviews her as part of his On The Grapevine series.
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Planting a nut tree in your garden may not be your first choice, but are you overlooking something? Sue Stickland visits a nut grower in Devon and is impressed by the attractiveness of nut trees and how easy they are to grow. (Written by Sue Stickland, read by Rachel Atkins).
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In this episode of the podcast, the topics are in your hands as today we're answering your questions! Join Steve, Emma and Tony as we dive into everything from apple scab to splitting rhubarb.
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Hopefully the growing season blessed you with a weighty harvest. The priority now is to ensure none of it’s wasted. Benedict Vanheems has some tips on how to safely store your hard-won produce for longer. (Read by Rachel Atkins, written by Benedict Vanheems).
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It's late August and Steve, Emma and Tony have gathered to discuss the fruits of their labour. Literal fruit in Steve's case as he's brought along his recent crop of apples and pears. They also reveal the winner of the Runner Bean Competition!
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Spinach is one of the most nutritious of crops and if you're clever with what varieties you grow and where you grow it, spinach can be cropped on the plot for 12 months of the year! Rob Smith offers his top advice on sowing, growing and choosing the right varieties for your needs. (Written by Rob Smith, read by Rachel Atkins).
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Emma, Tony and Steve gather together online to discuss who could win their longest runner bean competition! They discuss their progress in the challenge and share some tips and advice on growing them.
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This week's Kitchen Garden Magazine podcast is a guide to common pests, diseases and other problems that could affect plums and damsons. Sit back and listen to the expertise of Guy Barter, chief horticultural adviser for the RHS, read by Rachel Atkins.
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The Kitchen Garden team are back to discuss fruit and vegetables that you can grow in small spaces. The gang discuss beans, growing carrots in pots, Steve's plan for some pea pod wine and much more!
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Watery iceberg lettuce and under-ripe tomatoes, anyone? Not on your nelly! Grow your own salad bar and give the limp and lacklustre the heave-ho. Written by Benedict Vanheems, read by Rachel Atkins.
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This week the team are back with another video call catch up and have a chat about what they've been sowing recently and their runner bean competition!
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Corn ranges from savoury to super sweet, yellow to blue, giant growers to hip high minis – it’s not just sweetcorn! It has always been a staple of native Indians in the United States, with most corn varieties actually being more savoury in flavour and used as a ‘starch’ – like potatoes – for many meals. Many have a richer, rounder flavour, almost like chestnuts. This is totally different to some modern, one dimensional sweetcorns which are just sweet with little flavour. Written by Rob Smith, read by Rachel Atkins.
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We've got a special episode this week as Steve, Emma and Tony are podcasting from home! The team have a good catch up whilst discussing what they've been growing during the lockdown.
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Gaby Bartai visits a growing project in Perthshire that is all about community. It all started 10 years ago, when the former owner of the land, a local lady who used it for horse-grazing, was approached by a housing developer; with houses on either side, it was an obvious target. She took objection to the tone of the developer’s letter and, being an organic gardener, decided that the best way to future-proof the land for the community was to give it in trust to the Soil Association. This was just the first step in creating a thriving community project. Written by Gaby Bartai, read by Rachel Atkins.
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Thanks for downloading episode 76 of the Kitchen Garden podcast. This week, Tony, Steve and Emma discuss how to best maintain and weed your paths and patios. They also discuss alternative materials you could use for paths.
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Thanks for downloading episode 75 of the Kitchen Garden podcast. You're more likely to get Carrot Fly than not if you don't protect your crops. Fortunately there's plenty you can do to beat Carrot Fly. (Written by Rob Smith, read by Rachel Atkins).
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Thanks for downloading episode 74 of the Kitchen Garden podcast. Join Steve, Emma and Tony as they try and figure out when spring actually starts and delve into the variety of seeds they're getting ready to sow.
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Unfortunately there is wildlife that likes our fruit and veg as much as we do. In this podcast you can learn about common pests and some solutions to keep them at bay. (Written by Emma Rawlings, read by Rachel Atkins).
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Thanks for downloading episode 72 of the Kitchen Garden podcast. Steve, Emma and Tony have been bracing the cold to get some jobs done in the garden, including forcing rhubarb, fruit pruning and harvesting leeks.
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Gardening writer, Wendy Pillar, violated the rule never meet your heroes when she visited veg growing legend Joy Larkcom at her home in Ireland. She was very glad that she did. (Written by Wendy Pillar, read by Rachel Atkins).
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Thanks for downloading episode 70 of the Kitchen Garden podcast. Join Steve, Emma and Tony as they sit in front of the fire and talk about what they want for Christmas and the jobs you can be doing in the garden to escape the relatives!
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Fruit trees, bushes and canes give so much for so little, but the winter months are the time to invest a little effort to ensure truly bumper pickings for next season (written by Benedict Vanheems, read by Rachel Atkins).
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If you’re looking for an apple that is easy to grow, produces an abundance of spring flowers and plenty of fruit for the kitchen, look no further than the unassuming crab apple. (Written by David Patch, read by Rachel Atkins).
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There is so much to do in the garden and on the plot in November. Steve, Emma and Tony talk about tidying old crops, to dig or not to dig, spreading manure, replacing runners, apple pruning, sowing broad beans and much more in episode 67 of the Kitchen Garden Podcast.
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There are many vegetables that I love to grow and eat, but none is as rewarding as garlic. This simple little bulb can transform a meal from bland to bold with just one clove. Garlic has certainly become popular in the UK over the last few decades as people have become more adventurous with their food – unlike our grandparents’ time when meat and two veg was the thing. Written by Rob Smith, read by Rachel Atkins. This episode is supported by The Really Garlicky Company. The Allingham family have been growing garlic on their farm in the Scottish Highlands for 20 years. They specialise in producing their hardneck porcelain variety called ‘Doocot’, which is known for its large cloves and sweet smooth flavour. Cloves for autumn planting are available to order from their website https://www.reallygarlicky.co.uk
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We're well into October and there's still plenty to do on the plot. Steve, Emma and Tony cover jobs to do this month including harvesting pumpkins, sowing salad leaves, winter lettuce and broad beans as well as collecting leaves for leafmould
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Eaten by the ancient Egyptians more than 2500 years ago, there must be something about leeks that has kept the human palate keen. It might be that it’s a tasty and nutritious crop, that once it’s planted it more or less looks after itself, or that it provides an autumn/winter crop when there’s not so much to harvest on the veg plot. Whatever the reason, this member of the onion family is well worth the initial effort. Written by Tony Flanagan, read by Rachel Atkins.
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Steve, Emma and Tony chat about the benefits of raised beds – a great way of keeping your vegetable plot contained and they can reduce the workload, making them ideal for newcomers to veggie growing. Raised beds are a popular way to grow vegetables, even though they require an initial outlay. However, if you are a new gardener and you struggle with time, a raised bed is going to be helpful to you.
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It’s hard to beat the flavour of sweetcorn freshly picked from the plot and cooked straight away. Once tried, forever smitten, says writer Tony Flanagan. Read by Rachel Atkins.
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This episode is sponsored by Backsaver Garden Tools, home of the ‘Backsaver Autospade’, which has helped a huge number of people to dig without backache and at twice the speed.
A lot of gardeners struggle to get the best results with their gardening through no fault of their own, due to age or injury. The Backsaver Autospade allows you to continue your hobby for years to come, pain free!
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This episode is sponsored by elho, who create beautiful designer pots and planters in Holland from sustainable materials using 100% wind power.
We all need to take responsibility for saving tap water and reducing the use of single use plastics in gardening. So it’s good to know that rain water is better for your plants. The Green Basics rain barrel from elho is made from 100% recycled plastic, and 12 used detergent bottles are recycled to produce the matching Green Basics watering can. It’s a far more sustainable solution than using a sprinkler or a hose.
Going green doesn’t mean you need to compromise on style. Sustainability and design go hand in hand with the new Greenville Collection from elho. Made from plastic production waste, these planters have an integrated water reservoir to minimise water waste and keep your plants – and the environment – happy for years to come.
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Rachel Atkins reads Julie Moore's report on a school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, where the principles of sustainability and a healthy approach to food are central to the curriculum. Inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales’ book 'Harmony', which speaks about the philosophy of sustainability and the way nature is all interconnected, headteacher Richard Dunne has incorporated seven key principles of harmony into the school curriculum.
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In episode 58 of the Kitchen Garden Podcast, join the team on a hot summer’s afternoon as they talk about the luxuries of gardening in the summer months, the best products for the season and how the dry months have affected Tony’s potatoes! Also, why does the courgette get such a bad press, and can you make wine from it? Find out in the latest Kitchen Garden Podcast! This episode has been supported by GardenSite, the online garden centre - head over to GardenSite.co.uk and start browsing their products today.
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The Eden Project first opened its doors in 2001 and still maintains its initial purpose to highlight the importance of plants in every aspect of our lives. Take a tour with the head of Eden’s outdoor horticultural team, Julie Kendall (read by Rachel Atkins).
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Recorded 'on location' at Easton Walled Garden, Lincolnshire, Steve, Emma and Tony talk about their favourite salads and give you their top tips for growing. This episode has been supported by GardenSite, the online garden centre - head over to GardenSite.co.uk and start browsing their products today.
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Sowing seeds can be great fun, but there is an alternative that can produce super tasty crops with much less fuss. KG editor Steve Ott sings the praises of plug plants - read by Rachel Atkins. This episode is supported by Defland Nurseries https://www.delfland.co.uk
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Is there an alternative to slug pellets? – We talk about controlling slugs naturally using Nemaslug Slug Killer, which contains natural nematodes that are effective at controlling slugs, but unlike chemical controls, are safe for children, pets, birds and wildlife. The nematodes in Nemaslug are found naturally in UK soil and have been approved for use in organic gardening by the Soil Association. This episode is supported by Green Gardener https://www.greengardener.co.uk
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Who needs bling bling when you can have pure carrot gold? The history of the humble carrot is shrouded in mystery, with rumours, facts and old wives’ tales all mixed into the story. Involving kings, rebellions, night vision, war and designer veg, it certainly is a veg worth shouting about! This episode, written by Rob Smith and read by Rachel Atkins, is supported by Gardenlines, the home of all your gardening needs https://www.gardenlines.co.uk
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It's April already, and this week Steve, Emma and Tony talk about chitting and planting out second early potatoes. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Abel & Cole. Start your organic journey today by visiting https://www.abelandcole.co.uk and entering code KITCHEN at checkout. As a Kitchen Garden podcast listener, you'll be getting your first and fourth boxes for half price.
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With Asparagus so expensive to buy, why not invest in growing your own - all you need is a bit of time, space and patience for long-term rewards. Written by Tony Flanagan, read by Rachel Atkins. This episode is supported by the Garden Prong from https://www.prongcroft.co.uk
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A polytunnel is an elongated semi-circular or square shaped tunnel. It is most often constructed using steel and is covered in polythene. Polytunnels come in a range of sizes and are used to keep plants, vegetables and fruits warm enough to grow in temperate regions. It can also enable you to grow fruits, vegetables, and plants out of season. Recorded live, in a polytunnel on the hottest day in February on record, Steve, Emma and Tony tell you everything you need to know. This episode has been supported by First Tunnels: https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk
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Something slightly different for this episode. Editor Steve and Deputy Editor Emma gave a talk to the Horncastle U3A Edible Garden Club. Steve covers how the magazine is put together and Emma looks at some interesting fruit and veg she has attempted to grow!
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Chillies? Choose heritage. Continuing his series on heritage fruit and veg, Rob Smith shares some of his favourite varieties of chilli and points out that although the heat can be important, it’s the flavour that counts. Read by Rachel Atkins. This episode is supported by Victoriana Nursery Gardens. To find out more, go to https://www.victoriananursery.co.uk
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This month, Steve, Tony and Emma talk about getting your garden ready for spring planting, and take a close look at mulches. This episode has been supported Strulch - the light and easy to use garden mulch made from wheat straw for organic gardening https://www.strulch.co.uk
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We try to reduce ‘vegetable miles’ by growing our own and buying locally, but often forget that their journey actually starts with the seeds. Hardly any of the vegetable seeds sold to UK gardeners and growers are produced in this country. Similarly, other products with local provenance are valued – local cider or breeds of livestock, for example – but rarely local varieties of vegetable.
Change could be on its way, however. Small independent seed companies are becoming more popular; Brexit could bring new regulations that govern which vegetable varieties they can sell; and there are moves to encourage local production of seed. All this could lead to more choice for gardeners – giving us some tailor-made varieties and better quality seed.
Rachel Atkins reads Sue Stickland's thoughts on the future of seeds... Post-Brexit.
A Christmas Eve treat for our listeners - Gardening writer Wendy Pillar violated the rule ‘never meet your heroes’ when she visited veg growing legend Joy Larkcom at her home in Ireland. She was very glad that she did. Read by Rachel Atkins. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Kitchen Garden magazine was recently voted Britain’s best gardening publication 2018 by the Garden Media Guild at gardening’s version of The Oscars, held annually at The Savoy Hotel in London. To mark the occasion roving reporter Hope Bolger of BBC Radio Lincolnshire visited KG HQ in Horncastle for a quick chat over the airwaves with editor Steve Ott to find out more about the publication, why the judges awarded KG this great accolade and why one of the magazine’s newest writers, fruit expert David Patch, was also judged to be Britain’s best by his peers.
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Kitchen Gardenhas picked up a top accolade from the Garden Media Guild Awards.
The magazine was crowned Garden Publication of the Year at a lunch at The Savoy Hotel, London on November 29, while one of its contributors, David Patch, was named Practical Journalist of the Year at the event.
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Rachel Atkins looks at a selection of gift ideas for green-fingered loved ones.
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Apart from its infamous gaseous effects on the digestive system, the artichoke is no joke, says Rob Smith. It’s an attractive plant, easy to grow and produces tasty tubers - read by Rachel Atkins.
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Greetings from the KG plot! There's lots to do this month as we all prepare for Autumn and Winter - Martin Fish has the details. In Question Time we cover; Blackfly on beans, the Froghopper, poor soil problems, a failing apple tree and grafted tomatoes. Presented by Rachel Atkins.
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Drying is one of the oldest methods of preserving fresh produce, and for the gardener it offers convenience, reliability and speed. Written by Benedict Vanheems. Rachel Atkins tells us what’s involved.
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Foraging expert Geoff Dann explains how by doing your homework you can gather wild mushrooms with safety. Read by Rachel Atkins.
Fungi foraging can be daunting to a beginner. Britain is home to a vast variety (perhaps seven times as many species as there are plants) and some of them are deadly. In many cases, identification isn’t easy (even for experienced mushroomhunters).
Going foraging with an expert doesn’t always help – some of my students, especially when the fungi are plentiful, are so overwhelmed that they are even more cautious at the end of the session than they were at the beginning. For most people, though, a few hours spent with an experienced person certainly speeds up the first steps.
From cracked or slow-ripening fruits to no fruits at all, blight-battered foliage or an outbreak of whitefly – a lot can go awry with your tomatoes. But forewarned is forearmed, says Benedict Vanheems. Understand the threats and take action now to ensure trouble-free toms. Read by Rachel Atkins.
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The KG team went to Easton Walled Gardens near Grantham in Lincolnshire to film their videos for the forthcoming August issue. Join them as they take a stroll around the lovely fruit and veg garden and chat about the delights that they found there, such as burgeoning crops including potatoes, beans and salads and some of the many sweet peas that the gardens are famous for.
Why not visit for yourself? For more info see www.visiteaston.co.uk
How is it that an allotment can be kept so neat and tidy and packed with bountiful crops when its owner is never seen? Emma Rawlings narrates the story of the mystery of Plot 4B.
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As a special treat this month, we bring you the complete audio version of the April 2017 issue. Subscribers to our digital edition get the complete audio every month. For some great subscription offers, take a look here: classicmagazines.co.uk/kg264
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In episode 33, Steve, Emma and Tony take a look at adding colour to your garden with dahlias, growing your own tea, salad varieties and asparagus. They discuss reducing the use of plastic on the plot, and introduce the potato bag challenge – all this and more is available in the April 2018 issue, on sale now. For some great subscription offers, take a look here: https://www.classicmagazines.co.uk/kg264
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 the results of our two big competitions for 2017, the Passionate Plotter and Massive Marrow competitions.
Both received a great response from you this year and I hope you enjoy reading about our prize-winning plots and seeing the skill of fellow readers who did battle with their superb squashes! We hope you will be inspired to enter our competitions next year, details of which will be announced early in 2018.
Merry Christmas to all our listeners and readers.
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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.
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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 home grown has a far superior taste.
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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 to do it!
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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.
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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 serious? Send in your question - Email tflanagan@mortons.co.uk please include your full address (we do not publish full addresses).
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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.
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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
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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!
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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 grown a little bit above ourselves, opening our allotments alongside some formal gardens, belonging to fairly grand houses or old rectories, as part of the National Garden Scheme (NGS)? Iford manor, Bath Priory Hotel, Corsham Court, Algars Manor, Dyrham Park, Muriel Jones Allotment Fields – Frome. It doesn’t take much to spot the odd one out on the list. And any one man or woman with a dog can, and often does, wander down the allotments any old day and has a nose around, without having to fork out £4.50 for the
privilege. A vision of potential public humiliation grew in the collective mind of the committee.
The bunting all out for an open day where no one turned up, and a pile of unsold cake drying out under the gazebo.
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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 serried ranks of perfect veg have their own beauty too.
Rachel Atkins reads Geoff Stebbings' feature on the challenges and rewards of mixing flowers and veg in a modern potager.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?).
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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!
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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.
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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.
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July 2016: Ten minute jobs, harvest broad beans, feed asparagus, net brassicas, pick mangetout, thin apples and much more!
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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.
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In this episode, jobs this month with Martin Fish; rhubarb, potatoes and parsnips. On the veg patch; planting leeks and outdoor tomatoes. In the greenhouse; runner beans and cucumbers. Have your say; top tips, perfect pots and uses for milk bottles! If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe and tell your friends!
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Welcome to episode one of the brand new Kitchen Garden podcast. This month, we look at jobs for May - on the veg patch, in the greenhouse, hot topics, your letters, tips and question time.
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