Kitchen Garden Magazine - August 2023

In this issue

NEW POTATOES UNCOVERED
Garden writer and author Martin Fish offers top tips on growing potatoes, plus there’s a delicious recipe from Jill Fish.

A SPARK OF GENIUS
Sally Clifford visits a food production unit based in a shipping container in the centre of York.

GROWING, COOKING, LIFEENHANCING
Sally Clifford visits Kirkwood Garden, a sanctuary created to help people with lifelimiting illnesses..

WHAT'S NEW?

ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING

2 mins

QUESTION TIME

GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP

3 mins

NEW POTATOES UNCOVERED

Martin Fish sheds new light on growing one of the nation's favourite veg, while wife Jill serves up a dish of herby potatoes baked with tomatoes

5 mins

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 a young family making great strides in their garden

3 mins

GROW YOUR OWN Snack and party delights

How about growing your own vegetable treats? This month Rob Smith looks at a wide range of options for tasty and nutritious snacking

5 mins

HARVEST AND PRESERVE

If you are lucky enough to get gluts of home-grown fruit or veg Hannah Reid has some ideas on how to preserve and store them

5 mins

A SPARK OF GENIUS

Sustainability and protecting the planet are crucial considerations when developing food production for the future. Sally Cliffor finds out more about a vertical growing concept in the centre of York

5 mins

HOW TO MANAGE SLUGS

Dr Anton Rosenfeld of Garden Organic shares ways to tackle what many gardeners consider their most troublesome adversary

3 mins

GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT IN YOUR GARDEN

In the second of a two-part series, Becky Searle looks at ways in which pests can be effectively managed by attracting natural predators to your garden

5 mins

THE CURIOUS GARDENER

This month we talk to Huw Richards, rising star of the horticultural scene and prolific vlogger on organic veg growing and permaculture with a YouTube following of thousands

7 mins

BEAUTY AND THE BEETS

The question asked by Emma Bailey was: could her allotment be beautiful and productive? She gave it a go and here is what she discovered

4 mins

PEARS SEASON BY SEASON

This month fruit expert David Patch sets out to show that with the right approach, pears are not as espoused by some a tricky fruit to grow

7 mins

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY PLOTTERS?

Back in 2018 The Potty Plotters (Elaine Crick and Julia Slater) of the Ashbourne Road and District Allotments in Derby came up with the hare-brained idea of creating starter plots for learner plot holders. So how has it gone? They tell all!

6 mins

SUMMER LOVESOME

Yes, you'll just love Anna Cairns Pettigrew's super summer recipes, featuring all that's lovely and vibrant in the kitchen garden, including cherries, cherry tomatoes and bell peppers

3 mins

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Kitchen Garden Magazine Description:

Kitchen Garden Magazine - UK's No.1 for growing your own fruit and vegetables. KG also offers great monthly give-aways, special gardening offers, recipes, growing tips and much more.The KG team put their heads together to bring you their top 101 tips to help you get your season off to the best possible start and as cheaply as possible. We hope you’ll agree that they are genuinely useful. If you have any of your own you’d like to share, please drop me a line and we’ll feature them in the magazine.