Kitchen Garden - March 2014 UK, Tygodniki, prasa, magazyny
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EDITOR’SLETTER
WELCOME
Thebuild-uptospringcontinuesthismonthand
manyofuswillbesowingorpreparingtosow
ourfirstcropsof2014indoorsandoutassoon
asconditionsallow.AsIwritethisinlateJanuary
itseemsasifmysoilwillneverdryoutenough
toallowmetogetmysowingsunderwayand
yetIknowIamfarluckierthansome.Many
gardenershavehadtostandbyastheirplots
andgardens(nottomentiontheirhomes)have
beeninundatedbytherecentfloods,buteven
theseplotswilldryouteventually.Inthisissue
thereforeweask‘isyoursoilreadyforaction?’.
Wealsohavesometopicaladviceonwhich
cropscanbesownwhenandhowoftentohelp
yougetthemostoutofavailablegrowing
space.SueSticklandcontinuesthevaluefor
moneythemewithanin-depthlookathowto
useyourspacetoreduceever-risingfoodbills
whilePippaGreenwoodexplainshowto
controlpestswithoutchemicals.
Wealsolookatgrowingpotatoesinpotsand
theno-digway,preparingstrawberrybedsand
growingyourbesteveronions,marrows,parsley
andblueberries.Happygardening!
SteveOtt,editor
Contactmeat:sott@mortons.co.uk|01507529396
Findusatwww.kitchengarden.co.uk
Contactsubscriptions:01507529529
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Yourexpertsinthisissueinclude:
PIPPAGREENWOOD
Afamiliarfacein
KG
Pippahasalsoappeared
regularlyonBBC
Gardeners’Question
Time.Thismonthshe
explainshowtocontrola
widerangeofgarden
pests,includingslugs,
usingnaturalpredators.
COLINRANDEL
Colinhasworkedinthe
seedtradeformany
yearsandistheformer
chairmanoftheRHS
VegetableTrialsForum.
Inthisissuehebrings
youtheresultsofthe
latesttrialsonpotatoes
inbagsforthepatio.
HELENGAZELEY
Gardeningwriterand
blogger,Helenferrets
outthebestgardening
websitesfor
KG
.Inthis
issueshemeetstwo
gardenerswhohave
takentheirveggrowing
experiencesglobalvia
theWorldWideWeb.
ANDYCAWTHRAY
Andyisawriter,
gardenerandpoultry
breederbasedin
Shropshire.Ablogger
andcolumnistformany
publicationsincluding
TheGuardianheteaches
andhaspresentedon
radioandTV.
SUESTICKLAND
Authorandalong-time
writerfor
KG
,Sueisa
formerheadgardenerat
GardenOrganic’sRyton
Gardens.Inthisissueshe
takesanin-depthlookat
howmuchgrowingyour
ownfruitandvegcan
saveonshopprices.
BENVANHEEMS
Gardeningwriter
Benedictspecialisesin
promotinghome-grown
fruitandveg.Hetends
anallotmentnearhis
homeintheCotswolds.
Inthisissueheexplains
howtoprepareyoursoil
foranewstrawberrybed.
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CONTENTS
EXPERTADVICETOHELPYOUGROWGREATFRUITANDVEGETABLES
24 80 38
YOU
&
YOURPLOT GETGROWING
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oNTHECoVER
JOBSTHISmONTH:
6
ONTHEVEGPATCH
Plantspuds,prepareyourseedbeds.
20
SPUDSWITHOUT
THESPADEWORK
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No-digexpertCharlesDowdingexplains
howtogrowgreatcropsofpotatoeswithout
theneedfortrenching.
FollowusATfacebook.
com/KitchenGardenMag
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INTHEGREENHOUSE
Clearcrops,sowcucumbersandbasil,force
strawberries,checkwatering,sowpeas.
FOROURCONTACT
DETAILSTURNTOPg16
24
BEGINNER’SGUIDETO…
ONIONSfROmSETS
✪
ThismonthAndrewTokely’sguideto
growingthismostpopularandversatile
ofcrops.
12
HOTTOPICS
Thelatestnewsandcommentfromthe
worldofkitchengardening.
SUBSCRIBERS’
CORNER
15
YOURLETTERSANDTIPS
learnwhatother
KG
readershavebeenup
toandpickupsomegreatfirst-handadvice.
28
VEGATAGLANCE
✪
Thismonthwerevealthesecretsofsuccessfor
growingthatmostusefulofherbs–parsley.
Thismonthnewsubscriberscanreceivethree
issuesforjust£3,plus10packetsofseeds!
18
QUESTIONTImE
BobFlowerdewandAnneswithinbank
answeryourfruitandveggrowingqueries.
32
TRIEDANDTASTED
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Gardeningwriterandbroadcaster
JoeMaidenputsfivepopularvarietiesof
marrowtothetestforyieldandflavour.
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LET’STALKVEG
Newsandviewsfromthe
KG
forumand
Facebookfriends.
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THELOWDOWNON…
BLUEBERRIES
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GardeningexpertlucyHallidaywithallyou
needtoknowtogrowthisdeliciousand
nutritiouscrop.
104
DIARYDATES
110
NEXTmONTH
what’sinstoreforyourAprilissue.
38
SWEETSUCCESS
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Nowisthetimetoprepareforbumper
cropsofstrawberriesthissummer...
asBenedictVanheemsexplains.
hAvINgTROUbLEFINDINg
ACOPyOFThISmAgAzINE?
JustAskyourlocalnewsagentto
reserveyouacopyeachmonth
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LASTWORD
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ThismonthwithTVpersonalityJillyGoolden.
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RECIPES
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TopchefsGabyBartai
andAnnaPettigrewbring
yousomedelicious
recipesforleeks,
cauliflowerandrhubarb.
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Pg106
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WHATTOBUY
£
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GOODTASTEINTOMATOES
GabyBartaivisitsfamily-runseedspecialist
Simpson’sSeedsanddiscoversatreasure
houseoftomatoes.
72
BUILDABUMBLEBEENEST
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GardenerandDIYexpertAndyCawthray
explainshowtomaketheperfecthomefor
theselovablepollinators.
90
GARDENSTORE
Newsofthebestnewproductsandservices
reachthe
KG
officesthismonth.
77
92
PRODUCTREVIEWS
ThismonthexpertallotmentgardenerJoyce
Russellturnsherattentiontogardenshears
todiscoverwhichmodelsmakethecut.
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ANNE’STOP10
Newseries:Thismonthgardeningwriterand
broadcasterAnneSwithinbankrevealsher
favouritepurpleveg.
74
SOWONE,GROWONE
DeputyeditorEmmaRawlingshelpsyou
getthemostfromyourpatchwithadvice
onthoseallimportantrepeatsowings.
97
GROWINGGUIDES
HelenGazeleyreviewstheverybest
gardeningwebsites.
50
GROWYOUROWNPROTEIN
JulieMooreofferssomeveg-based,
protein-richalternativestomeat.
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YOURFREESEEDS
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Toptipsandadvicetohelpyougetthe
bestfromthefreebeetrootandparsnip
seedsyouhavereceivedthismonth.
98
GIVEAWAYS
WORTHOVER£1826
✪
ThismonthwehavePoppyVegTrugs,natural
slugbarriers,astylishminigreenhouse,
HomeImprovementShowticketsandgarden
essentialspackagesforyoutowin.
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BRILLIANTBIOCONTROLS
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PestexpertPippaGreenwoodexplainshow
tousenaturalpredatorstocontrolpests.
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PLOTSONTHE
WORLDWIDEWEB
Readthestoryoftwoallotment
gardenerswhohavetakentheir
experiencesglobal.
59
ATASTEOFTHEHIMALAYAS
WevisitaplotintheheartoftheBritish
Pennineswhichowesitssuccesstoancient
Nepalesegrowingtechniques.
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FOODFORTHESOIL
✪
KG
editorSteveOttasksifyoursoil
isreadyforthespringseedsowing
explosion,plusadvicefromour
expertteam.
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DOESITALLADDUP?
✪
GardeningexpertSueSticklandtakesalook
attheeconomicsofgrowingyourown.
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HAVEYOUTRIED…
GOINGPEATFREE?
LucyHallidayencouragesustoconsiderpeat
freecompostswhengrowingourveg.
88
POTATOESBYTHEBAG
ColinRandellrevealsthebestvarietiesfor
growinginbagsandofferssometimely
growingtips.
102
ONTHE
KG
BOOKSHELF
Ourreviewsofthebestbookstoreachthe
KG
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