Whether you're ready for a small container herb garden or a full kitchen garden with four raised beds, don't grow alone. Open to horticulturists anywhere in the world who would like to come to Kew to undertake some professional training in some of Kew’s unique plant collections. You can apply the exact principles to cooking; you have the freedom to apply creativity and personality to whatever you make, and as time progresses, your cooking style will evolve. With the hot topic of peat-free gaining momentum as we all invest time to reduce climate harm in any way we can, here at Gardeners Kitchen we are embracing the move towards peat-free.

When I first started my kitchen garden design business, some of my clients would ask me, "Can you put the garden behind the garage or something? She is the author or co-author of several books on cultivating and using edible plants including The Kew Gardener’s Guide to Growing Vegetables (Frances Lincoln, 2020) and The Botanical City (Hoxton Mini Press, 2020). When you have lots of different things growing and living alongside one another, it is much harder for something problematic to come along and cause a disaster. Many different types of lettuce and salad jostle for space with parsley, chives, coriander and other herbs, while artichokes and courgettes, peas, beans and beetroot cohabit with soft fruits, which make visitors gasp with envy.Beds can be edged in brick or stone, or you may prefer raised beds made using wooden sleepers, Corten steel or recycled plastic. Alan has appeared on radio and television both as a gardening expert and as an interviewer and presenter, and is the current presenter of Love Your Garden and Grow Your Own At Home on ITV. In fact, carrots thrive in light, well-drained soil that’s moisture-retentive, so you might want to add some well-rotted organic matter too. I'm on a mission to reframe the way people see vegetable garden, and I carry out this mission by creating beautiful kitchen gardens for my clients.

Did you know that a sweet potato contains one and a half times the amount of vitamin C of a regular garden potato? Come and join in to learn food-growing skills and learn all about the wildlife that supports our crops, brings balance to a healthy soil and creates a thriving local ecosystem.You should then cover them with a layer of soil and water the area using a watering can with a rose attachment. By removing 1 in every 3 plants from your newly sown line of seedlings, you’re allowing more room for your produce to grow. They’re naturally excited to have their first harvest, only to discover that radishes bolted, cabbages were ravaged by whitefly and their leeks had root rot.

It’s an incredible mutually beneficial relationship that I’ll explore in greater detail at a later date. Since starting in June 2021 these have consisted of a selection of crops from the following harvests: tomatoes, rainbow and Swiss chard, beetroot, chillies, sweet peppers, courgettes, winter squash, garlic, potatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, sweetcorn, Jerusalem artichokes, fennel, kale, apples, pears, plums, raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, blueberries, gooseberries, rhubarb, spring onions, stir-fry greens, leeks, herbs, Calabrese broccoli, purple sprouting broccoli, kohlrabi, radishes, broad beans, french beans and peas. Safe enough away from the garden but happily sheltered and with our natural spring that feeds the garden we have a little pond to keep the bees well watered. We are committed to developing a model that provides nutritious and affordable food to local residents, while also allowing people greater access to land and food-growing knowledge along with the physical, social and psychological benefits these bring. There are tips on how to grow a wide range of fruit, vegetables and herbs and how to control troublesome pests, plus what to do on your patch each month.Lavishly illustrated throughout with over 250 photographs and artworks, this inspirational and authoritative fruit and veg bible from the UK's best-selling and most influential gardener will become a classic in the genre. A kitchen garden is really just a portion of your outdoor space that's set aside for the specific purpose of growing food for your kitchen. You've been mislead to believe you're either a farmer clad in overalls with a hoe permanently in hand, or you're a plant killer.