The National Trust is seeking to persuade every household, office and company to grow its own vegetables in a campaign that will create 1,000 allotments on its own land. The trust has identified 40 sites that it hopes can…
Author Archives: Kitchen Gardeners International
Home-grown vitamins and minerals
02.19.2009 – 11:51
Looking for another reason why growing some of your own food makes sense? Here’s one you might not have considered: nutritional content. While the washed and waxed produce at your local grocery store might look chock full of vitamins…
Garden Q & A: Building raised beds the quick way
02.11.2009 – 11:45
Q I don’t have any gardening beds prepared. Are raised beds the quickest way to make them? A Yes, even if you have a site that’s currently covered by lawn, you can build a raised bed right on top…
With cauliflower, patience has its rewards
02.10.2009 – 11:17
By Barbara Damrosch, published Thursday, January 29, 2009 in The Washington Post Cauliflower is quirky. Among the brassicas it is the trickiest to grow, which is why you see it less often in gardens than you do its cousins cabbage,…
This just in: you’re hotter than a habanero!
02.08.2009 – 8:12
We kitchen gardeners have known for a long time that we’re ahead of the curve, but it’s always nice to hear it coming from someone else’s mouth. If you believe a recent survey of chefs by the National Restaurant…
