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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Grown this year by Kitchen Garden Magazine follower Jess Crowden. She got them in a lucky-dip seed packet and is unsure of the type. We're thinking Tigerella? #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We're still getting strawberries! And - notice on the left of the photo (above the hand) and bottom right, some self-seeding parsley. What are you up to this weekend on the plot?

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: Harvest carrots on a dry day – remove foliage, dry under cover, brush off soil without washing, then store in a cool, dry, frost-free place.

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

𝙒𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙁𝙊𝙍! Blight: Warm, wet weather can trigger blight in tomatoes and potatoes. Look for brown lesions, rot and decay. Remove potato foliage and harvest two weeks later; for tomatoes, remove infected parts and improve airflow.

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wasps: In autumn, worker wasps stop hunting insects and start searching for sugar instead. Windfall apples provide a useful food source — and a teaspoon of jam on a saucer can help keep them away from your dinner.

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

𝙒𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙁𝙊𝙍! 𝗟𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵 🐛 Larvae hatch from August to October, feeding on leek foliage before boring into the stems. Best protection? Grow leeks under fine vegetable mesh.

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

True story! And today's wind is not helping... 🤣 We hope your week's going well. Still harvesting?

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Horticulturalist Louise Moreton launched a community kitchen garden in Southsea with The Minstead Trust & The Coastal Kitchen Family 🌿 Fresh herbs for restaurants - Moroccan mint, chocolate chillies, liquorice basil - with learning opportunities.

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗲𝘀 🥔 Cut back dying haulms, lift on a dry day, let the potatoes dry, then store only sound tubers somewhere cool and dark. Don’t leave them too long – slugs may get there first!

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"First rain in two months in our neck of the woods, London Borough Havering. Very welcome it has to be said" From follower 'From The Plot' on Facebook. Give us your rain updates, with photos if you have them 🫶

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝘀! 🌻🐝 We captured this gorgeous sunflower field today, absolutely buzzing with pollinators. Have your sunflowers been popular with the bees this year?

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

What to do with an abundance of tomatoes? Here's what Grow Your Own follower Ian Johnston does: "Apart from chutneys, relishes and sauces, I also dehydrate them. Sometimes in the oven and sometimes with a dehydrator." Once finished, the oil can be used for dressings or cooking. Delicious! 🫶

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Absolutely stunning haul for Team Harry & Simon AKA @dadsallotment on Instagram 🫶 Keep those photos rolling in... ⬇

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - a very early start and a coffee for Elaine Broadhurst before she cracked on in the garden. Lovely. #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove #gardeninspiration🍃

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Keep those bird baths topped up, folks! It's not just our feathered friends who visit for a drink when sources of water are scarce 🫶🫶 We've had all sorts of insects supping this week. Every little helps!

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What a sight to be greeted with on the allotment this morning! Thank you Linds Brown, for sharing this with us 🫶 Keep your photos coming, folks!

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Kitchen Garden follower Lynne Wallace's tomatoes are thriving in the heat! Lynne is growing a few varieties, and they are all happy 🙂 Keep those progress photos coming, folks!

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Let's hear it for Lenny! Keen gardener Lenny is only 3 and likes nothing more than to help mum Caroline in the garden. Well done, Lenny! Do you have help on the plot? Drop us some photos.

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

WOW! Thank you to Peggy-Jane Murrell for sharing this photo of her recent haul! How's your growing going? Keep those photos dropping!

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Cracking harvest from Kitchen Garden follower Lynne Wallace! How's your growing going? Drop us some photos...

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We were pleased to be involved with the National Vegetable Society's Southern Branch Championships, held at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show. As always, fabulous! Thank you to Keith Hine for the photos. #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We've had about 20 mins of rain! How's things with you all? This from Hannah Bance: "I lost all my main crop of Senator peas and my sweet peas went over really fast. Trying to be positive, they dried so fast I have lots saved to sow next year!"

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗘 A much-loved naturalist and broadcaster who inspired generations to appreciate and protect the wildlife found all around us — including in our gardens. Bill Oddie has died aged 85. #BillOddie #GardenWildlife #Conservation

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

From KG follower Wendy MacKellow: "First year on an allotment; my cabbages are loving the weather. This one weighed in at 1.9kg... "🫶 Keep those photos rolling in folks, and pray for a drop of rain soon! 🌧

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

How are you getting on with the continued drought? This from KG follower, Holly Brooks: "The only thing coping are my wild flowers, French beans, tenderstem broccoli and tomatoes. Given up on the runner beans, peas and cucumbers. All that effort put in seems sort of wasted now"

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Lovely photo from Mark Riches! 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 ✅Hold the stem with one hand & gently snap the bean off with the other to avoid damaging the plant. ✅Check the plants every 2–3 days during the peak season. ✅Regular picking helps the plant keep producing

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Wonderful little harvest from friend of Kitchen Garden Magazine Jess Crowden! Drop us a photo or two of your plot/successes/harvests 👇

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Remember the reflective bird scare tape we installed on the plum trees months ago? It definitely works and seems to keep insects at bay too. Nice plums! 😎

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Many regions of the UK are in a hosepipe ban. Will this affect your plot? Have you managed to save enough water over the wetter months? #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove #gardeninspiration

🌱 Tony's Allotment Tales 🏴 🇵🇸 Fuck the Centrists @tonyjw.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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Plots 1 & 2 were different challenges, plot 1 (2020, L) was a blank canvas, plot 2 (2023, R) was abandoned and overgrown. @growwithkg.bsky.social #UKGardening 🌱

A shed standing in a muddy field with horsetail growing everywhere, picture taken in October 2020.

An abandoned and overgrown allotment, picture taken in September 2023.

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

How's your plot looking right now? (photos please!). This is the plot of Kitchen Garden Magazine follower @lamb-locked.bsky.social . He's looking to add a greenhouse soon 👌 #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Wonderful! Check out this haul from Kitchen Garden Magazine followers father and son team Harry & Simon! Keep those photos coming...

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

What a lovely story from Kitchen Garden follower Rachel Hillier Brill: " I just saw your recent post about the trombonchino. My grandad took 2nd place in our local show a few years ago. Everyone loves his weird vegetable. He passed away before the show, so I took them in for him"

Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thanks to Kitchen Garden follower Claire Radford for this - we think it's a carrot/Mandrake (from Harry Potter) hybrid 🪄🤣 Growing anything amusing or wonky? Let's have a look! Drop us a photo...

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Kitchen Garden Magazine @growwithkg.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Tremendous haul! Thank you to Kitchen Garden follower Donna Cutress for this! Keep those progress/success photos coming folks! #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove #gardeninspiration