Kitchen Garden

FROM SEED TO SUNFLOWERS

How long have you been growing your own and what sparked your interest?

I’ve been helping out with gardening for as long as I remember. I only ever did little jobs though like weeding and carrying the garden waste away (I wish I still had the enthusiasm for these tasks that I did back then). However, last year when the pandemic hit the world and we were put into lockdown, I was left at home with nothing to do. We had some beautiful sunny weather, so I decided to get outside and clean the greenhouse. My love for gardening developed when we were given some seed packets free with our food shopping; watching the seeds germinate and grow sparked my interest to learn more.

What prompted

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Kitchen Garden

Kitchen Garden3 min read
Grow Your Own Good Health!
Visit Laura on Instagram: @lottieonthehill Back in early 2020, I began to grow crops in my back garden. I had just bought my house with my partner, and it was the first time we'd had our own garden. I grew tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, garlic, and e
Kitchen Garden5 min read
Product Reviews Battery Powered Tools
This Cobra cordless trimmer is powered with a single 24v 2.5Ah Li-ion battery. The trimmer has a cutting width of 30cm (12in) and a 90-degree tilting cutter head which allows you to trim along the edge of lawns. An integral wheel makes this task even
Kitchen Garden3 min read
Under Cover
As peak harvesting season approaches it can be easy to forget that there's still plenty that needs sowing now to ensure plenty of harvests through autumn and into winter, and to fill in any gaps that appear in under cover spaces. For some veg, July i

Related Books & Audiobooks