Kitchen Gardening for Kindred Spirits

Visit this blog to see posts of a wide variety of subjects. Some of the posts are directly from the book Cultivating Flavour, some include material we had to leave out of the book because of lack of space, whilst others are inspired by kindred spirits I met as a result of the book. Please feel free to leave your comments.

Posts have been grouped under the following headings:

Cultivating Flavour:
Information about the book.

Design:
Read up on  Raised bed designs, and find inspiration at Kitchen Gardening for the soul

Kindred Spirits:
Visit some of the many kindred spirits who not only shared their knowledge and advice but who continue to inspire and guide kitchen gardeners everywhere.

Soil Preparation:
The book Cultivating Flavour has a whole chapter devoted to soil management and preparation. This post Trench gardening, double digging and raised beds was specially written for those who haven't yet read the Cultivating Flavour - in the hope that even if they never buy the book, at least they'll save themselves a lot of backache.

Working with the environment:
Kitchen gardening is just so much easier when you learn to work with all the various creatures in your environment. The book Cultivating Flavour is full of ideas on how to get micro-organisms to feed your soil, get earthworms to dig it and chickens to do your ploughing. Insects, too, perform a vital role by keep the garden pest free. Have a look at the following posts: Insects in the Kitchen Garden and Visitors to the Garden Pond.

You can chat to Kitchen gardeners all around the world at: Kitchen Gardeners International. This is also where you can read about an environmentally friendly wedding which was held in the garden at Lizards Leap.: Living and Loving in My Garden.