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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 29, 2007 7:57:24 GMT 1
Have we got a thread about magazines and interesting articles therein?
I can't find one so this is it!
I thought it might be useful for us to tell each other about interesting and relevant articles we've found in the many magazines out there.
Please feel free to add anything - or possibly from old magazines too and post any links if possible.
It's good to keep the gardening going even if we can't get out much atm, isn't it?
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 29, 2007 8:02:55 GMT 1
I bought the latest Kitchen Garden magazine yesterday and had a thorough read whilst waiting in the garage for my new tyres - what a good magazine this month - very interesting article about an allotment site which has planted a mini wood with a view to harvesting its own beanpoles ec which I thought might be of interest to you lottie holders. Plus a quite inspirational article about a group of allotments which have been reclaimed by a dedicated group of growers - looks beautiful. Plus a fascinating article about making a wormery out of an old bath. www.kitchengarden.co.uk/ |
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Post by madonplants on Nov 29, 2007 10:55:18 GMT 1
I bought the latest Kitchen Garden magazine yesterday and had a thorough read whilst waiting in the garage for my new tyres - what a good magazine this month - very interesting article about an allotment site which has planted a mini wood with a view to harvesting its own beanpoles ec which I thought might be of interest to you lottie holders. Plus a quite inspirational article about a group of allotments which have been reclaimed by a dedicated group of growers - looks beautiful. Plus a fascinating article about making a wormery out of an old bath. www.kitchengarden.co.uk/A wormery out of an old bath!! Might be worth getting that magazine just for that! I don't buy many nowadays, they seem like the fishing ones I used to get, they get very repetitive over time. Good thread though, 4P. Keith |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Nov 29, 2007 12:59:53 GMT 1
I must admit I havent bought many mags recently  GYO is a favourite of mine though, I shall be sure to tell you if I come across any worthy stuff to talk about. This is a really good idea 4P! ;D |
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Post by Sleepy on Nov 29, 2007 13:06:59 GMT 1
I must admit I havent bought many mags recently GYO is a favourite of mine though, I shall be sure to tell you if I come across any worthy stuff to talk about. This is a really good idea 4P! ;D Nor me, but I do have a large pile of Gardener's World mags and Garden (RHS) mags. I found that after a few years most of the editorial content starts recycling. They are not cheap, and when 90% of the content isn't new either.... |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 29, 2007 18:44:47 GMT 1
I buy Amateur Gardener sometimes, when they have free seeds...and I won a year's subscription to GW Magazine so I get that...along with the RHS one. When I've read them I take them into work and leave them in the tea room, unless there's an article I want to keep. ;D
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 29, 2007 23:22:06 GMT 1
I am a terrible magazine hoarder...I have stacks of them in boxes stashed about the place. I meant to take them to school and let the kids cut them up as a winter's Gardening Club occupation but I can't do it.......
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 30, 2007 10:41:30 GMT 1
I am a terrible magazine hoarder...I have stacks of them in boxes stashed about the place. I meant to take them to school and let the kids cut them up as a winter's Gardening Club occupation but I can't do it....... Recycle! The possibilities are endless........ |
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Post by karenwl on Dec 7, 2007 10:17:48 GMT 1
Chris has got me a subscription to Grow Your Own, thought it would help me with ideas for the lottie.
If i find any interesting tips i will pass them on.
For subscribing you get a free book worth £17.99 called the Allotment Book, but you have to subscribe for the year to get that.
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Post by Sleepy on Dec 7, 2007 10:24:20 GMT 1
Chris has got me a subscription to Grow Your Own, thought it would help me with ideas for the lottie. If i find any interesting tips i will pass them on. For subscribing you get a free book worth £17.99 called the Allotment Book, but you have to subscribe for the year to get that. That'll be useful. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 7, 2007 10:28:11 GMT 1
Chris has got me a subscription to Grow Your Own, thought it would help me with ideas for the lottie. If i find any interesting tips i will pass them on. For subscribing you get a free book worth £17.99 called the Allotment Book, but you have to subscribe for the year to get that. That sounds like a good offer doesn't it? I don't often buy Grow your Own though...I love the Organic Gardening magazine personally It was nice of Chris to buy you it Karen - is he getting interested? Or don't you want him to??  |
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Post by karenwl on Dec 7, 2007 10:33:51 GMT 1
Chris has got me a subscription to Grow Your Own, thought it would help me with ideas for the lottie. If i find any interesting tips i will pass them on. For subscribing you get a free book worth £17.99 called the Allotment Book, but you have to subscribe for the year to get that. That sounds like a good offer doesn't it? I don't often buy Grow your Own though...I love the Organic Gardening magazine personally It was nice of Chris to buy you it Karen - is he getting interested? Or don't you want him to?? Hes not interested at all and i had to drop a hint or 2 ;D |
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 7, 2007 11:03:34 GMT 1
Aha I see! One of those 'nail a note to his forehead' jobbies... ;D
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Post by auricula on Dec 10, 2007 18:08:21 GMT 1
I get Amateur Gardening weeky, Gardeners World and the RHS magazine monthly. I enjoy them all but notice how they all follow ( or maybe set) trends. At the moment they are all majoring on growing veg ( in which I have no interest) so I am finding them a bit boring. They are good value for money though  |
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Post by canarycreeper on Dec 14, 2007 17:45:22 GMT 1
I always mean to stop buying gardening magazines, but it's obviously an addiction  Have a stack of them beside the toilet (er... for reading). The most useful one in Ireland is 'The Irish Garden', and Amateur Gardener tends to have lots of practical advice ... and the free seeds, of course ;D ... cheers ... |
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Post by madonplants on Dec 14, 2007 19:03:20 GMT 1
I am a terrible magazine hoarder...I have stacks of them in boxes stashed about the place. I meant to take them to school and let the kids cut them up as a winter's Gardening Club occupation but I can't do it....... What does everyone else do with their 'read' magazines? I normally keep them for a while and then take out articles I want to keep and put the cuttings into a box file, never to be seen again, I expect!!! Keith |
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Post by karenwl on Dec 14, 2007 20:47:10 GMT 1
I am a terrible magazine hoarder...I have stacks of them in boxes stashed about the place. I meant to take them to school and let the kids cut them up as a winter's Gardening Club occupation but I can't do it....... What does everyone else do with their 'read' magazines? I normally keep them for a while and then take out articles I want to keep and put the cuttings into a box file, never to be seen again, I expect!!! Keith I take mine to the doctors surgery or to the hospital or they get put in the recycling bin. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 15, 2007 13:29:36 GMT 1
I've just been reading the January 'Organic Gardening' magazine, which is as good as ever. There is a very interesting article picking out the best from the most popular seed cataloges - a stunning pure white Aquilegia called Origami White from Mr Fothergill's, a very pretty Mange Tout 'Golden Sweet' from Dobies which would look good in an ornamental garden, and, also from Mr Fothergill's, a green aubergine called 'Kermit'! Lots of other good bits but the article by a lady called Michele Fitzsimmons about making your entire garden beautiful and edible was particularly inspiring too with some different plants picked out which may not be familiar as potential food plants to lots of people (including me). I do love a magazine which refuses to bow to fashion and can still challenge its readers. It's all really practical too.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 7, 2008 17:24:19 GMT 1
This week's AG has an article about seed suppliers....with a few websites listed...nothing new tho.
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Post by Sleepy on Jan 7, 2008 17:28:34 GMT 1
This week's AG has an article about seed suppliers....with a few websites listed...nothing new tho. I take it AutumnFruits isn't featured? |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 7, 2008 17:30:48 GMT 1
Nah...we're too Classy and exclusive.... ;D
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Post by 4pygmies on Jan 11, 2008 15:16:50 GMT 1
This month's Organic Gardening magazine has an article about edible weeds - very interesting - shame couch grass isn't one of them...and it had a MrDobies seed catalogue inside it with a special section about container grown veggie seeds - it might be relevant to some of you.
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Post by debbiem on Jan 11, 2008 15:21:26 GMT 1
How interesting - edible weeds. Do they taste nice though, that's the question. ;D
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Post by bogmyrtle on Jan 11, 2008 15:31:17 GMT 1
How interesting - edible weeds. Do they taste nice though, that's the question. ;D Some do - be careful where you pick them from! |
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Post by 4pygmies on Feb 28, 2008 14:40:43 GMT 1
This month's Organic Gardening magazine is a really good issue IMO. Lots of interesting articles...the Offers page has some good fruit offers: Gojiberries, which are the new Super food, buy two, get one free at £19.90, which seems a good price. They say they are easy to grow in any well drained soil in a sunny position, drought tolerant and hardy down to -15! And nicknamed the 'fruit viagra' if that interests anyone...... ;D Apart from that they are said to help eyesight, the immune system, circulation and the liver and they are rich inantioxidants, vitamins and trace elements..... Gosh ...although most soft fruits have similar properties I believe. : |
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Have a stack of them beside the toilet (er... for reading). The most useful one in Ireland is 'The Irish Garden', and Amateur Gardener tends to have lots of practical advice ... and the free seeds, of course ;D ... cheers ...