{"id":265120,"date":"2026-07-15T02:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/kitchen-garden-march-2026-kitchen-garden\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T02:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T23:40:04","slug":"kitchen-garden-march-2026-kitchen-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/kitchen-garden-march-2026-kitchen-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Garden – March 2026 – Kitchen Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"
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www.greenhousesensation.co.uk Greenhouse Sensation, 93 Vantage Point, The Pensnet Estate, Kingswinford, West Mids, DY6 7FR www.greenhousesensation.co.uk Please visit our website for the highest quality, practical garden products made in our UK factory. The range includes the Vitopod heated propagator & Quadgrow self-watering planter. Scan this, and we\u2019ll tell you! (*Not available in NI or EU) YOUR FREE seeds Mar 26 kitchengarden.co.uk March 2026 | 39 Lovage is powerful \u2013 a small amount goes a long way. It is particularly good in: \u25a0vegetable, chicken and beef stocks \u25a0soups and broths \u25a0lentil and bean dishes \u25a0slow-cooked stews and casseroles \u25a0potatoes and root vegetables T e hollow stems can also be used as aromatic stirrers for Bloody Marys and other savoury drinks.<\/p>\n

Lovage freezes very well. Chop the leaves and freeze in small portions, or in ice-cube trays with water or stock. Drying is possible, but the \ufb02 avour is noticeably weaker than frozen. Slugs and snails can damage young growth, tall stems may need shelter from strong winds, and yellowing leaves usually point to dry or nutrient-poor soil. Divide congested clumps every few years to keep plants vigorous. \u25a0 ig, bold and quietly brilliant, lovage is one of those old- fashioned kitchen garden plants that earns its keep year after year.<\/p>\n

With its tall, architectural habit and intensely savoury \ufb02 avour, it brings a deep, celery-like richness to soups, stocks and slow-cooked dishes \u2013 but with far more depth than celery leaf. Once established, this long-lived perennial is dependable and generous, producing fresh growth from early spring and sending up tall stems topped with soft yellow umbels in early summer.<\/p>\n

It works just as well in a productive plot as it does tucked into a mixed border, where its height and structure add interest as well as harvests. Lovage thrives in moisture-retentive soil enriched with plenty of organic matter. Before planting, dig in well-rotted compost or garden compost, especially on lighter soils. A neutral to slightly alkaline soil suits it well.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been putting off pruning my apple and pear trees all winter. Work deadlines, Christmas, weeks of rain \u2013 the usual excuses… but with time running out, and a welcome break in the weather, I nipped out to get on with it before I missed the boat \u2013 again. I put the orchard in 18 years ago and I\u2019m afraid the trees have been pretty much left to their own devices ever since \u2013 I\u2019m sure some of you can relate.<\/p>\n

In the summer, I noticed one of the Victoria plums had silver leaf and, as I passed it today, I got brie\ufb02 y sidetracked into having a closer look. It\u2019s been badly affected and I fear it may have to come out \u2013 a shame, as the chickens spend their summers in the orchard and are particularly fond of a windfall plum or two. It was so nice to be outside again, and I was only brought in by the onset of dusk \u2013 although my daughter helpfully suggested a head torch!<\/p>\n

My of\ufb01 ce was also the setting for one of our grow light tests this month, and I hadn\u2019t realised quite how much I\u2019d missed the smell of growing seedlings until I walked back in, cold and muddy, and caught it properly for the \ufb01 rst time. That soft, green, slightly earthy scent felt like a promise \u2013 a small, indoor preview of everything that\u2019s about to begin again outside. It\u2019s made me genuinely excited for the arrival of spring, even though I know better than to get carried away.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not counting my (plum-thief) chickens just yet \u2013 we could easily be plunged back into a run of very cold weather, and March has a habit of keeping us on our toes. But that\u2019s part of the pleasure of gardening for me. It constantly asks you to slow down, to watch, to wait \u2013 and to accept that progress isn\u2019t always neat or predictable. Being patient isn\u2019t very \u2018me\u2019, honestly.<\/p>\n

I like plans, lists and momentum. Growing has taught me something different. You can prepare, you can test, you can prune and tidy and make the best decisions you can \u2013 but in the end, so much of it comes down to timing and trust. Sometimes that means stepping back, and sometimes it means picking up the secateurs and getting started \u2013 even when you\u2019re not quite sure how it will turn out.<\/p>\n

Either way, spring always \ufb01 nds its own moment to arrive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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