Emma Cooper's Alternative Kitchen Garden

 

Emma Cooper's Alternative Kitchen Garden

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Emma Cooper

 

Emma Cooper is a freelance writer and podcaster. She is a keen gardener and lives in Oxfordshire with husband Pete and two pet chickens - Hen Solo and Princess Layer.

Since the beginning of 2007 she has been the voice of the Alternative Kitchen Garden show - a free gardening podcast that looks at every aspect of green gardening and growing your own. In August 2009 Emma published her first book - The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A to Z with Permanent Publications, the publishers of Permaculture Magazine.

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A Forest Garden Year

Martin Crawford gives a preview of his new DVD, A Forest Garden Year. Forest gardening is a low-maintenance way to grow unusual edibles in your garden. Read Emma's review of the full DVD.

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Most cultivated peppers (both hot and sweet) are Capsicum annum. There are many varieties, differing in heat, color, shape and size. The familiar green bell pepper is only the tip of the iceberg. Pep...More>
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Planting an avocado pit is a great project for children, and also a very cheap and easy way to grow a beautiful, evergreen houseplant. The avocado pear is a tropical fruit, and if left to its own devi...More>
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Botanically-speaking a perennial plant is one that keeps growing from year to year, unlike annuals or biennials that complete their lifecycle in one or two years and then die. In kitchen garden terms,...More>
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The Alternative Kitchen Garden show

  • A new year, and a new selection of treasures are unearthed from my seed box
    Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:09:06 GMT
  • Episode 128 of the Alternative Kitchen Garden Show looks at frost, and the effects it has on plants and gardens
    Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:19:40 GMT

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