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our gardening podcast Gardening with Ben. Today, we're delving into the vibrant world
of gardening magazines and discovering why they are and must have for the every green
fund. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, these magazines are
treasures troves of inspiration, tips and latest trends in the world of gardening.
From breathtaking garden designs to practical advice on plank care. They bring a wealth
of knowledge right to your fingertips. So grab a cup of tea, sit
back, and let's explore the colorful pages that connect us to nature and nurture
our passion for gardening. Let's dig in. So in today's episode, we're
going to start looking at what gardening magazines are the best ones for allotments and
growing your own produce as I've been a firm believer of purchasing these magazines over
the last few years. And yeah, obviously they share a lot of tips
and advice and sometimes full of a lot of adverts, don't get me wrong,
but I do think they are beneficial and they are quite cost effective,
and also they help you try things what you wouldn't have normally tried to grow.
So which magazines do I usually purchase. Well, the magazines that I
usually purchased for my gardening tips and advice are they Grow your Own Magazine and
the Kitchen Garden Magazine. Now these have they keep wearing up in price like
everything else does in the world of magazines and stuff like that, but I
still do think they are worth every pennae. And the reason why I think
they're worth every pedae is because they're always filled with latest gardening tips and advice,
and when you purchase them, they usually for the month after, so
don't expect it to be for that Month's usually the month coming up afterwards,
so they're usually a month in front of these magazines. And the reason why
I purchase these magazines Grow your Own magazine and Kitchen Garden Magazine is because they
usually come with ten packets of seeds in each magazine, so that's like twenty
packets of seeds in the magazine. And yeah, the magazine can cost like
seven pounds, so you're probably paying just under a pound per seed packet,
and you probably wouldn't get as many seeds in them packets as you would do
in a packet from the garden center, but you don't necessarily need hundreds of
thousands of seeds in your seed packet. So I purchased them mainly for the
seeds and magazines. As in the catalogs you usually get a good range of
variety of seeds to try, and you can obviously get your usuals which come
like tomatoes, cabbages, cauliflowers, lettuce, herbs, all different types of
seeds. And this is a way that I tried to grow new varieties of
produced down at my plot, because when I go to the garden center,
or will curs to get my seeds. I'll just purchase the seeds that I
know that I'm going to like. I won't purchase seeds which I don't think
I like or never heard of, so I won't purchase them ones. But
obviously, if you're getting the gardening magazine, you get them seeds, so
you've got no choice, And rather than just store them up, you can
either obviously give them to a friend, a plot neighbor, or you can
try and grow yourself and you can usually find somewhere to squeeze some more seeds
and plants into the garden and allotment. So that's what I did. One
year, I tried growing purple cauliflower, which came with one of my magazines.
And forever I've struggled to grow white cauliflowers successfully, so I find I
might as well give these purple ones a girl, give them a try and
see how they grow. And they grew absolutely fantastic, the best cauliflowers I've
grown on my plot. So ever since then, I've grown purple cauliflowers.
So it does get you to try new stuff, and sometimes it works out
for the better because it works fantastic and they grow really well, so it's
a good chance to try different things. And you'll often get varieties in these
magazines that you won't have heard of before, like different types of chili's,
different types of tomatoes, so it's always worth trying them and giving them a
purchase and trying to grow some stuff. And obviously in these gardening magazines they
come full with bumper tips and advice, and the advice and tips in there
is fantastic. And some of the magazines are filled with viewers comments and viewers
advice, and you get to see other people's instagrams and people that you may
follow, and it's good to see them in the magazine and getting the recognition
that they deserve. And obviously I've won a couple of grow your Own Magazine
awards, which has been good from my podcast of a my podcast, and
I've won an award for Best Influencer and Best Gardening Social Media. So yeah,
I've won quite a few awards from the Gurier Own magazine, So that's
another reason why I like that magazine. But yeah, I can't believe how
well they really did, so I do advise to go out and buy the
magazines and give them a try. And sometimes the grower Own magazine doesn't always
have seats, and sometimes it has books in or sometimes it has little calendars
in it and stuff like that, but it's always full of good information and
the amount of stuff I've learned through these magazines has been unbelievable. And hopefully
we'll be getting our next magazine soon so we'll be able to tell you what
seeds we're getting in them, as I've not purchased them for the last couple
of months during the winter period, but I'll start purchasing them again soon because
I'm going to need to start getting my seeds again soon, so we do
need to start purchasing the magazines. And my local tescos stop selling them,
which is bad, so I have to travel somewhere else to get my gardening
magazines. Obviously, there weren't a big uptake for the magazines in my area
manual there's not many gardens around where I live. They tend to be more
flats and stuff like that, so that's possibly why they don't sell many gardening
magazines where I live. So if you're looking at purchasing my gardening magazines,
go out and look for the Grower Magazine and Kitchen Garden Magazine and have a
look, give them a try to see what seeds coming up. And I
would highly recommend them. Like I said, they can be quite expensive for
magazines and not the cheapest, but they are worth it for the seeds that
you do we'll get with it, So it's a win win situation. And
like I say, if you get in twenty packets of seeds for the two
magazines every month, that's two hundred and forty seeds every year in the magazine.
So imagine how many plants and vegetables you can grow with them. Absolutely
load. So yeah, hopefully we'll be trying lots of different new seeds this
year down at my plot and some new varietis. I'm still trying to work
out what new stuff I want to try and grow down at the plot.
We need to get a garden magazine, a seed magazine and have a look
and see what seeds we are going to be growing this year. I've still
got to make my list, and yes, in one of my podcasts,
I did talk about making your list of what seeds you're going to plan and
grow this year, So I still do need to make a plan and get
growing while thinking about what I'm growing. Obviously, I'm trying my new peppers,
which are to all about in my last podcast, which I've tried out
now, So hopefully we'll get those planted this week and get them started because
they do need to be indoors when you start them paper seeds off because the
temperature needs to be about twenty four to twenty six degrees for pepper seeds to
germinate, so we have to start them off indoors. We wouldn't be able
to get them started off at the a lot money, it would be too
way too cold. And yeah, we'll keep you on track on that.
So it's been a short little podcast today just to tell you which garden magazines
I enjoy purchasing and which ones I think are the best ones out there to
try. Let me know if you get grow your own magazine in the Kitchen
Garden Magazine. And if you're not following me on Instagram, give me a
follow on there, and I share lots of tips and add ice and pictures
on there, so feel free to drop me a message as well, and
let me know if you're enjoy these podcasts. So until next time, remember
keep smiling, keep gardener, and keep listening to Gardening with Ben. Everyone,
and that wraps up another episode of Gardening with Ben. Thank you for
joining me in this journey. Remember, every seed planted is a step towards
a greener world, and every day is a chance to grow something beautiful.
Keep nurturing your gardens and your souls. Until next time, I'm Gardening with
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