Kitchen Garden follower Lynne Wallace's tomatoes are thriving in the heat! Lynne is growing a few varieties, and they are all happy 🙂 Keep those progress photos coming, folks!

Let's hear it for Lenny! Keen gardener Lenny is only 3 and likes nothing more than to help mum Caroline in the garden. Well done, Lenny! Do you have help on the plot? Drop us some photos.

WOW! Thank you to Peggy-Jane Murrell for sharing this photo of her recent haul! How's your growing going? Keep those photos dropping!

Cracking harvest from Kitchen Garden follower Lynne Wallace! How's your growing going? Drop us some photos...

We've had about 20 mins of rain! How's things with you all? This from Hannah Bance: "I lost all my main crop of Senator peas and my sweet peas went over really fast. Trying to be positive, they dried so fast I have lots saved to sow next year!"

𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗘 A much-loved naturalist and broadcaster who inspired generations to appreciate and protect the wildlife found all around us — including in our gardens. Bill Oddie has died aged 85. #BillOddie #GardenWildlife #Conservation

From KG follower Wendy MacKellow: "First year on an allotment; my cabbages are loving the weather. This one weighed in at 1.9kg... "🫶 Keep those photos rolling in folks, and pray for a drop of rain soon! 🌧

How are you getting on with the continued drought? This from KG follower, Holly Brooks: "The only thing coping are my wild flowers, French beans, tenderstem broccoli and tomatoes. Given up on the runner beans, peas and cucumbers. All that effort put in seems sort of wasted now"

Lovely photo from Mark Riches! 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 ✅Hold the stem with one hand & gently snap the bean off with the other to avoid damaging the plant. ✅Check the plants every 2–3 days during the peak season. ✅Regular picking helps the plant keep producing

Wonderful little harvest from friend of Kitchen Garden Magazine Jess Crowden! Drop us a photo or two of your plot/successes/harvests 👇

Remember the reflective bird scare tape we installed on the plum trees months ago? It definitely works and seems to keep insects at bay too. Nice plums! 😎

YAY! First set of plums harvested today. Beautiful... Keep those photos of your plot/harvests/progress coming! #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove #gardeninspiration

Many regions of the UK are in a hosepipe ban. Will this affect your plot? Have you managed to save enough water over the wetter months? #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove #gardeninspiration

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Lettuce admire these... 😎 Very well done indeed to Kitchen Garden follower @christiangardening.bsky.social 🥗 #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove #gardeninspiration

How's your plot looking right now? (photos please!). This is the plot of Kitchen Garden Magazine follower @lamb-locked.bsky.social . He's looking to add a greenhouse soon 👌 #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden

Wonderful! Check out this haul from Kitchen Garden Magazine followers father and son team Harry & Simon! Keep those photos coming...

What a lovely story from Kitchen Garden follower Rachel Hillier Brill: " I just saw your recent post about the trombonchino. My grandad took 2nd place in our local show a few years ago. Everyone loves his weird vegetable. He passed away before the show, so I took them in for him"

Thanks to Kitchen Garden follower Claire Radford for this - we think it's a carrot/Mandrake (from Harry Potter) hybrid 🪄🤣 Growing anything amusing or wonky? Let's have a look! Drop us a photo...

Tremendous haul! Thank you to Kitchen Garden follower Donna Cutress for this! Keep those progress/success photos coming folks! #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove #gardeninspiration

Remember our photo this week of the plant that was 'pleased to see us'? (Scroll our feed if not). It seems Claire Radford's carrot isn't quite so happy to make her acquaintance... 🤣 Share photos of your wonky-but-perfect plants, veg and fruit!

#fridayfun We'll just leave this here. Look after yourselves (and your plants!) this weekend.

We're delighted to share this wonderful haul from Kitchen Garden follower Janey Noakes! Keep those progress/success photos coming folks!

Sometimes Mother Nature likes to have a laugh. We do love a nice succulent... 😂 Growing anything amusing? Drop us a photo...

Kitchen Garden follower Sara Barlow's son's plot. Very organised, even the wellies have their own place! Keep those plot photos dropping folks!

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁: We could spend hours here! Thank you to Kitchen Garden follower Jess Crowden for the photo. Keep those plot photos coming, folks!

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁: There’s nothing better than seeing the love, care and creativity that goes into your gardens, allotments and veg patches — and this lovely plot is a perfect example. Thank you, Jess Crowden from Norfolk Drop us your “pics of your plot”🫶

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: Thank you to Kitchen Garden Magazine follower Sara Barlow for these lovely photos featuring her first lot of strawberries! Keep those photos coming... #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood

Thank you to Hannah Bance! "First potatoes, salad leaves and rocket, baby broad beans which I shelled and ate in a warm tuna and potato salad with lemon and oregano vinaigrette... All delicious! And my first pull of garlic, I still have about 50 to go including elephant!"

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: Thank you to Keith Cook for sharing this photo. Sadly, the potatoes are no more, but Keith did tell us they were delicious! Drop us a photo of your progress/success on the plot 🫶

Just magnificent! Wonderful haul from Ian Johnston! Let's have a few more photos dropped of your success and progress 🫶 #kitchengarden #growing #growyourown #gardening #plot #allotment #growyourownfood #allotmentsuk #homegrown #garden #gardenlove #gardeninspiration