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Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: mandycharlie on February 24, 2007, 23:27

I was wandering around my local WH Smiths today and picked up Kitchen Garden magazine.  

It seemed quite good actually, (well for a newbie like me)

So, what if anything do you buy and why?

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: muntjac on February 24, 2007, 23:28

had a lok at grow your own it has some useful stuff for newbies as well

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: GafferGamgee on February 24, 2007, 23:32

Just got March's "Grow Your Own"....

Very impressed!

I may even subscribe!!

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: triage999 on February 24, 2007, 23:33

All of them  :oops: Especially like the Weekly Amateur Gardening Mag :)

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: mandycharlie on February 24, 2007, 23:40

Thanks Munty,

Grow your own looks very interesting on their web site.

I may have to get myself a copy.. :)

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on February 24, 2007, 23:57

Any that I can get my hands on when I have a few pennies to spare, but Grow your Own and Kitchen Garden are not bad, and you used to get a free packet of seeds, don't know if you still do!!!

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: leeky on February 25, 2007, 01:32

looks like it'll be 'grow your own"'  then!  :D

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: Liz on February 25, 2007, 09:48

I subscribe to Kitchen Garden and you get a free packet of T & M cucumber seeds this month.  :)

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: richyrich7 on February 25, 2007, 15:13

Used to have kitchen garden when it first came out, but don't bother with any now, they all seem a bit samey after a while and get more clogged up with ads the more popular they get.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: Annie on February 25, 2007, 15:21

I have Kitchen Garden,Gardners World and Organic Gardening all on subscription from relatives as presies.We did let GW lapse last year and they phoned to offer a hugh discount for 2 yrs(£48 I think)so we couldn`t say no.We are trying the same with Kitchen Garden just to see.For GW I pass them on freecycle once a year where they atre snapped up and someone ealse gets to enjoy them.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: yummy on February 25, 2007, 15:24

Mum gets Gardeners World and passes it on to me.
I get Kitchen Garden usually. It wasn't in stock yesterday so I bought GYO instead. It's ok but I prefer KG one.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: silver8 on February 25, 2007, 15:42

My favourite is Organic Gardening but not always that easy to find and have never got around to subscribing. Far less glossy and down to earth than the other mags.I also like Grow Your Own (their website is also quite good and includes a forum - although it goes without saying that this one is far superior). I like how the mag summerises things which is ideal for me because I can cut it out and put it into my diary.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: Annie on February 25, 2007, 16:04

OG has been bought by the same people who own KG,same team but we`ll see...

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: little sweetpeas on February 25, 2007, 16:40

From someone who knows nothing and has a thurst for all information, especially from other veg growers I have read copies of both Grow Your Own and Kitchen Gardener.

I really liked bloth of them and for the first time ever I read from cover to cover even the classifieds at the back. I've told my children that a subscription would be a great Mothers Day present.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: Mrs.Veg on February 25, 2007, 16:56

Gardener's World is good, but as with all mags, it's choc full of adverts.  About half of it is full page ads - grrr!! :x

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: shaun on February 25, 2007, 17:18

i think this one is the best

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: little sweetpeas on February 25, 2007, 17:34

Yes, I have to agree.

As a new member i can't believe the amount of subjects of interest covered on this forum but i guess we all enjoy the same thing, although I'm a sucker for nice pictures.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: milkman on February 26, 2007, 09:40

I buy Organic Gardening from my shop every month.

Used to buy Kitchen Garden but then it seemed to get bought out or taken over and became too commercial for my liking.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: mum2many on February 26, 2007, 09:49

I've just used whsmiths offer to get GYO for 1/2 price for 6 months

http://www.magazineservice.co.uk/wh650/details.jsp?P=342290278

something to read while i'm away from this site :)

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: little sweetpeas on February 26, 2007, 09:58

Thanks for thie link.  I've just ordered mine, a bargin. For Mothers day my children can now buy me some pink wellies instead of the magazine subscription which I hinted at.

That's made my day!

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: little sweetpeas on February 26, 2007, 10:03

I've just realised that all the magazines are half price. I've just ordered two gift subscriptions one for my Dad and Gardeners World for my Mum.

Too good to miss.

Title: magazines
Post by: bigtater on February 26, 2007, 10:32

im just coming to the end of 12 months subscription for g.y.o
her indoors says i wont be renewing it. well see.
and weekly gardening news ive been getting that from news agent for years. its interesting to note that the amount of space they allocate to veg growing has increased quite a lot in the last 18 months. good read for the price.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: MisterPlough on February 26, 2007, 12:57

I have a subscription to GYO and usually complement this with Kitchen Garden. I find these answer most of my questions and have great offers and competitions.

I also picked up this month's Gardener's World which had a brilliant section from Carol Klein on planning the plot for this year.

More and more however, this forum becomes my first source of advice.

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: Smudgeboy on March 03, 2007, 01:02

I may be about to post the stupidestest question in the history of this forum, but here goes nutt'n!

I recently received my first copy of Kitchen Garden - and a right rollicking read it is too. However, it is dated April 2007.

Now I know most magazines do date their publications a month or so ahead (although I have no idea why) but for a gardening mag this leads to the following confusion for newbies, in so far as:

When the article says "Grow Your Courgettes Now!" does "Now" mean now (as in today, early March) or now as in "now" for when the magazine is dated (ie, April).

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: shaun on March 03, 2007, 07:09

yep sow them in april mate

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: mum2many on March 03, 2007, 07:50

Quote from: "Smudgeboy"

I may be about to post the stupidestest question in the history of this forum, but here goes nutt'n!

I recently received my first copy of Kitchen Garden - and a right rollicking read it is too. However, it is dated April 2007.

Now I know most magazines do date their publications a month or so ahead (although I have no idea why) but for a gardening mag this leads to the following confusion for newbies, in so far as:

When the article says "Grow Your Courgettes Now!" does "Now" mean now (as in today, early March) or now as in "now" for when the magazine is dated (ie, April).

I thought that with this months GYO as it was saying plant stuff in the allotment that cant go out yet. Thank goodness I checked here before ruining my seeds :oops:

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: Annie on March 03, 2007, 08:39

It gets evenmore confusing as Gardeners World decided to buck the trend so the date on the front is this months date,Organic Gardening felt the need to move a monthahead but didn`t change the inside!

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: Bigbadfrankie on March 03, 2007, 09:45

None I just read this site  :D

Title: What gardening magazines do you buy?
Post by: WG. on March 03, 2007, 10:01

Quote from: "Bigbadfrankie"

None I just read this site  :D

Ditto that