Kitchen gardener
A kitchen garden, from the bed to the larder
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Latest posts
A new post every Saturday from the garden and the kitchen: what I sowed, picked and put in jars.
Bottling the last of the tomatoes
Jars, salt and a big pot on the stove: how I keep the summer for the winter.
Nov 7, 2026 · 6 min readRead: Bottling the last of the tomatoesPlanting garlic before the first frost
Which cloves to plant, how deep and why I use the same bed every year.
Oct 31, 2026 · 5 min readRead: Planting garlic before the first frostWhy I grow beans up a wigwam
Six canes, a ring of string and a heap of beans in a corner of the garden.
Oct 24, 2026 · 6 min readRead: Why I grow beans up a wigwam
Newsletter
The Potager Letter
A free letter every Saturday from the garden: what I picked, what I sowed and one job for the weekend.
About
About me
I grow almost everything we eat in a small walled garden behind the house: tomatoes, beans, garlic, squash and a quince tree that gives more than we can use. What we do not eat that week goes into jars, onto shelves or into the freezer, and by midwinter the larder is full.
Each week I write one post about what I am doing in the beds or in the kitchen: what to sow now, how to bottle tomatoes, why beans go on a wigwam. What I sell is the part you can print and take into the garden: a planner, a sowing calendar, harvest sheets and two video courses for anyone who wants to start a kitchen garden or to keep what they grow.
Questions
How do the downloads arrive?
After checkout you receive an email with a download link, and the same link is shown on the confirmation page. The planners and guides are PDFs made to print on ordinary A4 or Letter paper.
Is there merch?
Yes: tees, totes, mugs, aprons and posters with my own drawings of tomato vines, bean wigwams and the garden gate. Each is printed to order and shipped by Printful, and the cost and delivery time show at checkout.
How often does the letter come, and how do I leave?
One every Saturday. Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom, and it works at once.
Do I need a big garden?
No. Most of what I teach works in four beds or in a few large pots, and the Small Kitchen Garden Plans start at four square metres.
Which should I buy first?
The Seed Sowing Calendar is the cheapest and tells you what to do this month. If you want a plan for the whole year, take the Potager Planner.
Is bottling safe at home?
Yes, if you follow the steps. The guide and the second course go through them one at a time, with the times and the checks for each food.