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The Kitchen Garden

Factual: Food & Drink

Factual: Homes & Gardens: Gardens

Pennie Latin

Celebrating the sheer joy of growing and cooking your own fruits, herbs and vegetables.

The Kitchen Garden team celebrate the joy of growing and cooking your own fruits, herbs and vegetables.

Dan Holland

Gillian Russell

The Kitchen Garden: 12/07/2013

12/07/2013

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kitchen Garden, 12/07/2013

Growing radishes, why parsley is 'the devil's herb' and 667 varieties of seed potato!

Advice for growing radishes and using them in the kitchen, plus why parsley is known as 'the devil's herb' and the world record for the largest number of varieties of seed potato!

Horticultural consultant Frances Pringle advises on the best ways of growing parsley and tells Pennie Latin why radishes are the perfect veg for children to try growing their own at home.

World food expert Ghillie Basan talks about the history of parsley and reveals why it is sometimes referred to as "the devil's herb".

Potato fan and chef Neil Forbes takes a look at the world's largest number of varieties of seed potato displayed in one place on one day - all 667 of them!

Cook and food writer Christopher Trotter cooks with fresh, seasonal produce live in the BBC garden in Inverness using both parsley and potatoes, two of his favourite ingredients.

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