Meaning
The small vegetable-and-herb garden kept right by the house — a patch in the backyard growing everyday seasonings and greens like scallion, thyme, pepper, callaloo, tomato, and gungo, close at hand for the pot. Distinct from the larger 'ground' up in the hills, the kitchen garden puts fresh seasoning a few steps from the kitchen door and stretches the household food budget.
Examples
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She pick scallion an thyme from di kitchen garden.
She picked scallion and thyme from the kitchen garden.
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Wi grow wi pepper inna di backyard garden.
We grow our scotch bonnet in the backyard garden.
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A kitchen garden save yuh money pon seasoning.
A kitchen garden saves you money on seasoning.
Origin
From 'kitchen' + 'garden'; the household herb-and-vegetable plot by the house. See [[ground]], [[escallion]].
How it’s used
The backyard herb/vegetable plot by the house, vs. the larger 'ground'. See [[ground]], [[callaloo]].