In this issue

KG PLOTTER OF THE MONTH COMPETITION
We meet Gerda Trant from Worcester who grows a wonderful mix of fruit, veg and flowers in her back garden.

COURGETTES UNCOVERED
Expert grower Martin Fish brings you the lowdown on growing this prolific crop.

CULTIVATE AND CONNECT
Gardening blogger Hannah Reid explains how social media can boost knowledge and foster friendships..

COURGETTES UNCOVERED

If you follow Martin Fish's advice and top tips you can expect a summer of copious courgettes, plus there's another succulent dish from wife Jill

4 mins

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Last year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine this year.Our latest winner makes the most of her back garden

3 mins

USING AND CONSERVING WATER

Water is a valuable resource and Stephanie Hafferty offers some tips on storing, using and reducing our need for it on our plots

5 mins

ROOTING FOR carrots

KG editor Steve Ott takes a look at one of our most popular root veg and offers his top tips for great harvests

5 mins

STRAWBERRIES SEASON BY SEASON

Delicious, vibrant, easy to grow and easy to maintain. What's not to love about this most succulent of fruit

6 mins

CULTIVATE AND CONNECT

Gardeners have always enjoyed comparing growing stories and sharing advice. Hannah Reid looks at the social media trends in gardening and how it cultivates friendships

4 mins

CHOW TO BEAT POTATO BLIGHT

Anton Rosenfeld from Garden Organic shares toolkit for tackling blight his troubleshooting

3 mins

BUILD A POND TO BE PROUD OF

Creating a wildlife pond in your garden is one of the best gifts you can offer wildlife, which in turn will help to look after your crops, says professional gardener and garden

5 mins

Redefining SUSTAINABILITY

Becky Searle heads up to Cumbria to talk to the couple behind Dalefoot Composts, a company that specialises in peat-free compost, using potash-rich bracken from local farms

5 mins

GROW YOUR OWN BERRY BOWL

Enjoy the fruits of your labour - literally - says Rob Smith, with home-grown berries. He also highlights some special varieties

5 mins

COMBAT APHIDS NATURALLY

This month garden writer and blogger Emily Cupit turns her attention to that sap-sucking menace, the aphid, and offers some eco-friendly ways to control them

4 mins

TO PINCH OR NOT To PINCH?

Sometimes plants benefit from having their growing tips removed, as Becky Searle explains

4 mins

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Kitchen Garden Magazine Description:

Kitchen Garden Magazine - UK's No.1 for growing your own fruit and vegetables. KG also offers great monthly give-aways, special gardening offers, recipes, growing tips and much more.The KG team put their heads together to bring you their top 101 tips to help you get your season off to the best possible start and as cheaply as possible. We hope you’ll agree that they are genuinely useful. If you have any of your own you’d like to share, please drop me a line and we’ll feature them in the magazine.