In this issue

IN THE GREENHOUSE
Greenhouse and polytunnel gardener Martin Fish is controlling whitefly, planting strawberries and harvesting cucumbers.

KG PROBLEM SOLVER
Our top experts help solve your gardening problems; this month including non-fruiting plums and blossom end rot on tomatoes, ants and leatherjackets.

HEAD-TURNING HERBS
Ben Vanheems shows you how to make the most of versatile herbs in your garden and on the allotment..

Radishes to relish

The summer radish is firmly imprinted on our minds, says Rob Smith, but don’t neglect its winter cousin – milder, bigger and more varied than you might expect

6 mins

PICK A PECK OF PERFECT PEPPERS

Whether you’re growing sweet peppers for the first time or are a seasoned devotee, avid grower Tony Flanagan has some top tips for you

6 mins

Meet The Young Grower

This month we visit Ben Thornton, better known as YouTuber The Young Grower. Despite health problems, Ben tends to plots in South Devon and at 25 is among a new generation of young gardeners taking up the trowel

6 mins

TWO TO TRY

If you’re looking to trim the hedges in your garden or around your veg patch, here are two different products Tony Flanagan has been putting to the test

3 mins

HERB OF THE MONTH...Chervil

Chervil is a useful herb with fine, feathery leaves and subtle flavors, much loved by chefs. There is still plenty of time to sow some on your plot, says KG editor Steve Ott

3 mins

Tomato talk

Stephanie Hafferty is tending to her tomatoes, with tips on preventing the risk of blight, growing new plants from pinched-out side shoots, and preserving her produce. She also shares a couple of mouthwatering recipes

6 mins

Captivating calendula

With its vibrant colours and shades, its edible flowers, its merits as a pest repellent and its medicinal properties, what's not to love about the cheerful calendula? Annabelle padwick discovers more

3 mins

TOUGH BUT TENDER

Hardy lettuce offer the prospect of delicious and healthy pickings in the depths of winters and now is the time to get sowing, says KG editor Steve Ott

5 mins

Go Cordon

If you want to grow pome fruit (apples and pears and quince principally) but need to make the best use of limited space, cordons are the answer

6 mins

Happiness is… an allotment

Shannon Keary from Devon loves allotmenteering so much she has upgraded from a small plot to a larger 10x18m allotment and is in the process of expanding the range of things she is growing, including cut flowers, a bigger picnic area, a mud kitchen and a wildlife area

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.