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OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature another of our winners

3 mins

Offbeat beans

There’s beans that we all know and love, and then there’s other beans that maybe we should ge to know. Rob Smith takes a tour of some unusual bean varieties well worth growing

5 mins

Between The River And The Railway Track

Gardening writer Steve Neal visits an allotment site in Somerset and finds thriving plots and enthusiastic growers

7 mins

YOUR GUIDE TO PERFECT PARSNIPS

Parsnips can be a tricky crop to grow successfully. Here Nigel Jewkes demonstrates how a little dedication to detail can produce the best results

8 mins

Create and propagate

Want to start your seeds off early but don’t have a budget for a propagator or grow lights? Not to worry. A little bit of creative upcycling and you’ll be up and running in no time. Stephanie Hafferty shows you how

6 mins

BACK TO BASICS: TREE FRUIT

In the second of his two-part series David Patch advises on choosing a new tree, its shape and size and the significance of rootstocks

6 mins

SHED ESSENTIALS

We love our garden sheds, but if you are thinking of investing in a new one this year be sure to read our buyer’s guide first

5 mins

FAMILY MATTERS IT'S ALL ALLIUMS

The onion is a veg plot staple but it has many edible cousins we can also grow. Emma Rawlings takes a look at the familiar alliums plus some unusual ones

7 mins

Let them loose!

Gardens and allotments are great places to stimulate a child’s imagination while at the same time giving them space to develop mentally and physically. Annabelle Padwick explains

5 mins

LET'S SHED SOME LIGHT

A whistle-stop tour of things for your shed

2 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.