In this issue

ON THE VEG PATCH
On her plot this month Joyce Russell is tending to winter brassicas and harvesting cherries and garlic.

PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
We travel to Lincolnshire to meet prizewinning plotter Julia Radcliffe-Watts.

ON THE PLOT WITH THE THREE MUDKETEERS
The KG editorial team are dealing with greenfly, harvesting beetroot, trying a new compost and harvesting a special kale.

SEEDS WITH STORIES MAKE TASTIER FRUITS

Home-grown produce almost always tastes better than shop-bought fruit and vegetables. With that in mind, just imagine how delicious tomatoes and peppers raised from saved seed can taste. Professional gardener

5 mins

Pest And Disease Control Without Chemicals

This month Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, explains how you can manage pests and diseases in your gardens naturally

3 mins

Roll OUT THE marrow

Pick them young as courgettes or grow them to full maturity... you can usually grow marrows without really trying

5 mins

Crop Covers To Fit Your Needs

In this extract from her book Growing Under Cover, Niki Jabbour offers advice on the range of covers you can use to protect your crops

5 mins

WAYS WITH WATER

Water is a precious resource, says Stephanie Hafferty This month she looks at different ways it can be used efficiently and effectively in the garden to benefit both plants and wildlife

5 mins

Back to school WITH raspberries!

With a focus on raspberries, this month David Patch explains exactly what is required to cultivate the tastiest of fruit

7 mins

A drop of the good stuff

Just like us, plants need a regular supply of good food in order to grow and thrive. KG editor Steve Ott takes a look at some of the more natural ways we can provide them with a square meal

5 mins

From Seed To Sunflowers

Emily Cupit from Derbyshire was given some seed packets during lockdown last year and it started a growing passion that she now shares on social media

6 mins

STORY OF THE SPUD

Annabelle Padwick loves potatoes and reveals a bit about their history and some useful growing tips

5 mins

TWEET AND VEG MAN

A keen fisherman, a lifelong veg grower and now a social media sensation Gerald Stratford talks to Grapevine podcast host, Daniel Heighes

6 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.