In this issue

PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
Meet the latest winners of our annual competition, Tim and Dana Brooks from Burton-on-Trent.

ON THE PLOT WITH THE THREE MUDKETEERS
In the garden this month Emma, Tony and Steve are busy sowing seeds and growing microgreens.

FUTURE-PROOF YOUR SOIL
Dr Anton Rosenfeld of Garden Organic offers some simple advice to help protect your soil from climate change challenges.

EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH POTATOES

Grow your own potatoes, says Martin Fish, and you’ll be spoilt for choice, with plenty of varieties to choose from to keep you in spuds all year round

7 mins

Have garden, will travel

For Stephanie Hafferty it wasn’t just about moving house, it was about moving garden too, as she set off on a new no-dig gardening adventure in West Wales

6 mins

ROB'S PLOT SOWING AND A BIT OF TLC!

Rob Smith is busy again this month with more sowing, planting and making sure his existing plants are given a bit of a boost

6 mins

SHOOTS TO savour

Freshly harvested asparagus is one of those tasty delicacies that heralds the start of the growing season and is one to truly relish. Emma Rawlings offers some tips on growing this special crop

5 mins

THE GARDEN ORCHARD

In this excerpt from his new book, fruit and permaculture enthusiast Wade Muggleton explains how even those of us with small gardens can grow fruit – and plenty of it!

6 mins

LEARNING TO LET GO, naturally

Neatly cropped lawns and perfectly manicured borders are out. Natural gardening is in. And frankly, Becky Searle – for one – is relieved

5 mins

Meeting the challenge

When Louise Price took on an allotment she was initially daunted by the enormous task that lay ahead. But more than 18 months on she has reaped the rewards for all her hard work

6 mins

Future-proof your soil

Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of green charity Garden Organic, offers practical advice on how to make your soil more resilient, especially in the context of climate change

3 mins

HOW TO AVOID A PLANT-ASTROPHE!

A plague on all our plants? Hopefully not, says David Patch, who this month offers some sound advice on how to keep our precious fruit crops free of pests and diseases

5 mins

Horatio's Garden, improving lives

Annabelle Padwick explains the work of a horticultural charity which, through gardening and related activities, aims to support those recovering from spinal injury

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.