In this issue

ON THE PLOT WITH THE THREE MUDKETEERS
On the KG plot this month Emma, Tony and Steve are busy sowing tomatoes, pricking out peppers and sowing runner beans.

WEEKEND PROJECT
Make a super simple growbag frame. Joyce Russell shows you how..

TOP JOBS FOR MAY

ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS

6 mins

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

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

2 mins

EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH TOMATOES

Martin Fish shares his love of tomatoes and enthuses about the amazing range of flavours you can get if you grow your own

3 mins

Getting to know you

In the latest instalment of her series charting progress on her new plot, no-dig gardener Stephanie Hafferty becomes familiar with the site and soil and continues to fill it with tasty crops

5 mins

ROB'S PLOT A month of two halves!

Sow, plant, and protect, all key words for the month of May, which can be a tricky time in the garden, says Rob Smith

5 mins

MORE THAN JUST AN ALLOTMENT

Garden writer Dan Heighes takes a tour of The Regent's Park Allotment Garden, which is managed by London's food growing network, Capital Growth

6 mins

The benefits of multisowing

What is multisowing and what are the benefits? In this extract from his new book, no-dig expert Charles Dowding explains

5 mins

Make a super simple frame growbag

If your grow bag rests on a hard base and canes are not an option, Joyce Russell offers the perfect solution to supporting your plants as they grow

5 mins

Kale is king

If there had to be a choice between which brassicas to grow Emma Rawlings would choose kale every time. Here she explains why and gives tips on how to grow it

4 mins

PLUG IN AND STAND BACK!

Ready-grown plug plants offer a convenient way to grow veg. KG editor Steve Ott looks at what's available and offers top tips for getting the best from your young plants

4 mins

MAKE YOUR OWN LIQUID FEEDS

It's easy to make a liquid feed for your plants and there are many benefits from doing so, says Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic

3 mins

Meet the Queen of Herbs

This month multiple RHS Gold winning organic grower Jekka McVicar, internationally known by the moniker 'Queen of Herbs', talks with Grapevine podcast host Daniel Heighes

7 mins

Small space high yield gardening

Just because you may not have a lot of space for growing your crops, that doesn't necessarily mean you have to put up with low yields. Becky Searle explains

5 mins

A GUIDE TO fruitful pollination

David Patch explains the botany behind fruit tree pollination and techniques for success

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.