Easy Eaters

Browse through any nursery catalogue or website and there will be a bewildering choice of eating apples on offer. Nurseryman and fruit frower David Patch reveals his all-time favourites

Gardening therapy: PAST AND PRESENT

Annabelle Padwick offers some insight in to the history of gardening therapy and emphasises how engaging with nature can be a positive force in everyone’s lives

A SLICE OF PARADISE!

This month we feature Emma Bailey whose plot, for her, is a haven of peace, calm and restoration

Let's Celebrate The Therapy Garden!

There’s no doubt that gardening can have a very beneficial effect on our mental and physical well-being. But what about those gardens totally dedicated to this process? Annabelle Padwick highlights some leaders in the field...

START AT THE TOP

Good gardeners know how important it is to take care of their Kr soil and one of the easiest ways to do this is with mulches. KG editor Steve Ott asks what makes a good mulch and how to get the best from them

THE MELLOW SEASON

KG reader Peter Dean explains why he loves the autumn months

SAVING OUR ALLOTMENTS

It took one man's vision and an enormous amount of work to save a derelict allotment site. Dave Taylor is the man on a plot-saving mission. YouTuber and expert allotment gardener Nigel Jewkes (aka Muddybootz, pictured right) went to meet him

ORCHARDS FOR ALL!

Traditional orchards are undoubtedly beautiful, but not exactly practical for most gardens. There is another way, says Benedict Vanheems — a productive and space-efficient mini orchard

BRING HOME THE BACON WITH EGGPLANTS!

The meaty flesh of aubergines or eggplants has a spongelike quality which gives it the ability to absorb any flavour it is coupled with. KG editor Steve Ott offers top tips for growing this versatile veg

Picking your moment

Knowing exactly when to pick your fruit isn't as straightforward as it may appear. Even the professionals get it wrong. Fruit expert David Patch has advice to help you tell when the time is ripe

COPING WITH WINDY SITES

We are told to choose a sheltered spot to sow our crops – but what if shelter is hard to come by? Can we grow good fruit and veg? KG editor Steve Ott says we can and shares some tips to help you

ONE TO TRY PEA 'Valido'

Home-grown peas are one of the delights of the veg patch. This season KG editor Steve Ott has been trying maincrop pea 'Valido' from Johnsons Seeds to see how it performed

AUTUMN GLORY

Despite the vagaries of our October weather, Stephanie Hafferty takes time to wonder at the beauty autumn brings and to get down to some serious sowing and planting

All I Want For Christmas...

You might be thinking it's a bit early to talk about Christmas - not so, says Rob Smith. Get your potatoes planted right now for a Christmas Day harvest

PEAS with PIZZAZZ

The tradition of growing flowers on the allotment is a great one and there is none lovelier and more useful than sweet peas. KG editor Steve Ott offers tips for success

Chicory Hot Tips

Chicory and its more colourful cousin radicchio may not be at the top of everyone’s list of ‘must grows’, but their distinctive bitter taste is a welcome contrast to bland lettuce, says KG’s Steve Ott

IN THE GREENHOUSE

IN THE GREENHOUSE

CLAIRE'S LABOUR OF LOVE

You might be thinking it's a bit early to talk about Christmas - not so, says Rob Smith. Get your potatoes planted right now for a Christmas Day harvest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Snap to it! Snap

This month Rob Smith explains why we should grow two much-underrated types of pea, mangetout and sugar snap

The low-carbon The garden

Gardeners are green-minded folk, but even our seemingly innocuous pastime has its impacts. With more of us looking to be planet-friendly and lower our carbon footprints, Benedict Vanheems asks: how can kitchen gardening play its part?