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THE CROP THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
Perpetual spinach or chard is such a worthwhile crop for any garden. It is easy to grow, looks great and the harvests just go on and on. KG’s Steve Ott investigates
ONE TO TRY GARDEN LADDERS
You need to be sure when carrying out work above ground on ladders and steps that you can rely on your equipment to keep you safe – especially if you hate heights as much as KG editor Steve Ott!
HERB OF THE MONTH...Bay
One of the essentials of the herb garden, the sweet bay is used in so many dishes and it’s a valuable all-round garden plant too
SUMMERTIME AND THE HARVESTS ARE EASY
The long summer days are a time to enjoy and Stephanie Haffert is making the most of harvesting fruit and sowing late crops
Keeping it in the family
Rachel Dunn from Somerset has an allotment in the village where she lives. Her 13-year-old daughter was so inspired she took on a plot too
DOWN TO EARTH, FLYING HIGH!
Former air hostess and mother of two young girls posie and Winnie,August Hudson just excuses enthusiasm as she explains why she and her family love gardening
DOWN TO EARTH PROJECT STATRS UP
Elaine Crick, one of Radio Derby’s Potty Plotters, meets an enthusiastic newbie to the Ashbourne Road Allotments
A passion for fruit
This month David Patch introduces one of the more unusual edibles you can grow-passion fruit,which has its original in South America but with care can also be grown in the UK
Top Tips For Perfect Pods
This month veg expert Rob Smith turns his attention skywards and offers his advice for growing the very best runner beans
Yomping yams
A crop for warmer climes generally speaking, yet there is one variety of yam – the cinnamon vine – that can be grown here in the UK to good effect, as Sally Cunningham explains
GROWING ONLINE AND ON THE PLOT
This month we feature the winner of My Website/Blog category of our 2019 competition, Rachel Wilkinson from Manchester
LITTLE GREEN FINGERS
There are many creative ways you can engage your children in the great adventure of gardening, as Janice Hopper explains
MAKE YOUR OWN CROP COVERS
Crop covers Covering crops with netting is the best way to keep many pests at bay and Joyce Russell shows you how to make your own
HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY TREE
The mulberry has been around for millions of years and has a fascinating history. Take a tour with David Patch and get some top advice on growing this fruit with its unique flavour
Grow a salad bar
Watery iceberg lettuce and under-ripe tomatoes, anyone? Not on your nelly! Grow your own salad bar and give the limp and lacklustre the heave-ho, implores Benedict Vanheems
For everything there is a season
We demand cheap food and expect to be able to buy it all year round – but what is the real cost? Biodynamic gardener Julie Moore investigates
Cues to CELEBRATE
It’s the year of the cucumber and to mark the occasion why not sow some seeds this month and grow your best ever crop? With advice from the KG team, of course!
ANISEED DELIGHTS
Florence fennel is grown for its white bulbs with a powerful aniseed taste. Member of the RHS Vegetable Trials Assessment Forum, Colin Randel, reveals the best varieties
Food For Your Ears
We chat to online gardener Richard Suggett from Littlehampton, West Sussex, otherwise known as The Veg Grower Podcast.co.uk
Delightful Douneside
Some gardens are part of a fascinating story, none more so than Douneside in the quiet village of Tarland, Aberdeenshire. Freelance journalist Janice Hopper finds out more
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BY POPULAR DEMAND
On Derby’s Ashbourne Road and District Allotments there seems to be no end to the demand for small spaces for newbie allotment gardeners to put down some roots, as Potty Plotter Elaine Crick explains
The essential sowing kit
Here is your basic must-have equipment for sowing in containers first
THE BUS STOPS HERE!
Derby’s Ashbourne Road and District Allotments has a claim to fame – it is home to three repurposed bus stops. Potty Plotter Elaine Crick explains
BRASSICAS ARE THE BEST
This month we feature the winner of the My Best Crop category in our 2019 Plotter of the Year competition. Meet green-fingered Carl Walters from West Sussex
Luxuriant Lupins
Think of lupins and you’ll probably think of flower borders. So you may be surprised to learn that a few lupins have long been used as food crops, as Sally Cunningham explains
ALL ABUZZ on the plot
It’s all go on the plot as Stephanie Hafferty starts sowing but finds time to listen to the birdsong and the busy bees
A CUE FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS
You don’t need a greenhouse to grow delicious cucumbers. Colin Randel, member of the RHS Vegetable Trials Assessment Forum, reveals the best varieties for outdoor growing
THE DISABLED GARDENER 'There's Always A Way To Grow Your own'
Andrew Oldham uses his disability to inspire his garden and explains how you can too
Long live the perennials
Rob Smith takes a look at vegetables that you plant once and then keep on cropping for a year or more