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