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EDIBLE FLOWERS TO LIGHT UP YOUR PLOT AND

TWEET AND VEG MAN

A keen fisherman, a lifelong veg grower and now a social media sensation, Gerald Stratford talks to Grapevine podcast host, Daniel Heighes

ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 Mudketeers

WISE WORDS “To plant a garden is to

GROW WITH BELLE

Make potato stamps

Produce FIT FOR A champion

When Wimbledon winner and former world number one tennis player Sir Andy Murray bought Cromlix Hotel in Dunblane in 2013, one of his priorities was installing a kitchen garden.  Garden manager Sarah Janisch Corser explains

LETTUCE TALK

Lettuce is one of the easiest and quickest

SEEDS WITH STORIES MAKE TASTIER FRUITS

Home-grown produce almost always tastes better than shop-bought fruit and vegetables. With that in mind, just imagine how delicious tomatoes and peppers raised from saved seed can taste. Professional gardener Nicola Hope explains

ONE To TRY Coriander ‘Leisure’

This is one of the most useful herbs you can grow as its wonderful fragrant leaves really add that something special to many dishes

PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL WITHOUT CHEMICALS

This month Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, explains how you can manage pests and diseases in your gardens naturally

Roll OUT THE marrow

Pick them young as courgettes or grow them to full maturity... you can usually grow marrows without really trying, says staff writer Tony Flanagan

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH

Last year we launched our competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature our latest worthy winner

CROP COVERS TO FITS YOUR NEEDS

In this extract from her book Growing Under Cover, Niki Jabbour offers advice on the range of covers you can use to protect your crops

PICK A PICNIC

GREAT  FOR BEGINNERS

WAYS WITH WATER

Water is a precious resource, says Stephanie Hafferty. This month she looks at different ways it can be used efficiently and effectively in the garden to benefit both plants and wildlife

COURGETTE AND SUMMER HERB BREAKFAST MUFFINS

One plant which seems to thrive at this

Back to school WITH raspberries!

GREAT FOR BEAGINNERS

A drop of the good stuff

Just like us, plants need a regular supply of good food in order to grow and thrive. KG editor Steve Ott takes a look at some of the more natural ways we can provide them with a square meal

FROM SEED TO SUNFLOWERS

Emily Cupit from Derbyshire was given some seed packets during lockdown last year and it started a growing passion that she now shares on social media

CREATING AN edible lawn

There is a new trend for letting lawn grass grow and allowing other plants to flourish and flower for the insects. What if you also added a few edible plants for yourself, too? Emma Rawlings has some suggestions

STORY OF THE SPUD

Annabelle Padwick loves potatoes and reveals a bit about their history and some useful growing tips

THE SOLAR POWERED GARDEN

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HERE COMES THE SUN

Harness the power of the sun and make your gardening experience even better

SUPER SALADS FOR SUMMER

The epitome of summer, these delicious salads will entice and delight in equal measure, says Anna Cairns Pettigrew. And look out for some scintillating dressings too!