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May marks a watershed in the garden for many of us – we can actually think about sowing all those tender veggies ready for planting out next month. So in this issue you’ll find advice on growing squashes and sweetcorn (we’ve even provided the seeds!), sweet potatoes as well as making a mini greenhouse for your tomatoes that should guarantee you some early crops.

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YOU & YOUR PLOT
JOBS FOR THE MONTH
TASKS FOR YOUR VEGETABLE PATCH IN MAY BY JOYCE RUSSELL
IN THE GREENHOUSE
■ As tomato plants start to make strong growth, tie
WHAT’S NEW?
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HAVE YOUR SAY
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KG PROBLEM SOLVER
GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP
HARVESTS FROM HOLLAND
This month we feature the runner-up in our competition to fin the most Passionate Plotter. Mireille Klinkenberg lives in the Netherlands, where she shares an allotment with her mum
GROWING ON THE WEB
Prepare to be inspired by the Oldham family – Andrew, Carol and son D – whose quarter-acre Dig for Victory garden rests on Saddleworth Moor in North West England. Andrew shares their hillside adventure
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FIVE grow LIVE
This growing season we are following five gardeners from different parts of the country. Each of them is growing the same selection of seeds, some of which are being give away free this month with KG, so why not grow along with us and compare notes?
PLASTIC IS NOT THE ENEMY, WE ARE!
There is a lot of plastic used in gardening now. KG’s Emma Rawlings takes a view that if we have it we should appreciate and reuse it, rather than dump it
GET GROWING
ON THE PLOT with the 3 MUDKETEERS
This is a good time to take softwood cuttings of shrubby
GROWING ONLINE
We dig into the world wide web to harvest great websites, blogs and tweets
UP ON THE ROOF ROOF
Steve Neal visits the Skyline Garden in the heart of London and is amazed at the range of edible plants that are grown high above the bustling street below
KOHL RABI
Among your free seeds this month is a fascinating and tasty member of the cabbage family. Quick-growing kohl rabi deserves to be more widely grown. Here are some top tips
SWEETNESS FROM THE SOIL
This popular vegetable is loved by foodies and the health-conscious. But what about gardeners? Garden writer Becky Dickinson investigates whether it’s worth growing sweet potatoes in the UK
SWEET &SAVOURY
When most of us think of corn, we think of sweetcorn, but there’s a lot more variety than might meet the eye, says Rob Smith
FEEDING TIME
With no ground resources to draw on, container-grown crops require ongoing attention if they’re to thrive and reward you with a harvest. Benedict Vanheems has some tips to ensure optimal nutrition – and bumper pickings
DARE TO BE CREATIVE & COLOURFUL
You could sow your veg in regimental straight lines this season or you could unleash your creative spirit, ditch the ruler, add some colour and mix it all up. Emma Rawlings has some suggestions
GROW SQUASHES TO STORE
Start sowing butternuts and pumpkins now to provide some tasty treats for the winter months. Emma Rawlings explains how
GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT
This month garden writer and organic grower, Stephanie Hafferty, looks at what you can conjure up with edible flowers
WINDOWSILL WONDERS
If you love to grow your own, you’ll want to make use of every available growing space, whether you have a plot or not and you might be surprised at how many tasty crops you can grow indoors all year round, says KG editor, Steve Ott
THE CULTIVATED PLOT ONWARDS & UPWARDS!
This month Graham and Sally are bagging bargains and building and planting up raised beds
MAY TOMATO TRLLOGY
In This New Series Rekhe Mistry, Keen Plot Holder, Blogger And Former Contestant In Tv’s The Allotkment Challenge Takes Us Through Her Gardening Highlights
MAKE ATOMATO GROW STATION
You may not have a greenhouse but you can still provide warmth and protection to crops such as tomatoes, aubergines, peppers and cucumbers. Joyce Russell shows you how
ATASTE OF THE ORIENT
Our resident fruit expert, David Patch, takes us on a journey of discovery as he encourages us all to try something deliciously different – nashi pears
ROSEMARY
Rosemary has to be up there as one of the most fragrant of herbs, providing plenty of needle-shaped foliage available to pick all year long and lovely flowers to attract pollinators
WHAT TO BUY
TRIED AND TESTED –GARDEN TWINE
How long is a piece of string? A conundrum the KG team wrestled with this month as they tried out this range of garden twine products
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THE JOYS OF SPRING
Bring a little zing into your kitchen this month with these tasty dishes from resident chef Anna Cairns Pettigrew, with radish, pea and gooseberry taking centre stage