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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Kitchen Garden Magazine April 2018.
WELCOME
EDITOR’S LETTER
Having struggled through a long, chilly UK winter, it’s always so good when the days become noticeably longer and obvious signs of spring can be seen around us. But for t...
JOBS FOR THE MONTH
10 MINUTE JOBS
THIN OUT LEEK SEEDLINGS
Leek seed that was sown last month in plug trays should now have germinated and the seedlings should be making good growth. Where there’s more than...
ON THE VEG PATCH
PLANT SUMMER CABBAGES
STEP BY STEP
STEP 1: Young plants of summer cabbages can be planted into the garden now to grow on. If you haven’t grown your own from seed, there is still time...
IN THE GREENHOUSE
Pictures by Ben Russell
WITH JOYCE RUSSELL
WHAT TO DO IN APRIL ■Be organised and take good care of small plants ■Buy healthy young tomato plants if you haven’t raised any yourse...
WHAT’S NEW?
RAISING CHICKENS
If you’ve thought of keeping chickens, you might want to take a look at Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow, recently released in its fourth edition. This...
HAVE YOUR SAY
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY
Fifty years ago in 1967, I shared two plots with my father on our local allotment site, but in the mid-Seventies, following the death of my father and pressure of work,...