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Kitchen Garden

May 01 2022
Magazine

Kitchen Garden Magazine - UK's No.1 for growing your own fruit and vegetables. KG also offers great monthly give-aways, special gardening offers, recipes, growing tips and much more.

Welcome

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TOP JOBS FOR MAY • ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS

UNDER COVER

ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 Mudketeers • The KG team offer chat, tips and gardening gossip

GROW WITH BELLE GROW STRAWBERRIES! • Hi! I’m Belle and I’m here every month to share lots of fun activities for you to do at home, on your own or with your family

WHAT’S NEW? • ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING

HAVE YOUR SAY • CONTACT US WITH YOUR LETTERS AND TIPS: TFLANAGAN@MORTONS.CO.UK

Kitchen Garden

QUESTION TIME • GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH • Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature another of our talented winners

Prizes and sponsors • Each of our 12 winners will receive a bundle of prizes kindly given by our sponsors Hozelock, Nemasys, Harrod Horticultural and Mortons Media Group.

EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH TOMATOES • Martin Fish shares his love of tomatoes and enthuses about the amazing range of flavours you can get if you grow your own

VARIETIES FOR A RANGE OF FLAVOURS

Getting to know you • In the latest instalment of her series charting progress on her new plot, no-dig gardener Stephanie Hafferty becomes familiar with the site and soil and continues to fill it with tasty crops

ROB’S PLOT A month of two halves! • Sow, plant, and protect, all key words for the month of May, which can be a tricky time in the garden, says Rob Smith

MORE THAN JUST AN ALLOTMENT • Garden writer Dan Heighes takes a tour of The Regent’s Park Allotment Garden, which is managed by London’s food growing network, Capital Growth

ABOUT CAPITAL GROWTH

WIN A HOTEL STAY WITH CLASSIC LODGES

The benefits of multisowing • What is multisowing and what are the benefits? In this extract from his new book, no-dig expert Charles Dowding explains

Make a super simple growbag frame • If your grow bag rests on a hard base and canes are not an option, Joyce Russell offers the perfect solution to supporting your plants as they grow

Kale is king • If there had to be a choice between which brassicas to grow Emma Rawlings would choose kale every time. Here she explains why and gives tips on how to grow it

PLUG IN AND STAND BACK! • Ready-grown plug plants offer a convenient way to grow veg. KG editor Steve Qtt looks at what’s available and offers top tips for getting the best from your young plants

MAKE YOUR OWN LIQUID FEEDS • It’s easy to make a liquid feed for your plants and there are many benefits from doing so, says Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic

Meet the Queen of Herbs • This month multiple RHS Gold winning organic grower Jekka McVicar, internationally known by the moniker ‘Queen of Herbs’, talks with Grapevine podcast host Daniel Heighes

Small space, high yield gardening • Just because you may not have a lot of space for growing your crops, that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to put up with low yields. Becky Searle explains

A GUIDE TO fruitful pollination • David Patch explains the botany behind fruit tree pollination and techniques for success

Enjoy May in a mindful way • This month, well-being expert Annabelle Padwick shares what she is up to in her riverside towpath garden and invites you to join her for a bit of mindful gardening

PRODUCT REVIEWS GARDEN WEAR...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 108 Publisher: Mortons Media Group, Ltd Edition: May 01 2022

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: March 29, 2022

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OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Home & Garden

Languages

English

Kitchen Garden Magazine - UK's No.1 for growing your own fruit and vegetables. KG also offers great monthly give-aways, special gardening offers, recipes, growing tips and much more.

Welcome

Follow us on Social Media

TOP JOBS FOR MAY • ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS

UNDER COVER

ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 Mudketeers • The KG team offer chat, tips and gardening gossip

GROW WITH BELLE GROW STRAWBERRIES! • Hi! I’m Belle and I’m here every month to share lots of fun activities for you to do at home, on your own or with your family

WHAT’S NEW? • ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING

HAVE YOUR SAY • CONTACT US WITH YOUR LETTERS AND TIPS: TFLANAGAN@MORTONS.CO.UK

Kitchen Garden

QUESTION TIME • GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH • Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature another of our talented winners

Prizes and sponsors • Each of our 12 winners will receive a bundle of prizes kindly given by our sponsors Hozelock, Nemasys, Harrod Horticultural and Mortons Media Group.

EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH TOMATOES • Martin Fish shares his love of tomatoes and enthuses about the amazing range of flavours you can get if you grow your own

VARIETIES FOR A RANGE OF FLAVOURS

Getting to know you • In the latest instalment of her series charting progress on her new plot, no-dig gardener Stephanie Hafferty becomes familiar with the site and soil and continues to fill it with tasty crops

ROB’S PLOT A month of two halves! • Sow, plant, and protect, all key words for the month of May, which can be a tricky time in the garden, says Rob Smith

MORE THAN JUST AN ALLOTMENT • Garden writer Dan Heighes takes a tour of The Regent’s Park Allotment Garden, which is managed by London’s food growing network, Capital Growth

ABOUT CAPITAL GROWTH

WIN A HOTEL STAY WITH CLASSIC LODGES

The benefits of multisowing • What is multisowing and what are the benefits? In this extract from his new book, no-dig expert Charles Dowding explains

Make a super simple growbag frame • If your grow bag rests on a hard base and canes are not an option, Joyce Russell offers the perfect solution to supporting your plants as they grow

Kale is king • If there had to be a choice between which brassicas to grow Emma Rawlings would choose kale every time. Here she explains why and gives tips on how to grow it

PLUG IN AND STAND BACK! • Ready-grown plug plants offer a convenient way to grow veg. KG editor Steve Qtt looks at what’s available and offers top tips for getting the best from your young plants

MAKE YOUR OWN LIQUID FEEDS • It’s easy to make a liquid feed for your plants and there are many benefits from doing so, says Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic

Meet the Queen of Herbs • This month multiple RHS Gold winning organic grower Jekka McVicar, internationally known by the moniker ‘Queen of Herbs’, talks with Grapevine podcast host Daniel Heighes

Small space, high yield gardening • Just because you may not have a lot of space for growing your crops, that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to put up with low yields. Becky Searle explains

A GUIDE TO fruitful pollination • David Patch explains the botany behind fruit tree pollination and techniques for success

Enjoy May in a mindful way • This month, well-being expert Annabelle Padwick shares what she is up to in her riverside towpath garden and invites you to join her for a bit of mindful gardening

PRODUCT REVIEWS GARDEN WEAR...


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