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