Kitchen Garden magazine is simply Britain's best magazine for those who love to grow your own fruit and veg.
JOBS THIS MONTH:
6 ON THE VEG PATCH
Feed your crops, harvest garlic, watch for
blight, sow spinach, peas, and herbs
10 IN THE GREENHOUSE
tend to sweetcorn, harvest basil, support tall
crops, pick French beans, sow spring onions,
trim and pollinate tomatoes
12 HOT TOPICS
the latest news and comment from the
world of kitchen gardening
16 YOUR LETTERS AND TIPS
learn what other KG readers have been up
to and get some great first-hand advice. Plus
enter our spot the Difference competition
20 QUESTION TIME
Regular Gardeners’ Question time panellists
Bob Flowerdew and Anne swithinbank
answer your fruit and veg growing
conundrums
102 NEXT MONTH
some highlights to be found in your August
issue, plus details of great free gifts
106 LAST WORD
this month KG reader lisa spooner of
Penzance, Cornwall explains how she grew
her chamomile lawn
22 GROW STRAWBERRIES IN WATER!
Nurseryman, John Fitzgerald, reports on his
successful experiments with growing crops
without soil, especially strawberries
26 BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO CALABRESE
Get back to basics with Andrew tokely as he
explains how to get the best from this most
nutritious of veg
30 VEG AT A GLANCE: ORIENTAL VEG
star of BBC TV’s Big Allotment Challenge, Jo
Jo Yee, joins the team to offer some tips for
growing these flavoursome crops
34 PLUGGING THE GAP
Gardening guru, Joe Maiden, sings the praises
of plug plants as a way of extending the
season, saving time and filling gaps on the plot
38 PETAL ATTRACTION
KG’s tony Flanagan explores the ways we
can attract delightful butterflies into the
garden without sacrificing our crops
42 RUDDING PARK’S NEW
KITCHEN GARDEN
Join gardening writer and broadcaster, Martin
Fish, on a tour of a new kitchen garden in the
beautiful North Yorkshire countryside
48 KG PASSIONATE PLOTTER
COMPETITION 2015
We launch our annual competition to discover
the keenest fruit and veg gardeners in Britain
and explain how you could win part of the
£3266 prize package we have on offer
52 FRUIT AT A GLANCE: BLUEBERRIES
A KG mini guide to growing this delicious
patio fruit
56 DON’T GET DRY THIS SUMMER
We reveal some ways to make the best use of
water on the plot and take a look at a selection
of irrigation kits available to gardeners
60 TIME FOR A FRUITY HAIRCUT
Gardening writer, Sue Stickland, visits the
Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales to
pick up some top summer-fruit pruning tips
64 20 WAYS TO STRETCH YOUR CASH
Thrifty gardener, Kim Stoddart, has some
simple but effective ideas to make your
gardening pound go further
68 TOP 10 EDIBLE FLOWERS
Gardening writer and broadcaster, Anne
Swithinbank, lists her favourite blooms for
flavour, including some surprising choices
70 MAKE A SLUG-PROOF SALAD
CONTAINER
DIY-loving gardener, Joyce Russell, has some
plans to help you keep your salads slug-free
76 THE LOST GARDENS OF HELIGAN
Gardening journalist, Liz Boden, travels to
Cornwall to talk to the garden’s modern-day
mentor, Sir Tim Smit, and new head gardener,
Iain Davies, to check on progress 25 years
after the garden’s rediscovery
96 DIARY DATES
Details of seed and young plant suppliers plus
giveaways coupon
74 GROWING GUIDES
Our selection of the best new websites, apps,
blogs and books for those who love to grow
their own
84 READER SAVERS
This month claim your free summer
brassica plant collection, plus save on
runner and dwarf French bean plant
collections, broad bean, blight-resistant
tomato, courgette and cucumber
plug plants
86 TRIED AND TESTED
The KG team puts a selection of mulching
materials through their paces
90 GARDEN STORE
News of the best new products and services
to reach the KG offices this month
92 GIVEAWAYS WORTH £3740
This month you could win these
great prizes: plant protection kit,
fertilisers, a handy garden trolley, wooden
raised beds, trendy wellies, garden
furniture paint, and stylish herb boxes
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