Kitchen Garden - April 2017
YOU & YOUR PLOT
6 ON THE VEG PATCH
Harvest spring greens and purple sprouting
broccoli, plant new asparagus beds, sow peas
10 IN THE GREENHOUSE
Cover tender plants on cold nights, tend to the
soil, sow cucumbers, feed strawberries
12 WHAT’S NEW?
The latest news, comment and advice from the
world of kitchen gardening
14 YOUR LETTERS AND TIPS
Learn what other KGreaders have been up to
and pick up some great first-hand advice
20 QUESTION TIME
Our panel of leading experts from the gardening
industry answer your gardening queries
56 BRITAIN’S MOST PASSIONATE PLOTTERS
This month some of our keenest ladies explain
why they love their plots
104 DIARY DATES
Plus giveaway entry coupon and details of
seed and young plant suppliers
107 NEXT MONTH
Some of the highlights to be found in your
May issue plus news of great free gifts
114 LAST WORD WITH THE KG FORUM
This month the KG forum users reveal their
'desert island' seed choices
GET GROWING
16 THE THREE MUDKETEERS
23 HANGING GARDENS OF PLENTY
Organic gardening expert Ben Vanheems
reveals his sure-fire crops for hanging baskets
30 NEW WAYS WITH AN OLD KITCHEN GARDEN
We travel to Somerset to see the wonderful
old walled garden of Ston Easton
36 GROWING ONLINE
38 POWER TO THE POLYTUNNEL
Our guide to buying a new structure
45 REACH FOR THE SKY!
Climbing beans are delicious. KGeditor
Steve Ott offers his top tips for freezer
filling success
49 GROWING FROM YOUR ROOTS
Organic veg expert Sally Cunningham reports
on ommunity projects growing exotic veg
60 GROW MARVELLOUS MARROWS
Aim to grow the biggest marrow using your
free seeds and win £100 worth of seed
vouchers from sponsors D T Brown
64 A TASTE OF HISTORY WITH
HERITAGE CARROTS
Top allotment gardener Rob Smith brings you
his pick of the best vintage carrot varieties
68 MIXING IT UP
Fruitful, thornless and disease resistant; fruit
expert David Patch takes a look at the jostaberry
72 HOW TO MAKE A BEAN FRAME
DIY enthusiast Joyce Russell has a plan for a
simple and attractive, collapsible bean frame
75 PICK OF THE PEPPERS
Top seedsman and veg variety expert Colin
Randel reveals the very best sweet peppers to
grow on your plot
79 SPREADING THE HARVEST
Biodynamic gardener Julie Moore explains
how to avoid gluts by careful planning
85 SALLY’S SPICE RACK FAVOURITES
Ethnic veg enthusiast Sally Cunningham
reveals more of her favourite crops
86 HEALTHY EATING (NEW)
Nutritionist Susie Kearley spotlights a different
fruit or veg each month and why it contibutes
to a healthy diet. This month marrows
WHAT TO BUY
88 WIN FLYMO LAWNMOWERS WORTH £522
90 TRIED AND TESTED
With plug planting time soon upon us in this
issue the KGteam get on their knees to test a
range of popular trowels
94 INSTANT SAVERS
This month save up to 40% on leading
gardening brands including Agriframes,
Harrod Horticultural and Thompson & Morgan
96 READER OFFERS
Claim your free 25 plant club root resistant
brassica collection worht £15.90
98 GARDEN STORE
Our roundup of the best new products and
services for kitchen gardeners
100 3 PAGES OF GIVEAWAYS
WORTH OVER £2891
This month you could win gardening
footwear, top quality compost, crop
protection products, plant foods and
growth promoters, wild flower seeds and
show tickets