Kitchen Garden

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

TOP JOBS FOR JANUARY • ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY STEPHANIE HAFFERTY

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

GROW WITH BELLE MAKE A SOIL PUDDING! • 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

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

HERBS UNCOVERED • This month Martin Fish brings his expertise to offer top advice on growing herbs while Jill serves up some savoury herby shortbread

CHEESY HERB SHORTBREAD

OUR PLOTTERS FOR 2024 ARE REVEALED • Here are the talented readers and their prolific plots selected to feature this year as Kitchen Garden’s Plotter of the Month. The first of our talented growers, drawn at random to kick off this latest series of success stories, is Francesca Chadwick

WORTH OVER £177! • Each of our 12 winners will receive a bundle of prizes worth over £177 kindly given by our sponsors & Jackson and Burpee Seeds and also Kitchen Garden magazine and HTA Garden Vouchers

KNOW YOUR ONIONS • There’s nothing quite like your own haul of flavoursome, golden-hued or vibrant red onions. Award-winning writer Benedict Vanheems explains how to have some skin in the game

Q&A How to grow potatoes • Here we answer some common questions on potato growing

MORE OF FOR 2024! THE NEW • Bring a little colour to your plot with these new varieties, specially selected by KG staff writer, Tony Flanagan

CHOICE CHILLIES! • In this new series Rob Smith is delving into the everintriguing world of vegetables with a keen focus on some brand-new varieties but some lesser-known ones too

CLIMATE CHANGE INSPIRATION • Award-winning journalist Kim Stoddart outlines resilience-building ideas to offer hope and solutions for the future

SQUARE ROOTS! • This month Tony Flanagan looks at two ways you can manage crops on a small scale by planting in a layout of squares

WHAT TO GROW

A jewel in THE CROWN • Janice Hopper takes a trip to Leith Hall in North East Scotland where, despite the challenges of weather, site and soil, the kitchen garden is thriving

TOP TIPS

KEEP YOUR GARDEN Pest and weed free naturally • Expert gardener, YouTuber, presenter, best-selling author and ambassador for Dŵr Cymru’s PestSmart, Huw Richards, explains why natural is best when it comes to keeping your garden pest and weed free

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What is a HERITAGE VARIETY? • Heirloom, heritage and historic seeds… Garden Organic’s Anton Rosenfeld defines what it means to be a seed of special significance and the differences between them

NEW PLOT? How to make a good start • Becky Searle looks at a range of factors to consider when preparing a new vegetable plot, whether allotment or back garden

THE CREATURE FEATURE Uncovering woodlice • This month Jack Edmonds looks at a creature that is well hidden until you move its shelter, which might be a plant pot or piece of wood

FLAVOURSOME FRUIT EATING APPLES • In this new series fruit expert David Patch surveys the rich and varied world of apples and picks out some of the tastiest varieties

IT’S THE BEE’S KNEES •...