KNOW YOUR PLOT

Understanding your vegetable garden takes time but is the key to success, as professional gardener and keen organic veg grower Nicola Hope explains

A SECOND SHOT AT SPRING 30 GREAT VEG TO EXTEND YOUR HARVESTS

It’s easy at this time of year to take your foot off the pedal and think that the work of sowing is done. But as KG editor Steve Ott explains, to get the best from your patch you need to keep that ground busy

Several Heads Are Better Than One

Tools that can do more than one thing may save you money in the long run

Getting It Right With Fruit!

We may not always have the ideal conditions for growing fruit, but there are things you can do, says David Patch, by choosing a fruit that will suit your particular plot or garden

Jewels of the summertime

It’s (almost) never too late to add more colour, says Ruth

Create your own tea garden

Shop-bought, dried and packaged herbal tea pales beside the fresh variety culled from the garden, so perhaps it’s time to grow your own, says Anne Swithinbank

Nectar-rich beds and baskets

Plant out summer bedding, hanging baskets and containers that provide food for bees and butterflies to help make your garden a wildlife haven, says Hazel Sillver

Tough love

Want better-tasting tomatoes, and more of them? Treat them mean and keep them craving more, says Toby

Five-star plant selection

Percy Thrower looks at the best herbaceous perennials for the garden

Biological control for indoor plants

Steve and Val Bradley explain the biological methods for controlling red spider mite and whitefly that involve the use of predatory mites and parasitic wasps

STORY OF THE SPUD

Annabelle Padwick loves potatoes and reveals a bit about their history and some useful growing tips

WAYS WITH WATER

Water is a precious resource, says Stephanie Hafferty This month she looks at different ways it can be used efficiently and effectively in the garden to benefit both plants and wildlife

TWEET AND VEG MAN

A keen fisherman, a lifelong veg grower and now a social media sensation Gerald Stratford talks to Grapevine podcast host, Daniel Heighes

Roll OUT THE marrow

Pick them young as courgettes or grow them to full maturity... you can usually grow marrows without really trying

SEEDS WITH STORIES MAKE TASTIER FRUITS

Home-grown produce almost always tastes better than shop-bought fruit and vegetables. With that in mind, just imagine how delicious tomatoes and peppers raised from saved seed can taste. Professional gardener

A drop of the good stuff

Just like us, plants need a regular supply of good food in order to grow and thrive. KG editor Steve Ott takes a look at some of the more natural ways we can provide them with a square meal

Back to school WITH raspberries!

With a focus on raspberries, this month David Patch explains exactly what is required to cultivate the tastiest of fruit

Pest And Disease Control Without Chemicals

This month Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, explains how you can manage pests and diseases in your gardens naturally

Crop Covers To Fit Your Needs

In this extract from her book Growing Under Cover, Niki Jabbour offers advice on the range of covers you can use to protect your crops

From Seed To Sunflowers

Emily Cupit from Derbyshire was given some seed packets during lockdown last year and it started a growing passion that she now shares on social media

Worst weeds ever!

Weeds come in all shapes and sizes, with some being less welcome than others, but which are the worst? Graham Rice investigates and explains how to get rid of them

Mind the gap!

Val picks insect-friendly plants to fill a rose gap

Call of the wild

An unexpected treat in the fridge has given Toby the chance to transform a patch of grass into a floral fantasy

Controlling strawberries

Anne Swithinbank’s masterclass on: wayward strawberries

Bring out the baskets

A particularly cold April and early May meant that many people delayed starting their hanging baskets, but early June is a great time to start

Along came a spider...

You may not be an arachnid lover, but the fact is that spiders work hard to keep the bugs at bay, says Bob

Smarter Planting Time

Get a great crop and avoid cauliflower pests

A Gardener's Miscellany

Gardening’s king of trivia and brain-teasers, Graham Clarke

Five-Star Plant Selection

Percy Thrower continues his series with the best bulbs for the garden

Autumn Flower Bombs

Bury some treasure in the ground this month and you will be rewarded with autumn-flowering bulbs that explode with colour