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Food For Your Ears

We chat to online gardener Richard Suggett from Littlehampton, West Sussex, otherwise known as The Veg Grower Podcast.co.uk

Delightful Douneside

Some gardens are part of a fascinating story, none more so than Douneside in the quiet village of Tarland, Aberdeenshire. Freelance journalist Janice Hopper finds out more

THE ONLY RAISED BEDS YOU'LL EVER NEED

Free home delivery. Minutes to assemble. Last a lifetime.

BY POPULAR DEMAND

On Derby’s Ashbourne Road and District Allotments there seems to be no end to the demand for small spaces for newbie allotment gardeners to put down some roots, as Potty Plotter Elaine Crick explains

The essential sowing kit

Here is your basic must-have equipment for sowing in containers first

THE BUS STOPS HERE!

Derby’s Ashbourne Road and District Allotments has a claim to fame – it is home to three repurposed bus stops. Potty Plotter Elaine Crick explains

BRASSICAS ARE THE BEST

This month we feature the winner of the My Best Crop category in our 2019 Plotter of the Year competition. Meet green-fingered Carl Walters from West Sussex

Luxuriant Lupins

Think of lupins and you’ll probably think of flower borders. So you may be surprised to learn that a few lupins have long been used as food crops, as Sally Cunningham explains

ALL ABUZZ on the plot

It’s all go on the plot as Stephanie Hafferty starts sowing but finds time to listen to the birdsong and the busy bees

A CUE FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS

You don’t need a greenhouse to grow delicious cucumbers. Colin Randel, member of the RHS Vegetable Trials Assessment Forum, reveals the best varieties for outdoor growing

THE DISABLED GARDENER 'There's Always A Way To Grow Your own'

Andrew Oldham uses his disability to inspire his garden and explains how you can too

Long live the perennials

Rob Smith takes a look at vegetables that you plant once and then keep on cropping for a year or more

Prodigious Palms

Palm trees are not just a pretty picture, says Sally Cunningham, as she discovers that the flowers of the Chusan palm are actually edible

HOBBITS, HOBBITON AND HORICULTURE

In his antipodean peregrinations Martin Fish may not have stumbled on any hobbits, but he did discover their very English cottage gardens and plenty of fruit and veg

Samphire SALT OF THE EARTH

Though hard to come by commercially, samphire is a crop that you can grow yourself. KG reader Tom Hall-Martell explains

MAKE YOUR OWN Greenhouse

If your budget doesn’t stretch to buying a ready-made greenhouse, another option is to get busy and make one yourself. Joyce Russell shows you how

Grow tomatoes galore!

This month KG editor Steve Ott offers his top tips on growing a UK garden and greenhouse favourite, the tomato

LOG IN TO MUSHROOMS

If you fancy having a go at growing mushrooms, get yourself a log, says Wendy Pillar, and ensure a steady supply of tasty fungi for years to come

THE GREEN TEAM -DREAM TEAM

Gardening can be a therapeutic and relaxing activity but a charity in Goole, East Yorkshire has taken this to the next level, using horticulture to help people turn their lives around. Emily Collins spoke to The Green Team to find out how they use gardening to give people a second chance.

Growing LIGHTING 101

In this extract from Leslie F Halleck’s book, Plant Parenting, find out how you can use artificial lights to get a head start with seedlings and cuttings

TIME TO TURN OVER AN OLD LEAF

Autumn is marked by dramatic change as the natural world sheds its summer cloak. Make the most of this leafy abundance by collecting what you can to make your own lovely leafmould. Benedict Vanheems will get you raking

A WALLED GARDEN

Gardening writer Janice Hopper heads north of the border to Caithness to take a tour of the Castle of Mey and its beautiful walled garden

Succeed With Cauliflowers

Cauliflowers have a reputation for being a challenge, but persevere and they can be a highly rewarding – and tasty – veg to grow, says KG editor, Steve Ott

The Cultivated Plot: A Year To Treasure

In the last of the series, Sally and Graham Strong are both looking back on what they have achieved in a year and forward to the plot of the future

Spud Love

With potatoes on his mind, Rob Smith advises on selection, offers some top tips and shares some of his favourite varieties

Protecting Our Native Pollinators

Pollinators play a vital role in mankind’s ability to produce crops, says Julie Moore. So who are they and what can we do to care for them?

Edible Edges

With so much of our effort focused on what’s growing in the garden, it’s easy to forget what’s going on at the edges. Garden boundaries such as walls and fences offer tantalising – and tasty – opportunities to grow even more food. Benedict Vanheems asks: are you making the most of them?