Kitchen Garden - April 2023

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KG PLOTTER OF THE MONTH COMPETITION
This month we meet KG reader and keen plotter Jo Hunt from South Yorkshire on her burgeoning allotment.

CAMBO’S CAPTIVATING GARDENS
Gardening writer Janice Hopper takes a tour of a beautiful garden for learning in Fife.

PLANNING FOR BIODIVERSITY
Have a nature-friendly garden and great crops with advice from ecologist Becky Searle..

TOP JOBS FOR APRIL

ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS

6 mins

BEETROOT UNCOVERED

Martin Fish reveals all about growing one of his favourite vegetables while Jill serves up some tasty beetburgers

5 mins

MAKING YOUR seedlings cosy

Stephanie Hafferty offers some money-saving ideas. This month she looks at keeping seedlings warm and making sure they have adequate light

4 mins

GROWING OUTDOOR TOMATOES

In many parts of the country it is possible to grow tomatoes outside and not in a greenhouse or polytunnel. Here KG's deputy editor Emma Rawlings offers some tips for success

5 mins

SUCCESS WITH SEEDS!

Professional gardener and keen plotter Hannah Reid shares her top tips for getting your seeds and seedlings off to a great start

5 mins

GROW YOUR OWN SPICE RACK

Bring a bit of spice into your life this month with Rob Smith's pick of some of his favourite herbs

5 mins

PEAS BY THE PLATEFUL

Home-grown garden peas are easy to grow, hardy and highly productive freezer fillers. KG editor Steve Ott offers some top tips for sure-fire success

5 mins

GROW CUCUMBERS AND GHERKINS

In this extract from her book Rekha's Kitchen Garden, Rekha Mistry turns her attention to growing plants of the Cucumis sativus family

3 mins

GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR PEAT-FREE GROWING

Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer at Garden Organic, shares advice for making the most of peat-free composts

3 mins

Cambo's captivating gardens

Janice Hopper visits a country house and estate in Fife and talks to the head gardener, Katherine Taylor, about the Edible Garden

4 mins

UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES

Last year Emma Bailey, gardening writer and keen plotter, trained her pumpkin plants to grow vertically, and never looked back... or down

4 mins

CURRANTS SEASON BY SEASON

Versatile for the kitchen, easy to grow and unfussy where they sit, currants are an attractive soft fruit option, says David Patch

5 mins

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Kitchen Garden Magazine Description:

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.The KG team put their heads together to bring you their top 101 tips to help you get your season off to the best possible start and as cheaply as possible. We hope you’ll agree that they are genuinely useful. If you have any of your own you’d like to share, please drop me a line and we’ll feature them in the magazine.