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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.

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TOP JOBS FOR FEBRUARY • ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS

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

BRUSHING AWAY WINTER

REINING IN THE REDCURRANT

IT'S A WHITE OFF!

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

LEEKS UNCOVERED • Martin Fish explains why leeks are a great crop to grow, plus there's another mouthwatering recipe from Jill

SEAFOOD AND LEEK PANCAKES

MAKE YOUR OWN potting compost • In this second part of how to make your own potting compost Emma Rawlings looks at mixes that are best suited to potting on plants from seedling stage onwards

OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH • Last year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Meet the second of our creative and talented winners

SAVE AS YOU SOW • Stephanie Hafferty offers more money-saving ideas. This month she's discussing seeds, vertical growing and containers

Kitchen Garden TOP PICKS • Here at Kitchen Garden we're always looking out for the best products which will benefit you (and your garden!) the most. Check out this selection of fantastic products from some of our trusted partners, which should be on your shopping list this month

GROW YOUR OWN HERBAL TEAS! • Looking for herbal infusions with a refreshing zing and zest? Rob Smith has a whole teapot of tips and recommendations

EASY DOES IT • Great crops require a great soil - but the ways to achieve that are evolving as KG editor Steve Ott explains

FROM LITTLE SEEDS... • Sally Clifford discovers how one of the country's biggest producers of cress, microgreens and pea shoots is developing and evolving

SUSTAINABLE CONTAINER GROWING • Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, explains how to get the most out of growing in containers

GET TING CONNECTED • As a model, Poppy Okotcha became concerned about the way sections of the fashion industry were exploiting the planet's resources. Now she is a passionate ecological food grower and campaigner for nature

Perennial vegetables for a changing climate • In this extract from The Climate Change Garden, authors Sally Morgan and Kim Stoddart focus on the vegetable garden and perennial crops

Why is frost important? • The sight of frost may send a shiver down our spines on a chilly winter morning but its many benefits should not be overlooked, as Becky Searle explains

Top 10 Tips For potato growing • Here are a few ideas to help you grow great spuds

PLUMS SEASON BY SEASON • This month fruit expert David Patch looks at a year of growing plums, one of the most delicious and rewarding tree fruits for the garden or allotment

A SHARED LOVE • Meeting other gardeners, both those in the UK and those from abroad, can be an extremely enriching experience, as North East allotmenteer Hannah Reid explains

PLANNING YOUR PLANTING WITH THE NAS • SEASONAL ADVICE AND INSPIRATION FOR ALLOTMENT HOLDERS FROM THE NATIONAL ALLOTMENT SOCIETY

PRODUCT REVIEWS GARDEN TWINE • You could say twine is one of the essential accessories that you need for your garden for a wide range of tasks, from securing bean frames to tethering tomatoes

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