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

GROW MINI GREENS ON YOUR WINDOWSILL • 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

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

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

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 another of our creative and talented winners

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GETTING STARTED WITH CUT FLOWERS • Bring the beauty and magic of flowers indoors, says Shannon Keary, aka @Diaryofaladygardener

PLANNING FOR BIODIVERSITY • Looking to create a garden that encourages biodiversity but which is also productive? Becky Searle offers some valuable insights based on her own garden

PRODUCT REVIEWS PEA AND BEAN FRAMES • If you're looking for a pea or bean frame, here is a handy range of kits that you can use year on year

READER OFFERS • EXCLUSIVE SAVINGS TO HELP MAKE YOUR MONEY GO FURTHER

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