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

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

GROW WITH BELLE GROW YOUR OWN CARROTS! • 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

WHAT'S NEW? • ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING

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

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OUR PLOTTERS 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 latest winners and find out more about their garden

INCREDIBLE EDIBLE PERENNIALS • Stephanie Hafferty shows how you can save money by growing crops that just keep on coming year on year

GET YOUR RUNNERS OFF TO A FLYING START! • As one of the summer and early autumn's tastiest and more prolific vegetables, runner beans are a must-grow crop, says KG staff writer Tony Flanagan. So get sowing now!

GROW YOUR OWN BAKING INGREDIENTS • This month Rob Smith picks out some of his favourite baking fillers for those sweet-toothed growers among us

THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN • This month Hannah Reid explains how she incorporates the principles of permaculture into growing her fruit and veg

Should we be using biocontrols? • Garden Organic's research manager Anton Rosenfeld demystifies biocontrols and shares advice on their use

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD! • We talk to Stephanie Slater, founder and chief executive of the charity School Food Matters, which campaigns for access to healthy, sustainable food at school and teaches children about food and food growing

CROWNING GLORIES • Scone Palace was once home to the Scone Stone – the crowning seat of Scottish kings. It also boasts a wonderful walled kitchen garden. Gardening writer Janice Hopper paid a visit to meet head gardener Brian Cunningham

YES, IN YOUR BACKYARD! • You may not have a lot of space but you can still enjoy growing a range of fruit and veg, as Emma Bailey explains

GROWING IN THE shadows • It is possible to grow fruit and vegetables in shadier areas. Deputy editor Emma Rawlings suggests a few crops that should do well

BACK TO BASICS WITH FRUIT • This month our resident fruit expert David Patch takes a look at three essential summer tasks for fruit growers

HOT STUFF! • Anton Rosenfeld from Garden Organic explains how hot composting works and shares his top tips for getting the best out of the process

PRODUCT REVIEWS NETTING • Protect your crops from birds, butterflies and insect pests with netting. Choose the type which is right for you (and your plants!)

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

GIVEAWAYS • TO ENTER OUR GIVEAWAYS SEE PAGE 89 OR VISIT THE KG WEBSITE

GARDEN STORE PLUS SUBSCRIBER SAVERS* • Are you a subscriber to Kitchen Garden magazine? Then visit www.mudketeers.co.uk for details of how you can take advantage of the exclusive subscriber-only deals on these pages!

HEY DING A DING, IT'S SPRING TIME • Let's find out what culinary surprises Anna Cairns Pettigrew will be springing on us this month, with dishes featuring chives, spinach and peas

BEAT THE HEAT! • Anticipating another very hot and dry summer this...