WELCOME

IN THE GREENHOUSE PREPARE FOR GROWING

Whether you are new to gardening and are growing fruit and vegetables for the rst time or an old hand who just wants a reminder of the essential tasks to carry out on your plot each month, this bookazine is for you.

Written by Kitchen Garden experts, themselves keen and experienced growers, How to Grow Month-by-Month takes you through the gardening year, covering many popular crops in detail and o ering plenty of top tips along the way. Each month includes simple step-by-step advice that will help you become familiar with many of the basic techniques you’ll need to help you produce fresh, nutritious fruit and vegetables from your garden or allotment all season long. ese range from growing strawberries in hanging pots to sowing and planting cabbages and leeks, to propagating fruit and storing onions.

ere is also plenty for those with a greenhouse or polytunnel – each month includes lots of advice for growing protected crops, allowing you to take advantage of the warmth and shelter to extend your season by several months.

Finally, if this is your rst attempt at growing your own, turn to page 80 to discover gardening expert Emma Rawlings’ advice on starting a new veg plot from scratch. Happy gardening!