66 CON T EN TS Subscribe WHAT’SueINSIDE? contents June iss 68 LIZZIEB’S MOBILE KITCHEN This month LizzieB prepares some delicious Herefordshire and Worcestershire treats, including delicious ‘Herefordshire Beef’ Burgers. 03 THE EDITOR’S BIT Paul ponders… 06 NEWS AND EVENTS Home Farmer related news and events. 72 SMOKING ON THE BBQ Paul Melnyczuk COVER STORY uses a kettle barbecue to create richly smoked chicken and mackerel. 10 IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN John Harrison discusses the sowing and planting duties for June. 14 SAVE OUR ALLOTMENTS Your poster to support the national ‘Save Our Allotments’ campaign. 15 SMALL-SPACE GARDENING Mike Clark picks the COVER STORY best container salad and veg, and looks at successional growing. 20 CONSTRUCTING A POLYTUNNEL Kate Collyns takes us through setting up the frame and ‘skinning’ it. 24 A HANDY HERB GARDEN Elizabeth McCorquodale COVER STORY plans an aromatic kitchen herb garden. 30 THE POTS ZONE Chef Rachel Green’s window salad bowl box from the Pots Zone at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live. 32 SEED MATS AND TAPES Ruth Tott makes her own seed mats and seed tapes using standard kitchen items. 34 SUPPORTING YOUR PLANTS Mark Abbott-Compton COVER STORY creates some substantial support for his peas, beans and squash. 38 BBC GARDENERS’ WORLD LIVE 2015 We take a sneak peek at some highlights to come at this major gardening event. 4 SAVE OVER 25% Take out a UK 12-issue subscription to save money and receive a FREE COPY of Mary Berry’s 100 Cakes and Bakes. 75 COOKING WITH FLOWERS With the garden in bloom, Seren Evans-Charrington prepares some floral fare. 40 CREATING A PERMACULTURE GARDEN Three experts outline COVER STORY the essential requirements for a working permaculture garden. 44 GARDEN FACTS AND FABLES Elizabeth McCorquodale finds out if lining our pots with crocks actually does any good. 46 SEASONAL FORAGING David Winnard checks out some threatened forager’s plants to grow in his own garden. 50 POULTRY PARASITES Terry Beebe looks at red mite and other external pests, with tips on keeping them at bay. 55 THE ARAUCANA CHICKEN This month Terry Beebe features a bird of South American origin that lays blue/green eggs. 57 A SMALLHOLDER’S DIARY Dot Tyne’s March diary entries are dominated by lambing and the annual lambing course. 62 ALL ABOUT HONEY Claire Waring considers the origins and purposes of honey. 79 PRESERVING THE HARVEST Gaby Bartai begins a COVER STORY new series on preserving the seasonal harvest month by month. 83 WARTIME DRINKS Seren Evans-Charrington looks at some innovative kitchen solutions to WWII shortages. 86 DRYING FLOWERS Liz Aitken’s guide to bringing any room to life with dried flowers. 88 LEGAL FOOD HERO Michael Wale checks out a new book by Steven M. Druker, who took on the US GM industry. “LIKE ALL OF THE LATER-RIPENING BERRIES, GOOSEBERRIES CAN BE FROZEN EITHER RAW OR COOKED, OR THEY CAN BE BOTTLED. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE THEM INTO JAM… OR INTO CHUTNEY” GABY BARTAI EMBARKS ON A SEASON DEDICATED TO MAKING THE HARVEST LAST, BEGINNING WITH THE MONTH OF JUNE PAGE 79 91 LIGHTING UP A SHED Our ‘fixer’, John COVER STORY Butterworth, uses the latest developments in solar panels to light up a large shed. 96 COMPETITION TIME Win a garden smokehouse WIN and smoker kit from The Posh Shed Company. 98 SMALLHOLDER GROUP LISTINGS 99 NEXT MONTH What’s in next month’s issue? W W W. H O M E FA R M E R .CO.U K J U N E 2015 5