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EDITOR’S LETTER
Welcome
KG editor Steve Ott urges you to keep sowing to extend the season
YOU & YOUR PLOT
TOP JOBS FOR AUGUST
TOP TASKS FOR YOUR VEGETABLE PATCH 
THREE STEPS TO BETTER AUTUMN AND WINTER LETTUCE
STEP BY STEP STEP 1: Choose winter varieties
LOTS OF BEANS
Runner beans start to crop this month
ON THE VEG PATCH
CHILLI PEPPERS Plants growing in containers benefit from the heat of a house wall
PESTS AND PROBLEMS
■ SPLIT FRUIT Try to keep soil damp
FIND GOOD FRUIT VARIETIES
TOP FRUIT TIP This is a good time to take a look at your fruit trees and bushes
USE THE HARVEST
This is the month to start laying down winter stores
GARDEN MINDERS
If you plan for an August holiday, then remember to plan for the garden too
PROTECT WINTER BRASSICAS
Birds can be a blessing, and also a pest when it comes to gardening
IN THE GREENHOUSE
TRIM BACK LONG STEMS ON SQUASHES Squashes, especially butternut types
WHAT TO DO IN AUGUST
■ Sow leafy brassicas such as curly kale
HARVEST AND SOW PAK CHOI
Pak choi is easy to grow
KEEP HARVESTING TOMATOES
By August tomatoes growing in a polytunnel or greenhouse should be ripening well
SOW SALAD CROPS
Take advantage of any gaps between crops in the polytunnel
HARVEST AND FEED FIGS
Freshly picked figs warmed by the sun have the most amazing flavour
AUGUST TIPS
■ To keep cucumber plants growing and cropping...
MARY BERRY LAUNCHES THE GREAT BRITISH GARDEN PARTY
ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING
LET’S WALK!
Slow Ways is an initiative to create a national network of walking routes
ARE YOU BREAKING THE LAW?
According to experts from GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk windfallen fruit technically
DID YOU KNOW?
A recent study conducted by Edith Cowan University
PICNIC UPTICK
A study conducted last year by the team...
BREAKING NEWS...
Hot off the press, it has just been announced that Kitchen Garden has won the Magazine of the Year Special Interest category...
LISTENING TO NATURE
Wildlife World has something new for wildlife gardening
MARGOT AND THE MAGICAL PLANT
If you’re looking for a book to introduce young minds to the wonder of sowing and growing...
NEW THOMAS ETTY CATALOGUE
Heritage seed supplier Thomas Etty’s latest catalogue has recently been released
A PATCH FROM SCRATCH
Like many who picked up a new skill or hobby during lockdown...
BOTTLING TOMATOES – SAFETY ADVICE
CONTACT US WITH YOUR LETTERS AND TIPS: TFLANAGAN@MORTONS.CO.UK
PALLET POWER
I am always looking for cheap and easy way to plant flowers and herbs
SEND US YOUR LETTERS - EVERYONE'S A WINNER
Send us your tips and pictures and if your letter is published you will get a £10 Dobies voucher
OH DEER, SOMETHING FISHY HERE
Regarding your letter on problems with deer (June issue)
YOUNG AND KEEN
Teresa about to start planting part of our polytunnel
FROM THE FORUM
PEA MILDEW CHLOE29: I’ve just discovered what I think is pea mildew
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KG PROBLEM SOLVER
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Our Star Question winner will receive vouchers worth £25!
WITHERING SEEDLINGS
Following many years of successful brassica growing, over the last four years...
SQUIRRELS AND SWEETCORN
Reading your article on sweetcorn (June issue)...
SAMPHIRE – POOR GERMINATION POSER
I have tried to grow samphire for years
PRUNING FIGS
I bought two ‘Little Miss Figgy’ dwarf fig plants. Can I prune them?
OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
Last year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Meet enthusiastic growers Kayleigh and Dean, our latest winners
PRIZES AND SPONSORS
Each of our 12 winners will receive the following kindly given by our sponsors
BE OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH
How would you like your plot to be
IT'S IN THE BLOOD
Regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time Bob Flowerdew is passionate about organic gardening. His unique approach to gardening has garnered him many followers over the years. Here he talks with Daniel Heighes
GET GROWING
ON THE PLOT WITH THE THREE MUDKETEERS
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CHILLI WEATHER?
This month Steve has been tending to his pepper and chilli plants
THAT’S YOUR SHALLOT
Every season brings a challenge in vegetable growing
GROW WITH BELLE
Make a mini wildlife pond 
POTATO FAVOURITES
At the time of writing (early June) the potatoes I‘ve grown this year are shooting up lush and lovely
BEAT THE HEAT!
GREAT  FOR BEGINNERS 
MAKE A FLOWERPOT OLLA
STEP BY STEP - making a beautiful and practical olla pot
GREY AREA
Grey water (used water that isn’t contaminated with sewage) can be redeployed in the garden, given a few precautions
HOW TO WATER EFFICIENTLY
Don’t fancy getting up at 6am to water your plants?
A SECOND SHOT AT SPRING
30 GREAT VEG TO EXTEND YOUR HARVESTS
COMETH THE HOUR COMETH THE FLOWER
When it comes to the kitchen garden it’s not just veg that Rob Smith loves to grow. A whole host of flowers will bring colour to the plot – but they have many other uses too!
TOP THAT FOR TASTE!
Celebrity chef James Strawbridge offers some unique ideas for summertime pizza toppings using delicious home-grown produce
CHOOSE A ROOT TO SUCCESSS
Turnips and swedes might not be the first choice in root veg, but together they can supply nutritious, healthy pickings for months on end, says KG editor Steve Ott
THE NO DIG GARDEN ON SHOW
With fellow no-dig champion Charles Dowding, Stephanie Hafferty has been working very hard on their show garden for July’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. Here’s an account of how they prepared for it
Floral feasts FROM YOUR garden
GREAT FOR BEGINNERS In her inspiring book called...
TAMING THE WILD
GREAT  FOR BEGINNERS
PURE JEANIUS
Reuse your old compost, says Stephanie Hafferty, and you too can have potatoes for Christmas. And don’t forget, potatoes will grow in just about any container, including jeans!
GETTING IT RIGHT WITH FRUIT!
GREAT  FOR BEGINNERS
SOW EASY WITH SELF-SEEDERS
GREAT  FOR BEGINNERS
KNOW YOUR PLOT
Understanding your vegetable garden takes time but is the key to success, as professional gardener and keen organic veg grower Nicola Hope explains
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR
Inspired by his grandad, self-confessed gardening addict and garden writer Joe Harrison explains why he loves his allotment and why his children love it too!
FEEL THE LOVE FOR FENNEL
Fennel is not commonly seen on veg plots but Annabelle Padwick sings its praises and offers some tips on growing it
WHAT TO BUY
BOOK TIME
Time for a good read on your favourite subject, kitchen gardening!
MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS
We gardeners are pretty good at multi-tasking, and even more so when equipped with a multi-purpose tool. Here are a few we tried out this month
SEVERAL HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
Tools that can do more than one thing may save you money in the long run
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