SOW BROAD BEANS STEP BY STEP

Welcome

Although it’s sad to say goodbye to summer, I do love the autumn with its cooler days, bright colours and harvests of delicious produce...

TOP JOBS FOR NOVEMBER

ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS

PESTS AND PROBLEMS

■ ROTTEN PRODUCE: If you’ve stored produce to

FEED YOUR SOIL

Autumn is the best time of year to spread compost and manure on to your soil in a bid to nourish it in time for next season’s crops...

UNDER COVER

PREPARE FOR WINTER

PLANT GARLIC STEP BY STEP

STEP 1: Garlic needs a period of chilling

TAKE HARDWOOD CUTTINGS

Hardwood cuttings are an almost bomb-proof way to

KEY JOB FOR NOVEMBER

■ PROTECT SALADS Winter salads and end-of-season stragglers

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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

NEXT MONTH

IN YOUR DECEMBER ISSUE OF KITCHEN GARDEN MAGAZINE

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 another of our talented winners, Joy Levantiz

WENT TO BE OUR KG PLOTTER OF THE MONTH ?

All readers who are picked to be our Plotter of the Month 2023 will each receive a great bundle of prizes

FEELING THE HEAT

KG reader Peter Dean considers the consequences of the hot summer on his crops and suggests some jobs we can now be getting on with in the autumn garden

ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 MUDKETEERS

WISE WORD “If your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

GROW WITH BELLE COLLECTING SEEDS

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

EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH…GARLIC

GREAT FOR BEGINNERS

WELCOMING A CHANGE IN PACE

As autumn arrives Stephanie Hafferty is enjoying a slower time in the garden although there are still some jobs to be done and a little sowing

Conservation meets innovation

Sissinghurst Castle gardens are among Britain’s most iconic, but did you know they also include a thriving Vegetable Garden? KG editor Steve Ott takes a tour with kitchen gardener Olivia Steed-Mundin

The importance of compost

In this extract from his latest book No Dig, Charles Dowding explains why compost is so essential to a productive vegetable plot

ROB’S PLOT This and that, and a whole lot more!

ROB’S PLOT DIARY

REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF YOUR GARDEN

Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, makes the case for living within our ecological means and how we can do it

GROWING TOGETHER in perfect harmony

Companion planting is one of those ideas that is loved by some gardeners but disputed by others. Organic gardening expert Becky Searle cuts through the confusion to bring you the facts

BYE BYE LAWN, HELLO VEGGINESS

See how Emily Cupit quickly transformed her lawn into a vibrant veg plot by creating an array of raised beds

SOIL FOOD FOR BEGINNERS

SOIL FOOD

Taking stock

This month fruit expert David Patch guides us through the sometimes puzzling world of rootstocks

MAKING A GRAFT STEP BY STEP

The tools: a sharp knife and grafting tape

CHOOSING A ROOTSTOCK

An apple tree sapling showing the grafting join

A HARVEST FOR WINTER

To have vegetables to gather during the winter you need to do some planning. Here, gardening writer and allotment gardener Roger Backhouse suggests suitable crops which you may want to take note of to order some seed for sowing next spring

PRODUCT REVIEW – COMPOST BINS

Making your own compost is not difficult and there are a range of bins and accessories available to help you on your way

COMPOST MENTIS

With bought compost sometimes variable in quality, it seems sensible to make your own from what you can recycle from your own kitchen.

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SUPER HARVEST FARE

With beetroot, butternut squash and cauliflower as key ingredients, Anna Cairns Pettigrew’s November dishes are going to be both nutritious and delicious!