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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Kitchen Garden Magazine 263 - August 2019.
WELCOME
In this issue we have some great features to ensure that your plot just keeps on giving. Ben Vanheems brings you his top 10 salads to sow in August, while I turn the spotlight on tasty orienta...
JOBS FOR THE MONTH
Pictures: Ben Russell
10 MINUTE JOBS
USE BEETROOT
Lift and use beetroot before plants bolt and before roots become too large. You can still use big beetroots for pickles and ch...
ON THE PATCH
STEP BY STEP
STEP 1: If cobs are small and there is still pollen falling from the tassels above, then keep giving a gentle shake to ensure good pollination. If cobs are large and plump then th...
IN THE GREENHOUSE
WITH MARTIN FISH
WHAT TO DO IN AUGUST Harvest your crops regularly when they are at their best, because if you leave them too long, they may spoil. Mist cucumber plants with water d...
WHAT’s NEW?
THREAT TO SOIL
A recent report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services a panel studying the benefits of nature to humans concludes that bi...
HAVE YOUR SAY
TRAVELLER RETURNS TO HOME TURF
I thought your readers might be interested in the use to which I have put the turf from a 10 x 4m plot which I stripped by hand, having just taken it on. The plo...