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TASKS FOR YOUR VEGETABLE PATCH IN SEPTEMBER BY JOYCE RUSSELL

IN THE GREEN HOUSE

■ As summer salads and other crops start to come to

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ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING

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Kg problem solver

GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP

TIME TO ENTER KG PLOTTER COMPETITION 2019

We are officially launching our annual competition in this month’s issue. We have made a few changes this year to the competition and included four categories for you to enter. See below for details and what you could win.

ON THE PLOT WITH THE THREE MUDKETEERS

Cut off foliage of maincrop potatoes to ground level

GROWING ONLINE

We dig into the world wide web to harvest great websites, blogs and tweets

THE SPLENDOURS OF SPINACH

This month Rob Smith turns his attention to this most nutritious of crops and offers top advice on sowing, growing and choosing the right varieties for your needs

SPUDS IN STORE

The humble potato is an awesome crop, producing hefty hauls of tubers suitable for any number of culinary uses. Growing them is a given, but for many gardeners the best way to store them is less clear. Benedict Vanheems shares some advice on keeping potatoes safely stashed

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Inspiring everyone to grow

TARRAGON

This aniseed-flavoured herb is the perfect accompaniment for chicken dishes or to flavour oils and vinegars. KG deputy editor Emma Rawlings reveals her top tips for growing it.

THE CULTIVATED PLOT: COOKING UP A STORM

This month there’s more drama and plenty to share on Sally and Graham Strong's plot

VEG IN CONFINEMENT

Raised beds are a great way of keeping your vegetable plot contained and they can reduce the workload, making them ideal for newcomers to veggie growing. KG's Emma Rawlings explains

GO GREEN WITH MANURES

Growing crops takes lots of nutrients out of your soil. Green manures offer a natural way to put something back explains KG editor Steve Ott

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Historic gardens can hold important lessons for today’s gardeners pondering how to adapt to increasingly unpredictable weather conditions in their own allotments and veg patches, says the National Trust

MAKE MERRY WITH ELDERBERRIES

Each autumn Stephanie Hafferty takes advantage of the elderberries growing in abundance near her allotment. Here’s what she does with them

BOWL-ICIOUS!

Small is beautiful this month, as Anna Cairns Pettigrew presents a range of delicious and nutritious dishes you can serve up in a bowl

GARLIC MANIA

Vampires beware! Rekha does not grow a few garlic bubls, she grows a quaeter of a plotful!

BONSAI BARRIES

A little bit of serendipity l exotic edibles enthusiast Sally Cunningham, to sample a particular variety of fuchsia that produces sweet berries

HINTS FOR HAPPY HARVESTING

Though you might be tempted to do smash and grab when it comes to harvesting, a little care is key, says Joyce Russell Pictures: Ben Russell

DEMSON DELIGHT

If you’re looking for a fruit tree that stands up well to the vagaries of the UK climate, then consider the damson, says David Patch

BEETROOT

This spring KG editor Steve Ott sowed two recently introduced beetroot varieties, each with promises of improved flavours and performance. Read on to discover his verdict

TREES FOR ALL

Holly Farrell visits Frank P Matthews, a tree nursery in rural Worcestershire, and finds there is a fruit tree for every garden

PRODUCT REVIEWS HAND WEEDERS

Sometimes you need to get down close to the areas that need weeding in your garden or on your plot, so here’s a selection of hand weeders the KG team tried out this month

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SUCCULENT SEPTEMBER

A quick but delicious dinner of pak choi in teriyaki

GOING WILD ON YOUR PLOT

These are difficult times for nature. KG editor Steve Ott explains how our gardens and allotments can help turn the tide