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GROWING ON THE WEB

This month Kitchen Garden talks to experienced grower Sean Cameron, who over the years has established a massive presence on social media, sharing his enthusiasm for fruit, veg and life on the allotment

FIVE grow LIVE

This year we’ve been following five gardeners from different parts of the country, each of them growing the same selection of seeds. In this, our last report, they give us their final verdict

ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 MUDKETEERS

Use a lawnmower to shred fallen leaves to create leafmould

GROWING ONLINE

We dig deep into the World Wide Web to harvest some great websites, tips and gardening chit chat

GOOD COMPANONS

Choose your friends wisely, as the saying goes, and this is true of plants too, as Rob Smith explains

TIME TO TURN OVER AN OLD LEAF

Autumn is marked by dramatic change as the natural world sheds its summer cloak. Make the most of this leafy abundance by collecting what you can to make your own lovely leafmould. Benedict Vanheems will get you raking

THE CULTIVATED PLOT:FEEDING FRENZY!

This month everything is queuing up to be fed – including us, says Graham Strong in his penultimate article about starting an allotment from scratch

GET AHEAD WITH GARLIC

The season is drawing to a close for tender veg but by planting hardy crops such as garlic now you can be assured of some tasty early harvests next year, says KG editor Steve Ott

SMALL & MIGHTY

This season KG editor Steve Ott tried a new dwarf French bean, ‘Cala D’Or’ from Mr Fothergill’s. Did it taste as good as it looks?

GROWING LIGTING 101

In this extract from Leslie F Halleck’s book, Plant Parenting, find out how you can use artificial lights to get a head start with seedlings and cuttings

A WALLED GARDEN FIT FOR A PRINCE

Gardening writer Janice Hopper heads north of the border to Caithness to take a tour of the Castle of Mey and its beautiful walled garden

THE GARDEN TEAM DREAM TEAM

Gardening can be a therapeutic and relaxing activity but a charity in Goole, East Yorkshire has taken this to the next level, using horticulture to help people turn their lives around. Emily Collins spoke to The Green Team to find out how they use gardening to give people a second chance.

BARRICADE AND MARMALADE!

With thefts and vandalism on allotments increasing, it seems, Sally Cunningham considers a natural prickly barrier which also produces lovely flowers and fruit for making marmalade

NATURAL REMEDIES FOR SUNFFLES AND SNEEZES

Stephanie Hafferty takes a look at some home-made treatments to aid symptoms of the common cold

NOVEMBER Festivities

With November festivities in mind, Rekha shares some of the dishes she likes to serve up to her friends,family and guests

LOG IN TO MUSHROOMS

If you fancy having a go at growing mushrooms, get yourself a log, says Wendy Pillar, and ensure a steady supply of tasty fungi for years to come

JUST NUTS ABOUT…COBNUTS & FILBERTS

This month David Patch takes a look at the hazelnut family, explaining how best to grow them and showcasing a range of varieties

GIVE AWAYS

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PRODUCT REVIEWS PRUNING SAWS

If you have trees and bushes in need of pruning, you’ll need a saw for the job. Find out what the KG team made of this selection

PUMPKIN MAGIC AND MORE!

Kitchen wizardry at its best with these enchanting dishes courtesy of Anna Cairns Pettigrew who this month focuses on white cabbage, pumpkin and red onion

IS AN OVERSIZED COURGETTE A MARROW?

An oversized courgette is a marrow, we said on Facebook recently. In true pantomime tradition a reader then said: “Oh no it isn’t.” So we did some more digging and Dr Hessayon, the most read gardening book writer of all time, said: “Oh yes it is.”