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It’s hard to believe that we are about to say goodbye

JOBS FOR THE MONTHS

TASKS FOR YOUR VEGETABLE PATCH IN DECEMBER BY MARTIN FISH

ON THE VEG PATCH

Swiss chard, despite its slightly exotic look, is very

INTHE GREENHOUSE

■ Plant out peas, beans and lettuce that are still

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QUESTION TIME

GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP

Mostpassionate plotter

Earlier in the year we launched our annual competition to find the most passionate kitchen gardeners in the land. Here we can reveal the winners

Oh What a beaty!

Our marrow competition attracted a great deal of interest

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LAST WORD

Let’s have a competition for biggest marrow, said KG deputy editor Emma Rawlings. ‘What a great idea,’ was the reply from the team, but it turned into marrow mayhem…

On the plot with the 3Mudketeers

The KG team offer chat, tips and gardening gossip

CARROT ‘CIDERA’

Always keen to try something new, when the KG team were given a packet of juicing carrot ‘Cidera’ to try, editor Steve Ott jumped at the chance. Here’s how he got on

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Winter’s on the way but here at Kitchen Garden we know

AN IRISH GEM

Joyce Russell visits a thriving restaurant and teashop business in the south-west of Ireland and finds that for organic growers Jean and Peter Perry it all starts with the garden

MONEY GROWS ON TREES

Leaves are one of nature’s great gifts to the gardener, says Julie Moore, as she explains why they are so good for the soil and how they can best be utilised

SPROUTS:

Do you love your Brussels sprouts or are they confined to Christmas dinners? Heritage veg enthusiast Rob Smith loves them and highlights some of his favourite old varieties

MAKING A CASE for NUTS

Planting a nut tree in your garden may not be your first choice, but are you overlooking something? Sue Stickland visits a nut grower in Devon and is impressed by the attractiveness of nut trees and how easy they are to grow

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Whether you’re growing fruit and veg for the first time or looking to expand a kitchen garden there are a few things to bear in mind before you so much as lift a spade. Plan the position and elements of your plot and you’ll enjoy bumper harvests for years to come, says Benedict Vanheems

SWEET PEAS

We begin this new series with what is surely one of our most popular cut flowers. Fragrant sweet peas are a must for every vegetable plot, as KG editor Steve Ott explains

LAGOM

Lagom is the Scandinavian art of balanced living. Stockholm-born food writer SteffiKnowles-Dellner pens this love letter to her home country through her first book, packed with wonderful traditional and modern recipes. We bring you an exclusive excerpt Photography: Yuki Sugiura

MASHUA &MACA

This month Sally Cunningham introduces two lesser known edibles with South American origins

Small but perfectly formed

Trained fruit trees can be the highlight of any garden – they are a superb example of form, function and beauty. Fruit expert and professional nurseryman David Patch explains how to get started

Make a KITCHEN HERB GARDEN

How about your favourite herbs right where you need them? All it takes is a little imagination and a bit of recycling, as Joyce Russell demonstrates

ATIMEFORGLEE

What’s new in the garden for 2018? Quite a lot – as the KG team found out when they visited the Glee trade show this autumn

Be careful whatyou wish for!

Organic gardener Wendy Pillar had always dreamed of having a large plot to call her own, but soon discovered that finding the land was only the beginning. Nothing could prepare her for the wonderful, if tough, gardening journey ahead

FEED the BIRDS

Winter can be a tough time for our feathered friends when it comes to food. Here, Jamie Wyver of the RSPB offers some timely advice on which foods are best and which to avoid

CHRISTMAS GARDENING GIFTS

Wondering what to get your green-fingered friends or relatives for Christmas this year? Here are a few Yuletide gifts the KG team tried out this month

GROWING ONLINE

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OUR ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR KITCHEN GARDENERS

CHRISTMAS TIME!

With walnuts, pears and garlic, Anna Pettigrew works some Yuletide magic guaranteed to bring a sparkle to the festive season