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Kitchen Garden Magazine
September 2018
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Kitchen Garden Magazine
WELCOME
September is traditionally a time for harvesting summer
YOU & YOUR PLOT
JOBS FOR THE MONTH
TASKS FOR YOUR VEGETABLE PATCH IN SEPTEMBER BY MARTIN FISH
IN THE GREENHOUSE
■ Reduce watering a little and aim for a less humid
WHAT’S NEW?
ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING
HAVE YOUR SAY
The soil in my garden is not suitable for growing vegetables
KG PROBLEM SOLVER
GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP
DIARY DATES
VISIT A SHOW, TAKE A TOUR, ENROL ON A COURSE
SEPTEMBER SPECIALS
Peaches, dill and fennel feature in this month’s super servings, created by our very own queen of cuisine, Anna Pettigrew
BANKING ON BEING THE BEST
With two Michelin stars and a restaurant recently voted Best in the World by Trip Advisor, one could assume that Tommy Banks has been in this business for decades. But in fact the Yorkshire-born kitchen whiz is only 28 years old – and he’s just getting started…
NEXT MONTH
FILL YOUR LARDER WITH DRIED DELIGHTS FRESH FROM THE
GET GROWING
ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 MUDKETEERS
Give your compost a good turn. This will mix up the
GNOME GROWN with Daucus
Here Daucus the gnome offers some top tips and little garden projects to encourage children to get into gardening
FLOWERS FOR YOUR PATCH CORNFLOWERS
Simple and unpretentious, cornflowers offer a brilliant splash of colour to the garden or veg patch, and make excellent cut flowers too, says Tony Flanagan
GROWING ONLINE
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PLANNING AN EDIMENTAL GARDEN
Growing plants that are edible or useful but also attractive is the model Wendy Pillar chose for her garden. Here she explains how she created it
TOP OF THE BROCS
This month Rob Smith turns his attention to broccoli, one of the garden’s more versatile vegetables
MUSHROOM PICKING WITHOUT THE MYSTERY
Foraging expert Geoff Dann explains how by doing your homework you can gather wild mushrooms with safety
AN UPWARDLY MOBILE MUNCH
Malabar spinach deserves to be more widely grown, being as pretty as it is versatile in the kitchen, says exotic veg expert Sally Cunningham
CARING FOR YOUR SOIL
Good soil is essential if you want to produce healthy crops. Sue Stickland explains how to determine the composition of your soil and what you need to do to keep it hale and hearty
GO WILD ON THE PLOT
A vegetable garden where you don’t just nurture crops but also wildlife has many benefits, as Emma Rawlings explains
ENTER OUR PASSIONATE PLOTTER COMPETITION 2018
We are launching our annual competition to find our most passionate plotter.Ifyou love your plot, just fill in the form, send us a few pictures and you could win some great prizes.
WACKY PRODUCO COMPETITION
It’s time to have a chuckle at your fruit and veg growing efforts. We are launching two competitions, one for adults and one for children. So why not take part? You could win a super hamper of gardening goodies – and for children some growing kits, Town & Country boots and gloves!
DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
Take your salads to another level with these delectable dressings, courtesy of our resident chef, Anna Pettigrew
SOS: SAVE OUR SEEDS
Cut your seed bill by saving your own seeds. It isn’t difficult and by being selective you’ll even create plants ideally suited to your plot, as Benedict Vanheems explains
GROWING ON THE WEB
KG’s Olivia Peace chats to top gardening bloggers from the worldwide web. This month she meets Louise Houghton, who has been blogging since 2015
FRUIT TO DIE FOR… FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING
If you don’t give a fig about figs, then perhaps you should. David Patch shows you how to grow this most delicious of fruit even in our cooler UK climate
the art of ASSEMBLING
In this extract from her new book, chef Jessica Elliott Dennison shows us how simple dishes using seasonal ingredients can be both delicious and inspiring
NO RIVER? NO PROBLEM
It is a common misconception that to grow watercress you need your own babbling brook at the bottom of the garden. Not so, says KG editor Steve Ott
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BUILD A COLD FRAME
A cold frame is a perfect place to raise small plants or to grow larger plants that extend the growing season outdoors, so why not make your own? Joyce Russell shows you how
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