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TOP JOBS FOR SEPTEMBER • ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS
UNDER COVER
ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 Mudketeers
GROW WITH BELLE
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QUESTION TIME • GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP
TOMATOES UNCOVERED • Once again, Martin Fish lets us in on some of the secrets of successful tomato growing. Martin’s wife Jill explains how to make a delicious roasted tomato sauce
OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH • Last year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would appear in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Meet another of our creative and talented winners
Prizes and sponsors • Each of our 12 winners will receive this bundle of prizes kindly given by our sponsors Two Wests, Nemasys, Town & Country and Agriframes
SAVING SEED, SOWING AND STORAGE • Stephanie Hafferty runs a no-dig homestead in Wales and this month she has lots to do, including saving seed, more sowings and storing harvests
DRYING BEAN SEEDS STEP BY STEP
WHAT TO SOW IN SEPTEMBER
KG’S TOP 5 SALADS FOR SEPTEMBER SOWING • Salads are not just for summer and far from being wimps when it comes to the cold, many are as hardy as they come. KG editor Steve Ott selects his favourites for sowing now
GROW YOUR OWN RATATOUILLE AND MEDITERRANEAN ROASTED VEG • This month, Rob Smith brings a taste of the Mediterranean to the table with a range of succulent veg, perfect for roasting
ROASTED RATATOUILLE VEGETABLES
OUR JOURNEY SO FAR! • Join keen allotment blogger and vlogger Jane Kelly as she recalls her allotment journey with husband Mike, dog Rocky and a little flock of rescue hens
LET’S GO ORGANIC! Four ways organic gardening can save money and save the planet • Alice Whitehead from Garden Organic shares easy organic gardening techniques that can help lower your food bill and nurture nature in your garden
COMPOSTING QUESTION TIME! • This month, Anton Rosenfeld answers your tricky composting queries and problems
SEEDS WORTH SAVING • Becky Searle shows you how you can save money, have healthier plants and protect food diversity just by saving seeds
THE CREATURE FEATURE The froghopper: a creature of extremes • In the first of a new series taking a close look at garden wildlife, nature watcher Jack Edmonds highlights a fascinating insect with a unique way of keeping predators at bay
A VOYAGE OF food discovery • We talk to Charlotte Repton of the Country Trust, a charity dedicated to teaching children about food and how it is grown
THE ONLY WAY IS UP • What do you do when you can’t expand your plot outwards? You go vertical. KG reader Geoff Hackett explains his unique growing system
The great autumn clear-up • Thinking it’s time for a good tidy-up on the plot? Here are a few ideas to get you started
CREATING A show garden • An idea conjured up on a train led Hannah Reid to exhibit a garden at this year’s Hampton Court Flower Show. She explains how her ’train of thought’ led to this magnificent creation
SHARING A LIFETIME OF gardening knowledge • We visit a plot in the beautiful Rhondda Valley to chat to Terry Walton, veteran veg grower, author and broadcaster
BLUEBERRIES SEASON BY SEASON • Take a walk through the blueberry year with lots of tips and advice from our regular fruit expert...