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A NEW kitchen garden! • Martin Fish has been busy sowing, planting and keeping an eye out for pests, while Jill has been making pancakes to have with a delicious strawberry compote

SCOTCH PANCAKES WITH STRAWBERRY AND LIME COMPOTE

OUR PLOTTERS OF THE MONTH • Our annual competition to find Britain’s best plotters always attracts a great response. This month we meet a talented gardening couple from Norfolk who just love life on the allotment

SOMETHING FOR THE WINTER • This month ‘squashbuckler’ Rob Smith takes a look at winter squash varieties – old, new, coming soon and something different – with advice on sowing, growing, harvesting and storing

KNOW YOUR ROOTS • Maincrop roots are a staple of autumn and, with care, should last well into winter too. Don’t miss your opportunity to start them! Benedict Vanheems shares his tips to keep the larder stocked with nourishing, home-grown roots

MAKE YOUR OWN GIN GARDEN • Become a gin genius by growing your own key ingredients. Becky Searle shows you how

Digging for tomorrow • Encouragement to grow your own is being passed on to the next generation, as Sally Clifford discovered when she visited a former Dig for Victory site in the historic city of York

GIVE THEM A HELPING HAND • Some of our most popular crops come from much warmer climes and need a little extra TLC before being exposed to the UK’s changeable conditions. Editor Steve Ott offers some top tips to help get them off to a great start

PREDATORS ON YOUR PLOT • Garden Organic’s Anton Rosenfeld explores the range of beneficial predators that you can encourage into your garden, keeping pests at bay

ROSES FOR A VIBRANT SUMMER GARDEN

Just how much food? • Top organic gardening influencer Huw Richards explains how to maximise the pickings from growing spaces big and small

EASY MEDICINAL HERBS for small gardens • Anne Stobart is an experienced medical herbalist, herb grower and author. Here she highlights the benefits of three common garden plants

ROOM TO GROW • We meet Rhiannon Alcock from Devon, whose plot provides a place to relax and learn. It also inspired a wonderful community project growing produce for local food banks

A GARDEN FOR EVERYONE! • This month Hannah Reid shares her experience of redesigning a garden for those with a range of disabilities and how it has benefited them

PICK STRAWBERRIES FOR HOME-GROWN FLAVOUR • When it comes to getting value for money and the best flavour, strawberries are hard to beat, says fruit expert David Patch

PRODUCT REVIEWS HOES • You can tackle weeds quickly and efficiently with a hoe and there is a range of different types to choose from. So which one is best for you?

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