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BEETROOT • Your guide to common pests, diseases and other problems affecting your crops.

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

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ENTRY FORM

THINKING OUTSIDE THE SALAD BOX • The majority of gardeners still think a salad should be made with ‘lettuce’, yet this is not the case. Veg expert Rob Smith looks at the alternatives to make your salads

BRING THE HARVEST HOME • Hopefully the growing season blessed you with a weighty harvest. The priority now is to ensure none of it’s wasted. Benedict Vanheems has some tips on how to safely store your hard-won produce for longer

HOW TO BRAID AN ONION STRING

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THE CULTIVATED PLOT:THE LATE SHOW • There’s plenty of sowing, planting and harvesting to do on Sally and Graham’s plot this month

FRUIT TREES IN TRAINING • Wendy Pillar revisits West Dean Gardens near Chichester and discovers the inspiration behind the trained fruit trees they grow there and their fascinating forms

TOP TIP

AN EYE FOR A PIE ? • Then how about some fruity comfort food as winter approaches? The Great British Bake Off contestant 2017 James Hillery shares some of his favourite recipes using freshly harvested apples and pears

WIN! HALLS QUBE GREENHOUSE AND ACCESSORIES UP FOR GRABS! • Worth more than £1000!

MEET THE REAL WORLD WIDE WEB • Soil is arguably the single most important component for the sustainability and health of the human population. It’s time to get to know yours better. So says biodynamic gardener, Julie Moore

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MAKE A WINTER HOME FOR WILDLIFE • It is lovely to share the garden with the local wildlife and it can benefit our crops, too. Now is the time to build your creatures a hideaway for the winter, says organic gardener Stephanie Hafferty

MAKING A WILDLIFE HOTEL

GREENHOUSE GOALS for winter • So what can we do with our covered growing spaces, whether greenhouse or polytunnel, during the winter months? Emma Rawlings has some suggestions

TO HEAT OR NOT TO HEAT

Green houses and kit

Let the sowing continue

GROWING ON THE WEB • Inspired by her grandparents, Jayne Hickling has a real passion for growing her own and using what she produces in the kitchen. So much so that she set up her Allotment Cooks Facebook page, the start of a vibrant online global community

FREEZING LEAFY VEGETABLES

WEEDKILLER WOES • Problems resulting...