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Welcome
THE FIRST TIME PLOTTER • Thinking of growing your own fruit and veg for the first time, but feeling a little daunted? You'll find all the information you need here to kick-start your new hobby
CROP ESSENTIALS – TIME SAVING
CROP ESSENTIALS – SMALL SPACE
CROP ESSENTIALS – GREAT COMPANIONS
ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 Mudketeers • The KG team offer chat, tips and gardening gossip
PRUNING, PLANTING AND CLEANING
LOLLIES TO LABELS
ROCK HARD TOMMY
GROW WITH BELLE • Make youf own Advehture Stick!
WHAT'S NEW? • ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING
HAVE YOUR SAY • CONTACT US WITH YOUR LETTERS AND TIPS: TFLANAGAN@MORTONS.CO.UK
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QUESTION TIME • GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP
PARSNIPS UNCOVERED! • One of the country's top gardening experts, Martin Fish, shares some of his ‘trade secrets’ of successful growing, focusing on a different veg each month. Plus there'll be a recipe each month from Martin's wife, cookery expert Jill Fish!
MARTIN'S TOP TIPS
PARSNIP CAKE
GO SOW! • Tony Flanagan takes a tour of the latest seed catalogues and picks out some of the new varieties growers can look forward to in 2023
GO ORGANIC THIS WINTER • It's always a good time to grow organically, says Stephanie Hafferty, but winter offers some perfect opportunities for making the transition
OUR PLOTTERS FOR 2023 ARE REVEALED • Earlier this year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots who would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine next year. Here we announce the winners and provide a few details about the first of our freshly picked plotters, drawn at random
‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE BUSY • Emma O'Neill, head gardener at horticultural charity Garden Organic, shares her top tips for what needs to be done in the garden as autumn turns to winter
MONEY SAVING TIPS ON YOUR PLOT • Growing your own veg is not only fun but it can save you money, and you can save even more if you try a few of the following ideas suggested by KG‘s deputy editor Emma Rawlings
THE WINTER HARVEST • In this first of a new series with a different theme each month, Rob Smith turns his gardening knowhow to those staples you can enjoy throughout the coldest months of the year
A LABOUR OF LOVE • Becky Searle visits a beautiful market garden, nestled on a hillside just outside Exeter, and where the growers are as interesting as their garden!
Tried and tested • Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, explains how you can learn more by taking an experimental approach to growing your fruit and veg
IT'S ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY • This month we talk to Lisa Thompson, communication and social media manager, and other committee members of Vicarage Lane allotments near Wigan
OUR ALLOTMENT VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES
Kitchen Garden Christmas GIFT GUIDE • Stuck for a gift for a gardening friend or relative? We've pulled together a super selection of inspirational gift ideas from some of our most trusted advertisers
Gardener's gold • In this extract from RHS Can I Grow Potatoes In Pots? A Gardener's Collection of Handy Hints to Grow Your Own Food, Sally Nex turns her attention to making leafmould and composting weeds
WINTER ON THE ALLOTMENT WITH THE NAS • SEASONAL ADVICE AND INSPIRATION FOR ALLOTMENT HOLDERS FROM THE NATIONAL ALLOTMENT SOCIETY
APPLES SEASON BY SEASON • Apples, one of our favourite fruits! David Patch advises on the...