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TOP JOBS FOR JULY • Stephanie Hafferty shares her essential July jobs, from harvesting and preserving summer gluts to keeping crops thriving through heat, dry spells and the challenges of under cover growing

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SWEET SUCCESS • Think you’ve missed the sweetcorn window? July might be late for sowing seeds, but there’s still time to grow a handsome stand of towering plants and enjoy warm, butter-dripping cobs before autumn arrives. With clever planting, a little help with pollination and the right varieties, Benedict Vanheems shows how to make sweetcorn a sure thing, wherever you garden

OUR TOP PLOTTERS • Last summer we launched a competition to find our Top Plotters, with the top three winning some great prizes and all being featured in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we meet one of our runners-up…

LESSER-KNOWN CHILLIES • Rob Smith explores a new generation of unusual chillies bred for flavour, beauty and reliability in UK gardens

HERB OF THE MONTH BASIL • Brilliant basil is great for growers and a useful addition to many tasty recipes in the kitchen. Here’s the KG guide to making the most of it!

GREAT IN THE GREENHOUSE • Martin Fish shares his tried-and-tested methods for growing greenhouse tomatoes, from sowing seed in spring to harvesting flavour-packed fruits through summer and into autumn

THE MAGIC OF CHELSEA • Stephanie Hafferty visits some of the standout gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show

PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLE 7 DESIGN FROM PATTERNS TO DETAILS • From the way water moves across a plot to the routes we walk each day, Stephanie Hafferty explores how careful observation can help gardeners make smarter, more productive decisions

MID-SEASON TWEAKS FOR TOP SHOW VEG • Chris Spree FNVS, a National Vegetable Society judge and exhibitor, shares the insider know-how that helps turn good vegetables into prize-worthy ones

FIND OUT ABOUT HOVERFLIES • Dr Anton Rosenfeld, research manager at Garden Organic, dips into the fascinating world of hoverflies — and explains how to attract more to your garden

COOL AS A CUCUMBER • Becky Searle explores the fruits, herbs and edible flowers that can help keep you cool and hydrate through summer - from refreshing cucumbers and mint to juicy berries and homegrown melons

SOFT FRUIT IN CONTAINERS • Even if your garden soil refuses to co-operate, David Patch explains that you can still grow delicious soft fruit successfully in pots

Crops flowering but not setting? • It’s frustrating when you raise plants that are full of flowers – but then joy turns to disappointment when no fruit appears. Here’s this month’s Quick Fix for the problem

GIVE AWAYS • TO ENTER OUR GIVEAWAYS SEE PAGE 67 OR VISIT THE KG WEBSITE

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DOWN HALL’S KITCHEN GARDEN • From salmon cooked over fern fronds to badgers demolishing rows of sweetcorn overnight, executive chef Robert Pearce explains how Down Hall’s kitchen garden helps shape menus, preserves and outdoor dining throughout the year

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