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QUESTION TIME • GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP

NEW POTATOES UNCOVERED • Martin Fish sheds new light on growing one of the nation's favourite veg, while wife Jill serves up a dish of herby potatoes baked with tomatoes

CONTAINER CREATIONS • The KG team visited Gardeners’ World Live Show at the NEC in June and found some great container ideas

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 a young family making great strides in their garden

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

FOOD FOR ALL • Stephanie Hafferty runs a no-dig homestead in Wales. This month she is harvesting food for herself but also making food for her plants

KG'S TOP 5 AUTUMN ONIONS • It is time to start overwintering onions for an early harvest next season. Steve Ott highlights some tasty an reliable varieties and offe KG's top tips for success

GROW YOUR OWN Snack and party delights • How about growing your own vegetable treats? This month Rob Smith looks at a wide range of options for tasty and nutritious snacking

HARVEST AND PRESERVE • If you are lucky enough to get gluts of home-grown fruit or veg Hannah Reid has some ideas on how to preserve and store them

A SPARK OF GENIUS • Sustainability and protecting the planet are crucial considerations when developing food production for the future. Sally Clifford finds out more about a vertical growing concept in the centre of York

HOW TO MANAGE SLUGS • Dr Anton Rosenfeld of Garden Organic shares ways to tackle what many gardeners consider their most troublesome adversary

GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT IN YOUR GARDEN • In the second of a two-part series, Becky Searle looks at ways in which pests can be effectively managed by attracting natural predators to your garden

THE CURIOUS GARDENER • This month we talk to Huw Richards, rising star of the horticultural scene and prolific vlogger on organic veg growing and permaculture with a YouTube following of thousands

Top Tips For TOMATOES • The tomato growing season is in full swing. Emma Rawlings offers some advice on keeping your crop growing well and what to look out for

GROWING, COOKING, LIFE-ENHANCING! • Sally Clifford meets the head chef and volunteer gardening team in West Yorkshire who are growing and serving the freshest produce on the plates of patients with life-limiting illnesses

BOOK REVIEWS • OUR SELECTION OF THE BEST NEW GARDENING TITLES

BEAUTY AND THE BEETS • The question asked by Emma Bailey was: could her allotment be beautiful and productive? She gave it a go and here is what she discovered

PEARS SEASON BY SEASON • This month fruit expert David Patch sets out to show that with the right approach, pears are not – as espoused by some – a tricky fruit to grow

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY PLOTTERS? • Back in 2018 The Potty Plotters (Elaine Crick and Julia Slater) of the Ashbourne Road and District Allotments in Derby came up...