In this issue

IN THE GREENHOUSE
This month Martin Fish picks cucumbers, ripens the last of the tomatoes and trims strawberries.

THE PILGRIM PLOTTERS
KG regular Martin Fish travels to Boston in Lincolnshire to meet a thriving community of gardeners.

BAGGED AND BOTTLED!
Organic gardener Stephanie Hafferty offers tips on storing the late harvest and also how to make wildlife welcome this winter.

A TASTE OF EASTERN PROMISE

The summer might be coming to an end, says Rob Smith, but there’s still time for some sowing, including a range of oriental veg

5 mins

THE PILGRIM PLOTTERS

Martin Fish visits Boston in Lincolnshire, with its historic links to the Pilgrim Fathers, and finds a thriving community of growers with a concern for health and well-being at its core

6 mins

TIME TO GET HERB SAVVY!

Why spend money on dried herbs when you can dry your own? Julie Moore shows you how

5 mins

OUR PLOTTEER OF THE MONTH

Last year we officially launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here we feature another of our talented winners

4 mins

BAGGED AND BOTTLED

For Stephanie Hafferty September is about preserving the harvest for winter use but also encouraging biodiversity in the garden

5 mins

Rooting for liquorice

With its distinctive flavour, liquorice is one of those tastes you either love or hate. It comes from the root of a Middle Eastern herb called Glycyrrhiza glabra and Emma Rawlings explains how to grow it

2 mins

FRENCH PERFECTION!

Harvesting beans of all sorts is one of the joys of summer, but none are easier to grow, faster to crop or more abundant than French beans – so says KG editor Steve Ott

5 mins

A Future Garden With Roots In The Past

Garden Organic, the national horticultural charity, has opened the doors on a new organic demonstration and learning garden. We take a tour with head gardener Emma O’Neill

5 mins

Spoilt For Choices With Cherries

Who would have known there are so many varieties of cherry, each a delicious nugget of tangy sweetness? Fruit expert David Patch knows... and here are his top picks

6 mins

A PINK WHEELBARROW and a passion for gardening

During lockdown M T O’Donnell put her time to very good use, writing blogs, setting up a bi-monthly digital magazine and making videos, as well as creating a full and productive garden

5 mins

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Kitchen Garden Magazine Description:

Kitchen Garden Magazine - UK's No.1 for growing your own fruit and vegetables. KG also offers great monthly give-aways, special gardening offers, recipes, growing tips and much more.The KG team put their heads together to bring you their top 101 tips to help you get your season off to the best possible start and as cheaply as possible. We hope you’ll agree that they are genuinely useful. If you have any of your own you’d like to share, please drop me a line and we’ll feature them in the magazine.