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JOBS FOR THE MONTH • TASKS FOR YOUR VEGETABLE PATCH IN OCTOBER BY JOYCE RUSSELL

ON THE VEG PATCH

IN THE GREENHOUSE

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FROM THE FORUM

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ON THE PLOT WITH THE 3 Mudketeers • The KG team offer chat, tips and gardening gossip

GROW WITH BELLE CHOCOLATE DIPPED APPLES • Hi! I’m Belle and I’m here every month to share lots of fun activities for you to do at home, on your own or with your family

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Brown rot • Your guide to common pests, diseases and other problems affecting your crops

ORCHARDS FOR ALL! • Traditional orchards are undoubtedly beautiful, but not exactly practical for most gardens. There is another way, says Benedict Vanheems – a productive and space-efficient mini orchard

ON FORM

CHOOSING WHAT TO GROW

HOW TO PLANT A FRUIT TREE

CONTAINER-GROWING FRUIT

START AT THE TOP • Good gardeners know how important it is to take care of their soil and one of the easiest ways to do this is with mulches. KG editor Steve Ott asks what makes a good mulch and how to get the best from them

MULCHING ESSENTIALS

GROWING ONLINE • We dig into the world wide web to harvest great websites, blogs and tweets

COPING WITH WINDY SITES • We are told to choose a sheltered spot to sow our crops – but what if shelter is hard to come by? Can we grow good fruit and veg? KG editor Steve Ott says we can and shares some tips to help you

SUPPLIERS

SHALLOTS ON THE PLOT • Shallots are a fantastic veg to grow and they store for months, says Rob Smith. If you’ve never grown them, give them a go

TOP TIP

SHALLOTS IN POTS

ROB’S FAVOURITE VARIETIES

WATCH OUT FOR

TRY SALSIFY - THE VEGETABLE OYSTER • Subtle and understated, salsify may not be the most popular crop on the plot, but it’s well worth trying, says Tony Flanagan, its delicate flavour bringing something different to the kitchen table

SAVING OUR ALLOTMENTS • It took one man’s vision and an enormous amount of work to save a derelict allotment site. Dave Taylor is the man on a plot-saving mission. YouTuber and expert allotment gardener Nigel Jewkes (aka Muddybootz, pictured right) went to meet him

THE WORK CONTINUES...

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ONE TO TRY Pea ‘Valido’ • Home-grown peas are one of the delights of the veg patch. This season KG editor Steve Ott has been trying maincrop pea ‘Valido’ from Johnsons Seeds to see how it performed

AUTUMN GLORY • Despite the vagaries of our October weather, Stephanie Hafferty takes time to wonder at the beauty autumn brings and to get down to some serious sowing and planting

HOW TO SAVE TOMATO SEED

THE CARDBOARD TUBE DEBATE • In the July issue we mentioned starting off seeds in toilet roll tubes. It sparked many responses from readers. Some found the tubes useful; others suggested they might damage young plants

HOW TO GROW IN TOILET ROLL TUBES

ALLOTMENT LOCKDOWN • We took to social media and the KG forum to ask how you coped with lockdown and if you had any thoughts and top tips you’d like to share. This is what you told us

LET’S CELEBRATE THE THERAPY GARDEN! • There’s no doubt that gardening can have a very...