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TOP JOBS FOR NOVEMBER • ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS BY BEN VANHEEMS

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

GROW WITH BELLE COLLECTING SEEDS • 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

WHAT’S NEW? • ALL THE LATEST NEWS, PRODUCTS & FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF KITCHEN GARDENING

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OUR PLOTTER OF THE MONTH • Last year we launched a competition to find 12 readers and their plots that would feature in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Meet another of our talented winners, Joy Levantiz

WANT TO BE OUR KG PLOTTER OF THE MONTH? • How would you like to be featured on the pages of Kitchen Garden magazine in 2023? We are inviting all readers to send in some pictures of their plots to be published next year

EXTENDING THE SEASON WITH GARLIC • Plant out cloves either in autumn or spring, says Martin Fish, and you can have your own home-grown garlic all year round

WELCOMING A change in pace • As autumn arrives Stephanie Hafferty is enjoying a slower time in the garden although there are still some jobs to be done and a little sowing

Conservation meets innovation • Sissinghurst Castle gardens are among Britain’s most iconic, but did you know they also include a thriving Vegetable Garden? KG editor Steve Ott takes a tour with kitchen gardener Olivia Steed-Mundin

The importance of compost • In this extract from his latest book No Dig, Charles Dowding explains why compost is so essential to a productive vegetable plot

This and that, and a whole lot more! • Sowing, planting, propagation, greenhouse maintenance, checking stored veg and planting broad beans… November tasks are many and varied, says Rob Smith

REDUCE THE environmental footprint OF YOUR GARDEN • Dr Anton Rosenfeld, knowledge officer of Garden Organic, makes the case for living within our ecological means and how we can do it

GROWING TOGETHER in perfect harmony • Companion planting is one of those ideas that is loved by some gardeners but disputed by others. Organic gardening expert Becky Searle cuts through the confusion to bring you the facts

BYE BYE LAWN, HELLO VEGGINESS • See how Emily Cupit quickly transformed her lawn into a vibrant veg plot by creating an array of raised beds

SOIL FOOD FOR BEGINNERS • The quality of your soil will determine just how well your plants flourish. This month Joyce Russell runs through the basic strategies for feeding your soil to give you the best chance of a healthy and productive crop

Taking stock • This month fruit expert David Patch guides us through the sometimes puzzling world of rootstocks

A HARVEST FOR WlNTER • To have vegetables to gather during the winter you need to do some planning. Here, gardening writer and allotment gardener Roger Backhouse suggests suitable crops which you may want to take note of to order some seed for sowing next spring

PRODUCT REVIEWS COMPOST BINS • Making your own compost is not difficult and there are a range of bins and accessories available to help you on your way

COMPOST MENTIS • With bought compost sometimes variable in quality, it seems sensible to make your own from what you can recycle from your own kitchen.

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