November 2011

NEWS

6 FIRST PICKINGS
All the latest news and views from the world of kitchen gardening

YOUR PLOT

10 JOBS FOR NOVEMBER
Essential tasks for your plot from the KG team

14 UNDERCOVER
Sue Stickland?s seasonal tips on growing under glass and plastic

16 NOVEMBER IN THE FRUIT GARDEN
This month pruning blackcurrants

18 BACK TO BASICS - BROAD BEANS*
Your how-to-grow guide with our expert writer, Andrew Tokely

22 TRIED AND TASTED - GRAFTED INDOOR CROPS*
Joe Maiden trials some grafted vegetables

26 GROWING GARDENERS OF THE FUTURE
Following the progress of the kitchen garden at Whitgift School in Grimsby

28 VEG PLOT ANSWERS
Your fruit and veg questions answered

32 FAMILY MATTERS - ALLIACEAE*
Joyce Russell takes a look at the different vegetable families and what affects their cultivation. This month, the onion family

38 YOUR LETTERS AND TIPS

40 READERS? EXCHANGE
Ask a question or help other readers

ALLOTMENT LIFE

42 HIGHS AND LOWS OF THE SHOW SEASON
Top veg exhibitor Medwyn Williams reviews his show successes and failures

44 GARLIC: THE NEW CASH CROP*
Jean Vernon visits Colin Boswell, owner of the Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight

48 PESTWATCH*
This month Lucy Halliday spotlights pea moths

49 WEBWATCH
Helen Gazeley reviews some great garden related websites

50 DIG IT DIARY
Taking on an allotment for the first time is very exciting for Naomi Slade. We follow her progress through the season

52 FRUIT IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
Penny Bunting visits an allotment holder who is helping preserve some ancient apple varieties

ORGANIC GARDENING

56 TIDY TURF IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN
Bob Flowerdew on the benefits of grass paths for edging veg plots

60 REDISCOVER QUINCE*
The pear-like quince deserves to be more popular says RHS fruit expert, Jim Arbury

64 OVER THE GARDEN FENCE
Bob Sherman and Edwin Oxlade go head to head on controversial gardening issues

66 THE PEAR TREE COMES A CROPPER
Lonnie and Richard make the best out of a horticultural disaster

68 CASH IN ON AN AUTUMN WINDFALL
Leaves are a valuable resource for the gardener and Joyce Russell has some great tips on using them

72 MASSIVE ONION WITH RECORD A-PEEL*
Giants galore at the Harrogate Flower Show

76 AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF FRUIT GROWING*
Steve Ott travels to Norfolk to meet a leading fruit propagator and grower

80 NATURE NOTES FROM THE PLOT
Ed Parnell of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust describes some of the lesser known birds you may see on your plot this winter

82 A GARDEN ON THE MOVE*
When moving house or just plots there are always plants or garden structures you may want to take with you. Sue Stickland has some tips on moving them

WHAT TO BUY

86 IN THE GARDEN SHED
Great product ideas for kitchen gardeners

92 ON THE KG BOOKSHELF
Reviews of the latest gardening books

SEASONAL RECIPES

98 MELLOW FRUITFULNESS
Christina Maxfield offers some ideas for using apples in soups, stuffings and savouries

READERS? SAVERS

88 SPECIAL KG OFFERS*
Includes free blackberry plant for every reader (*just pay p&p)

90 GIVEAWAYS WORTH ?1774
Your chance to win a multi-purpose vac, fleece jackets for your tender plants, brushes, pet products and seeds

CHICKENS

94 TROUBLE IN THE HEN HOUSE?
Jane Howorth discusses the impact of the new battery chicken farming methods

OTHER FEATURES

30 SUBSCRIBE TO KITCHEN GARDEN

97 NEXT MONTH
What?s in store for your December issue of Kitchen Garden

100 DIARY DATES

101 GIVEAWAYS COUPON

102 LAST WORD
KG reader Steve Hall discusses the fascinating world of the slug and snail