July 2013 - Issue 190

​​You & your Plot

Jobs this month:

ON THE VEG PATCH: It’s time to harvest garlic, blackcurrants and summer raspberries

CONTAINER CROPS: Feed tomatoes and organise holiday watering

IN THE GREENHOUSE: Watch for pests, tend to herbs and keep harvesting

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HOT TOPICS: The latest news and comment from the world of kitchen gardening

CHELSEA CENTENARY: Our roundup of the best of the veg from the 100th Chelsea Flower Show

HAVE YOUR SAY: Learn what other KG readers have been up to and pick up some great first hand advice

​Get Growing
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​BACK TO BASICS: Andrew Tokely explains how to grow oca, an exotic potato substitute

ON MY PATCH: We visit two more keen KG plotters. Plus send us your pictures and win prizes

QUESTION TIME: Regular Gardeners’ Question Time panellist, Bob Flowerdew, answers your fruit and veg growing conundrums

TRIED AND TASTED: This month Joe Maiden turns his attention to early peas

KING OF THE HERBS: Garden designer and herb enthusiast, Debbie Cooke, extols the virtues of basil

GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FREE SEEDS: This month colourful chard and beetroot

PUTTING UP A POLYTUNNEL: Follow veg gardeners Sue Hinton and David Saunderson as they erect a polytunnel on their Hampshire plot

PLOT PLANNING OFF THE SHELF: Author and allotment gardener Holly Farrell has a recipe for making plot planning easy. Plus win a copy of Holly’s new book

FRUIT AT A GLANCE … CHERRIES: This month deputy editor Emma Rawlings’ top tips on cherries for small gardens

VEGETABLE TROUBLESHOOTER: Lucy Halliday has all the advice you need to help you solve problems with your peas

EXTENDING THE CROPPING SEASON: Gardening expert Pippa Greenwood on maintaining the harvest into the autumn. Plus save 10% on a great veg plant collection

FILL THOSE SUMMER GAPS: Gardening writer Liz Dobbs visits Nick Hamilton at Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland to see what he is sowing on his allotment

EXPERT’S CHOICE: This month Margaret Robinson of leading seed company W Robinson & Son brings you her top five veg for any plot

HOW TO MAKE A DRYING CABINET: Gardening author and keen allotment gardener Joyce Russell has a plan for a budget food dryer you can build in a weekend

RAISING THE GAME: The first of our short series from KG editor Steve Ott on growing crops in raised beds

POT TO PLOT WITH JAMES MARTIN: We chat to the host of  BBC TV‘s Saturday Kitchen and keen veg gardener

DIARY DATES: Plus seed suppliers and giveways entry coupon

SEASONAL RECIPES: Four pages of ideas for serving seasonal produce including courgettes, raspberries and shallots

LAST WORD: More comments from KG readers. This month John and Valerie Maule from Edinburgh

What to buy

WIN A VIGO FRUIT PRESS: A terrific Vigo fruit crusher and press worth £495 up for grabs.

GARDEN STORE: News of the best new products and services reach the KG offices this month

GROWING GUIDES: Helen Gazeley reviews the very best gardening websites

WIN PHOSTROGEN PRODUCTS: Be one of 20 lucky readers to win great prizes

PRODUCT ROUNDUP… KNEELERS: Joyce Russell reviews six products designed to make gardening more comfortable

GIVEAWAYS WORTH OVER £1874 : This month we have Southport Flower Show tickets, pruning saws, gourmet foods, Duck Tape and much more to give to lucky readers

READER SAVERS: Free summer sowing seed collection worth over £10, plus save up to £33 on vegetable seed collections, blueberries and essential gardening sundrie