September 2019
September 2019   


Kitchen Garden - September 2019

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As we bake in soaring temperatures, gardens and allotments are bursting into a riot of colour and preparing to deliver heavenly harvests.

September marks the start of autumn in the UK and with it the start of the main harvesting season for the crops that will fill store cupboards and freezers through the winter months.

So in this issue you’ll find all you need to know about the art of harvesting and storing from two of our experts, Ben Vanheems and Joyce Russell, writes KG editor Steve Ott.

And if you are to repeat your successes again next season you’ll need to give your soil some TLC. We show you how with our feature on using green manures.

Rob Smith turns his attention to fast-growing and health-promoting spinach, while KG’s deputy editor Emma Rawlings looks at raised beds as the answer for those with limited mobility and space.

The KG team have been busy putting more new varieties through their paces – this month beetroot – and staff writer Tony Flanagan has been looking at some of the best hand tools to help you keep on top of those inevitable weeds.

Recipes for summer and autumn

Sometimes when the weather is as hot as we're currently experiencing, it's difficult to decide what to eat. Is it salad – again – or do you try and ring the changes?

KG's super-talented chef Anna Cairns Pettigrew always has some fresh ideas, and in the latest issue she presents a variety of delicious dishes using seasonal crops, such as this healthy, tasty and nutritious late summer sandwich treat of smoked mackerel, cucumber and fresh watercress:

 

National Trust ideas for your plot

"Gardeners often need to look back to look forward. Although climate change wasn’t in the vocabulary of gardeners in the past, some of the older gardening techniques are still relevant and can help us combat modern problems and prepare for extremes."

So says Ian Wright, acting head of gardens for the National Trust.

To help with this, the trust has identified some of the traditional techniques and approaches that can be used to tackle modern challenges.

Read more in the magazine about how to water wisely, plant heritage crops, create healthy soil and tackle pests and diseases the natural way.