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TOP JOBS FOR JULY • STEPHANIE HAFFERTY OUTLINES THE ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR YOUR VEG PATCH AND PROTECTED CROPS

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QUESTION TIME • GOT A FRUIT OR VEG PROBLEM? ASK KG FOR HELP

WAYS TO WATER • Whether it's the veg plot or the greenhouse watering is an essential aspect of gardening life and there is a range of options, as Martin Fish explains

IT'S A BEAN-ANZA! • Beans, beans and more beans: crops that just keep on giving. And even more so if you preserve them too, says Rob Smith

OUR TOP PLOTTERS • Last summer we launched a competition to find our Top Plotters, with the top three winning some great prizes and all being featured in Kitchen Garden magazine this year. Here is another of our great runners-up

THE IMPORTANCE OF LATE BLOOMERS • Garden Organic's head gardener Emma O'Neill shows how adding autumn and early winter flowering plants to your vegetable patch can offer a banquet of late-season food for insects

SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY • Saving more of your own seeds not only trims costs, over time it can create varieties perfectly suited to your garden's unique microclimate and soil, as Benedict Vanheems explains

BEANS, BREWS AND BREAD • Andrew Clarke is nothing if not versatile. Between baking and home brewing he grows a wide range of veg, including some heritage varieties

CHALLENGE BRASSICA! • Garden Organic's Dr Anton Rosenfeld says brassicas are great and offers advice on coping with their challenges

Still time to sow… • It's not time to put away your sowing lines and cell trays just yet, as Emma Rawlings suggests a few things you could sow this month

A CHESHIRE GARDEN TO CHERISH • Daniel Heighes visits a charming kitchen garden nestled in the grounds of Quarry Bank in Styal

STRESS-FREE WAYS WITH WEED CONTROL • There is one group of plants that never fail to look healthy and grow well: Weeds! But gardening expert Becky Searle has a four-step plan to keep them in check

BREAD, GLORIOUS BREAD • Anna Cairns Pettigrew inspires the inner bread-maker in all of us with five of her favourite recipes

PRODUCT REVIEWS WATERING WONDERS • Are your plants feeling the heat? If so, there is a range of equipment available to keep them well-watered with options to suit your particular requirements. Here are a few we tried this month

GIVE AWAYS • TO ENTER OUR GIVEAWAYS SEE PAGE 69 OR VISIT THE KG WEBSITE

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CHOICE CHERRIES • Fruit expert David Patch offers valuable advice on choosing the right type of cherry tree, with top tips on pollination and pruning

READER OFFERS • EXCLUSIVE SAVINGS TO HELP MAKE YOUR MONEY GO FURTHER

TRULY JULYCIOUS! • It's July and summer is in full swing. So why not treat yourself to Anna Cairns Pettigrew's latest ideas for nourishing dishes? This month she's featuring nectarines, green beans and aubergines