The humble spud has to be one of the most popular veg to grow in Britain. Both on allotments and in gardens alike, these tasty tubers can be seen growing in a multitude of ways. From pots and bags to open ground, potatoes can be grown just about anywhere and will reward you with numerous tubers that can keep you and your family fed for months! Our affection for potatoes goes even further than simply growing them ourselves, we even have potato days* where you can go and look at the rarer varieties and buy some of the more unusual as well as the most popular varieties. From near black to almost pure white, potatoes come in so many colours and shapes, plus they have differing uses and can be grown for salads, mash, chips, crisps and more. So why not grow a different variety of potato this year along with your favourites?
With potatoes on his mind, Rob Smith advises on selection, offers some top tips and shares some of his favourite varieties
THE CHITTING DEBATENow we get to the most debated question about potatoes… to chit or not to chit?
Chitting is simply the process of letting the tubers put on little shoots before planting them, with some people swearing that the only way to get good harvests is to chit, while others just don’t see the need. I grow my potatoes both ways depending on the time of year I start them off.
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SEPTEMBER SPECIALS
This month, with sweetcorn, figs and blackberries on the menu, Anna Cairns Pettigrew is not only serving up something sweet and something savoury, but all things scrumptious
FLAVOURSOME FRUIT AUTUMN RASPBERRIES
September - is it late summer or the start of autumn? David Patch ponders the question and says whatever the season, it's time to harvest autumn raspberries
SOW GREEN THIS AUTUMN
Covering the soil with a green manure in winter offers many benefits and this is a good time to sow hardy types, says KG editor Steve Ott
A HISTORICAL HAVEN OF FRUIT AND FLOWERS
KG's Martin Fish takes time out from his own plot to visit a walled garden in Lincolnshire which has been home to the same family for more than 400 years
RESTORING THE BALANCE
The phrase regenerative gardening is often heard in gardening circles, but what is it? Can it help you to grow better veg? Ecologist Becky Searle thinks so, and tells us why
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Garden Organic's Anton Rosenfeld shares his expertise on using compost made from green bin collections with handy tips on getting the right consistency and quality
Celebrating Organic September!
In this special section we bring you four great features aimed at improving your crops and allowing nature to thrive
SEEING RED
Do your tomatoes have a habit of remaining stubbornly green? Or perhaps you're lucky to enjoy lots of lovely fruits - just all at once. Either way, Benedict Vanheems is here with some top tips to ripen and process the nation's favourite summer staple
NEW KIDS ON THE BROCCOLI!
Rob Smith is talking broccoli this month with a review of the different types available and suggestions for some exciting new varieties to try
A NEW kitchen garden
Martin Fish is getting down to plenty of picking and planting on the garden veg plot, while Jill is rustling up something pepper-licking good!
