Organic Gardening Magazine

Features

6 Good things in store
Getting good crops is only half the challenge, says Joyce Russell. What differentiates a glut from the good life is how successfully you store your harvest.

12 Going under cover
A polytunnel will give you the edge, wherever you garden – and if you garden on the edge, it will be the best investment you ever make, says Mike Clark (from Caithness).

18 Pushing the boundaries
Don’t think of a hedge as a singlestorey line of bushes, says Ann Somerset Miles; plant at many levels, forest garden-style, and your hedge can be the most productive part of your garden.

22 Court report
The sustainability message had got through to a pleasing number of exhibitors at this year’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, says John Walker – so why not to the organisers?

28 Cages for crops
A new garden: raised beds, greenhouse, shed… all ready for the mice to move in. Put yourself one step ahead of trouble with Dave Bevan’s budget crop covers.

36 Wild about willowherbs
They have something of a reputation as troublemakers… but the willowherbs earn their place in the garden on both looks and wildlife value, says Jenny Steel.

40 Centres for the earth
The news that Tesco is looking to take over one of our major garden centre chains isn’t good for gardeners – or for the planet, says John Walker.

42 Breaking the silence
One woman is widely credited with having launched the global environmental movement – with one book. Gaby Bartai unearths the life of Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring.

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Regulars

Autumn-planted onions on a page
Christina Maxfield tells you all you need to know – on just s

16The permaculture plot
Don’t imagine that you need high tech heating for out of season salads, says Paul Jennings – get set
for winter with cold frames and sheltered beds.

26 Radishes on a page
Christina Maxfield tells you all you
need to know – on just one page!

32 This month in your garden
Helen Penrose checks off jobs coming up in September.

38 Gardener in the kitchen
Seasonal recipes from Anna Corbett.

44 Organic news
John Greenway and Ann Somerset Miles report.

46 September cut down to size
What to prune this month, with Paul Hending.

48 Letters
Your news, views and comments.

50 Q&As
Christina Maxfield answers your gardening queries.

51Web watch
Virtual gardening with Helen Gazeley.

52 Plot line
The allotment renaissance isn’t just happening in the Guardianreading suburbs, says Mark Patterson; city farming initiatives are bringing locally produced food
back to post-industrial areas.

56 Tom Petherick’s garden diary
It’s been great weather for waders… but how has garden wildlife fared through the rainy season? asks Tom.

58 Resources
What’s new in the organic marketplace?

60 Gardening bug
Organics for a new generation, with Gaby Bartai.

62 Out & about
Upcoming events for gardeners.
Next month
A look ahead to what’s coming up
in the October issue of OG, out 6 Septembe