Organic Gardening Magazine

Features

6 Grow great garlic!
For the best crop next year, it’s already time to be getting the cloves in the ground, says Joyce Russell.

16 Respect your elders
Stalwart shelter, ornamental foliage and a versatile crop: what more does the maligned elder have to do to make us appreciate it? asks Mike Clark.

20 Bob Flowerdew Going Organic
In our exclusive extract from Bob Flowerdew’s new book, he shares tried and tested (and all too topical) tips on outwitting slugs and snails.

24 Nuts about nuts
In today’s smaller gardens, nuts tend to get sidelined – but with compact new cultivars and creative hedgerow cropping, they’re within the scope of any garden, says Ann Somerset Miles.

28 New series Green-listed
Mark Patterson asks Patrick Holden, Director of the Soil Association, about the issues of the moment: food miles, peak oil, biofuels… and of course slugs.

30 Low-carbon show gardens
Judging by the number of carbon-conscious exhibitors at the Tatton Park Flower Show, the message is finally getting through, says
John Walker.

34 Sterling support
Dave Bevan provides a guide to selecting, preparing and deploying the best supports for your crops… and all for free!

40 Wild about herbs
Herb gardens are insect magnets… so it’s no surprise that the wild forms of some of our culinary herbs are superb plants for wildlife, says Jenny Steel.

44 Don’t look back
With climatologists warning that the past is no longer a guide to the future, John Walker ponders the prospects for growing your own in an unstable climate.

52 The role of Rodale
Gaby Bartai explores the life and work of the man whose name underpins organics in the US – and who made American Organic Gardening the most-read gardening magazine in the world.

 

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Regulars

10 New series - 10 things about… pumpkins
Tips and techniques – including one or two you hadn’t thought to ask for! Christina Maxfield provides your starter for ten.

12 This month in your garden
Helen Penrose checks off jobs coming up in October.

23 The permaculture plot
The garden centres would have us believe we need a tool for every job. We don’t, says Paul Jennings – but choosing the right ones is a cornerstone of good gardening.

38 Gardener in the kitchen
Seasonal recipes from Anna Corbett.

42 Organic news
John Greenway and Kate Chancellor report.

48 October cut down to size
What to prune this month, with Paul Hending.

50 Letters
Your news, views and comments.

56 Resources
What’s new in the organic marketplace?

60 Out & about
Upcoming events for gardeners.

62 Book reviews
The pick of the new titles.

63 Webwatch
Virtual gardening with Helen Gazeley.

63 Down the garden path
Mat Coward has the last word.

64 Next month
A look ahead to what’s coming up in the December issue of OG, out November 1.