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TOP JOBS FOR JUNE • Stephanie Hafferty guides you through June’s key jobs and seasonal tasks, with the plot in full flow offering edible flowers to the first real harvests

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BEAN FEASTS • Quick to sow, generous to a fault and gloriously fresh and good for you, French and runner beans are one of our most rewarding summer crops. If you haven’t sown yet, don’t panic – there’s still time, says Benedict Vanheems

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 we meet one of our runners-up…

TOMATILLOS: THE PAPERY LANTERNS OF THE PLOT • Rob Smith shows how this productive, easy-to-grow crop brings sharp, fresh flavour to late summer – and why it’s worth the space

BEAT THE HEAT • A few well-timed interventions now can mean the difference between crops that struggle and ones that sail through hot, dry spells in peak condition, as Martin Fish explains

HERB OF THE MONTH CORIANDER • Tangy, aromatic Coriander is a favourite in the kitchen and a popular staple in Asian and Mexican dishes - and if you aim for steady growth you can avoid bolting and have a crop ready to harvest in as little as 10 weeks, making it a perfect choice for the herb garden

GROW BEANS FOR WINTER • It might seem strange to plan for winter food in mid-summer – but now’s the time to grow beans for drying and storing, says Dr Anton Rosenfeld of Garden Organic

PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLE SIX — PRODUCE NO WASTE • Stephanie Hafferty shows how to reduce waste on your plot by reusing materials, composting everything you can, and making better use of your time and energy

THE NATIONAL VEGETABLE SOCIETY GUIDE TO SHOWING ONIONS FOR THE SHOW BENCH • Chris Spree FNVS, an NVS judge and exhibitor, shares his tips for growing prizewinning onions

MAKE BETTER COMPOST FOR YOUR PLOT – QUICK WINS THAT ACTUALLY WORK • Every grower knows the benefits of a good supply of rich, dark, crumbly compost. To mark Compost Awareness Month, here are KG’s top tips for making the most of your heap

FROM GARDEN TO DINERS’ PLATES • At Bridge Place, every crop is grown with the kitchen in mind – planned, protected and harvested at its peak, just metres from where it will be served. As Charlotte Sterland discovers, this is a tightly-run kitchen garden where productivity, not display, drives every decision

CHERRIES: WORTH THE TROUBLE? • They can be tricky, unreliable, and often claimed by birds before you get a look in - but cherries still have their place. David Patch looks at the varieties and approaches that make them worth growing

Wilting plants • Wilting in early summer can look alarming, but it's often a temporary response to stress rather than a sign of lasting damage. Most plants will recover quickly once the cause is corrected the key is working out what's behind it and acting before stress becomes prolonged

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