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Clear some space! • Gather the last summer harvests, make room for autumn planting and get beds, stores and under cover spaces ready for the colder months ahead

Collect fallen leaves • Autumn leaves are a wonderful free resource

WATCH OUT FOR

Quick and easy no-dig beds • Turn an area of grass into productive growing space without digging – and mostly using materials you already have. Here's why it works…

Clear the way • The last tomato harvest includes ‘Brandywine’, ‘Costoluto Genovese’, ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’ and ‘Chadwick Cherry’

Pop some bulbs in • Garlic grows very well outside over winter, but it's worth planting a few cloves in the polytunnel or under a cloche, too

OPEN THE VENTS • … and let the air in

Edible ornaments • Curing hardens the skin after harvest, helping squash to keep for longer and giving you a homegrown supply to enjoy through the colder months

Easy ventilation

Having a ball

Pot luck • Despite changes to the rules more than half of English councils are still failing to collect recyclable plant pots from households, according to research by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA)

Royal arrival • … causes a flutter

Autumn is the new spring • The RHS is encouraging gardeners to make more use of autumn planting as hotter, drier summers put newly-established plants under pressure

Sow easy

Dune it in style

Lawn & order

Snip, snip, hooray

Buzz off!

Squash match • October is when pumpkins and winter squash finally have their golden moment in the spotlight. Benedict Vanheems guides you through harvesting, curing and storing your haul to perfection – then looks ahead to next season, with all the tips you need to grow an even better crop

Step-by-step

Problem? Sorted!

Growing my way • Last summer we launched a competition to find our Top Plotters, with the winners getting great prizes and a feature in Kitchen Garden. Here we meet one of our runners-up, Martin Gill

Big crop, small effort • Rob explains why Jerusalem artichokes are one of those crops that deserve to be grown more often, even if you think they're not right for your plot

CHOOSING THE RIGHT VARIETY

Use and value diversity • Stephanie Hafferty explains how growing a diverse range of plants can make our plots more productive, adaptable and resilient

Growing a community

Leafy greens for months • Spinach and chard are fast-growing, productive crops that can keep you supplied with fresh leaves from summer well into winter

WINNING VARIETIES

Getting ahead for next year • NVS judge and trustee Kelvin Mason explains why October is a good time to look back at the growing season and plan ahead for next year

Growing in a changing world • After another summer of punishing heat and drought, Becky Searle looks at how we can build resilience into our plots

Celebrating the autumn days • As the evenings draw in and summer gives way to autumn, Sarah Purser has been busy enjoying the seasonal change and making sloe gin

A grand day out • Stephanie Hafferty heads to the Royal Welsh Show, where livestock, local produce and a thriving Horticulture Village make for a memorable visit

Damsons & bullace • Tough, productive and packed with...