The best ways to store your crops

Bob reveals his secrets for maximising this year’s fruit and vegetable pickings

KITCHEN GARDENER

Harvest pumpkins and other winter squashes on a bright, sunny day and leave them in the sun for 10 days for the skin to harden further, improving their storage time. You can leave them in a sunny spot

I’ve had a great year with many of my fruit and veg crops

Tidy-up time is valuable as garden debris helps soil, wildlife and next year’s growth

Although the garden may hold less appeal for some when rain is lashing the windows and temperatures are down in single figures than in those hopeful, sun-warmed days of spring, there is a lot to be sa