Savour your spuds

Over the last few years, sweet potatoes have become more and more popular. Not a true potato, these tubers are nutritional powerhouses – and actually count as one of your five-a-day, unlike the standa

Toby explains why and how he’s still harvesting tomatoes, runner beans and herbs into November

This allotment staple is the perfect crop to see you through the winter months – what’s more, it tastes even sweeter after a frost, so you can store your roots in the ground! It is best to start with

This rocket variety offers large leaves with the distinctive peppery taste you would expect. They are slower to run to seed than some of their counterparts, and have good heat tolerance. Sow outdoors,

Basil: Position in a bright spot on the windowsill or a heated greenhouse. It’s best to use free-draining compost. Broad beans: This tasty veg can be sown early this month if you choose a hardy variet

Anne explains how to have sweeter gooseberries and gets started with mushrooms