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Easy ways to create a compact kitchen garden

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks in the garden

GET FRESH, TASTY PRODUCE ALL YEAR ROUND WITH A CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN HERB PLOT ON YOUR WINDOWSILL

Broad beans: Certain varieties can still be sown this month, but it’s best to keep cloches handy in case frosts return in autumn. Carrots: It might seem too late, but you can sow fast-maturing varieti

When a friend came to visit recently she loved all the colour in our flower garden but she took one look at the veg garden and said, “Ah, food!” There’s nothing better than harvesting delicious fresh

Get spring cabbages into ground that’s been cleared of weeds but not dug over, as all brassicas grow best in firm ground. If you have acidic soil, liming early in winter also helps with this group of