Top of the crops: lettuce

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

KITCHEN GARDENER

Your favourite leafy dish needn’t have a short shelf life, Wendy Graham writes. BAGGED salad may be convenient, but it’s got an incredibly short shelf life. It’s little wonder that in the UK we throw

Broad beans: Start these seeds now and in a few months time you will be able to enjoy an early harvest. Cauliflowers: Sow early summer types now and place under a cold frame to offer them some protect

Feeding the soil and carefully selecting your crops will help make your veg garden greener

Herb growing is a very enjoyable aspect of gardening for many of us, so if you have a herb garden, why not consider expanding your herb collection? Or if you haven’t started yet, now is the time! For