We’re on the road to showing!

IT’S easy to imagine the vegetable patch is winding down at this time of year – the tomatoes are ripening, courgettes are piling up, and the first leaves are beginning to yellow. But here’s something

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

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

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

The next few weeks are a crucial time, says Lucy Hutchings , to make the most of this season and prepare for the coming year

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