Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

As winter eases and spring beckons, longer days bring the garden to life – and your growing year starts here…

There are some vegetables that thrive in the cold, but unless you aspire to self-sufficiency Tom Coward recommends caution when sowing very early in the year. “It’s a mistake, although we always do it

They’re simple, speedy, and space-saving – just sow in pots, bags, or window boxes for a steady supply

Prepare a free-draining, sunny and weed-free bed to grow broad beans. Rake in blood, fish and bonemeal fertiliser to give the plants a boost. Plant the seedlings in a row, 15-20cm apart. Dig a hole an

It’s time for sowing, planting alpine containers and living screens and tidying up old growth