Improve your fruit crops

KITCHEN GARDENER

Your hard work in the garden is paid back this month – but keep on pruning and planting to enjoy even more fruits from your labour

It’s crucial to water, water, water this month! Irrigate in the evening or morning, and consider an automated system if you’re tethered to the tap. Quick-maturing crops (e.g. salad leaves and summer r

Beetroots are delicious when young and tender. Look under the leaves to check the root size – ideally, you want to harvest when they’re the size of a golf ball or a little bigger. This may mean just t

The harvests are now coming in thick and fast. A quick check of last year’s records show that we gathered 150 per cent more in July than June; a significant contribution being greengages on the allotm

It’s just the right time for annual and perennial types to crop perfectly