Check on your pea crops

Is there anything better than popping open a pod of garden peas fresh from the plot and snacking on them while you garden? Probably not! This guide makes growing peas easier than ever! Check the optim

Mint and parsley crops can be potted up this month so they can provide you with plenty of winter pickings. As we come to the end of the year, you’ll be glad of a hit of homegrown flavour during the la

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

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

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

Collecting seeds is satisfying, pocket friendly and fun