Pick aubergines

A little nip and tuck now can help keep pests and disease at bay

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

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

The aubergines we grow in the UK are usually bred from the wild solanum melongena variety, so we’re used to seeing purple, egg-shaped fruits. But there are many varieties available that vary in size,