Homegrown potatoes are flavoursome, pesticide-free and very easy to grow, writes Chris Collins

Give them a trim and feed so they’re ready for spring

Sow courgette and squash seeds now so you’ll have seedlings ready to plant outside in early summer. Fill pots or large module trays with peat-free multi-purpose compost. Place one seed in each pot, ab

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

Spread a bulky mulch on top of the soil surface around the base of young apple trees to condition the soil, hold in moisture and suppress weeds. This will all help the tree to establish well. Use well

Pot them up now for early colour and free plants from the new shoots