Pick and store apples

Bob reveals his secrets for maximising this year’s fruit and vegetable pickings

KITCHEN GARDENER

Harvest pumpkins and other winter squashes on a bright, sunny day and leave them in the sun for 10 days for the skin to harden further, improving their storage time. You can leave them in a sunny spot

There is a plum tree growing wild on wasteland with delicious fruits borne on its many suckers. If I dig up a sucker can I grow this tree in my garden or do I have to make a graft? Self-seeded plum tr

Anne sets her sights on Japanese wineberries and prepares to store her winter squashes and protect her citrus

Over the centuries, British growers have developed hundreds of apple varieties, most of which deserve more attention than they get, says Clare Hunt