Check brassicas for pests

Nothing beats home-grown crops for flavour, but if a kitchen garden with its regimented rows of fruit and vegetables doesn’t appeal, then consider creating a pretty potager

Feeding the soil and carefully selecting your crops will help make your veg garden greener

I’ve had a great year with many of my fruit and veg crops

KITCHEN GARDENER

Small changes make a big difference to the environment

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