Sow some catch crops

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

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

Although the garden may hold less appeal for some when rain is lashing the windows and temperatures are down in single figures than in those hopeful, sun-warmed days of spring, there is a lot to be sa

Green manure crops can be grouped into categories, depending on their use. Short-term spring, summer and autumn green manures are quick-growing and rapidly produce lots of foliage. They include plants

Herb growing is a very enjoyable aspect of gardening for many of us, so if you have a herb garden, why not consider expanding your herb collection? Or if you haven’t started yet, now is the time! For