Homegrown spuds will beat shop-bought, every time! Here’s how to pick the best varieties

On your fruit & veg plot

Divide, pot up, and get them into the greenhouse now for vibrant summer flowers

Deter birds from pecking out your garlic by scattering twiggy prunings over the soil where the cloves are planted. Carefully place the prunings inbetween cloves, put back any that have been disturbed

Lucy gets started on the most important tasks of the fortnight ahead lain

Toby explains why starting early potatoes now gives you the best head start