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Sow tender crops now while plants have time to grow and crop later. Early-sown French beans and courgettes can run out of steam, so having fresh plants will extend the cropping period. They will germi

Add drama to your garden with potted exotics. Soak the plant, in its original pot, in some not-too-cold water. Then move the new, empty, pot into position; this saves you doing so when it’s full of he

GROWING your own salad crops is a low-effort, small-space activity that anyone can enjoy. Whether you start them from seed or buy young plants, they can be grown in containers of all sizes, and are we

It’s time to sow chicory seed for plants to force and eat in winter. Witloof chicory sown now and thinned to 30cm apart will form plants that can be dug up to force the roots from October. Sow the see