Q & a

When are onions ready to harvest? What is damaging lilac leaves? Read on…

Lucy explains how to make the most of the next few weeks

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

Toby explains why natural predators and late season warmth can help provide many of this year’s beleaguered plants with a second wind of growth

I want to get started with an autumn clean up on the plot and in my greenhouse soon. What jobs should I be prioritising at this time of year? After all the hard work throughout the year, it can be rea

I ‘summer pruned’ my apples and pears in July and they have started to send out shoots -should I remove them? Summer pruning is somewhat tricky, especially in a summer like this. The rather broad advi