Smart step-by-step: lay down some roots

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

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

The next few weeks are a crucial time, says Lucy Hutchings , to make the most of this season and prepare for the coming year

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Chris Collins from Garden Organic explains how to extend the harvest with great hardy greens to sow now

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