Speedy salads

Salad leaves such as spinach are a great choice for summer sowing, as the young leaves can be ready to harvest in as little as a month. For really tasty additions to these salads, it is also well wort

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Easy ways to create a compact kitchen garden

Broad beans: Certain varieties can still be sown this month, but it’s best to keep cloches handy in case frosts return in autumn. Carrots: It might seem too late, but you can sow fast-maturing varieti

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Sweetcorn fritters Mix 150g self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp smoked paprika and 160ml milk together in a large bowl. Mix in 1 egg, 550g sweetcorn, 2 chopped spring onions, a small handfu