Potato harvesting periods explained:

Helping you get your best-ever fruit and veg

Tomatoes In the freezer Cooked tomatoes freeze very well – make a big batch of fresh pomodoro or arrabbiata sauce and portion it up for the freezer. Make a preserve Try a spiced tomato chutney, tomato

Those of you who planted first and second earlies will be able to start making some harvests, congratulations! Those first harvests will make you glad you planned ahead, no doubt. For the rest of us,

The harvests are now coming in thick and fast. A quick check of last year’s records show that we gathered 150 per cent more in July than June; a significant contribution being greengages on the allotm

Beetroot: It is the last month for sowing this crop, so don’t miss out! Place seed clusters at a depth of 2.5cm in the soil. Cabbages: Sow spring cabbage seeds in a sunny spot on the vegetable patch t

Kohlrabi, endive and Florence fennel are just some of the delights to grow now