The Vegetable Plot – August
Coming and sowing Cut and come again is easy with both succession sowing and choosing...
Coming and sowing Cut and come again is easy with both succession sowing and choosing...
Every good potato deserves flavour Off to the garden centre with you and pick...
‘It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.’ Lewis Grizzard...
“There are five elements: earth, air, fire, water and garlic” – Louis Diat Well, as...
We’re rooting for you If you’re wondering what to do with that spare bit of...
Sow to your heart’s content This month you can sow a dazzling variety of vegetables...
Salad Niçoise We’ve done this classic before in the Gardener’s Journal but it’s seasonally just...
Hoeing in the wind It’s time to complete earthing up celery and leeks and lift...
The big glut month for vegetables The Anglo Saxons called September ‘barley month’ because it...
Pick and Mix Harvest time for ripening vegetables. Carrots, beetroot, cucumber, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and...
A colourful canvas June is a great month for catching up on lots of little...
The plot thickens August is the last chance to grow salads but sowings and seedlings...
Planning late crops The month begins with more successional sowing. Radishes and mustard and cress...