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Grow Your Own
Keeping your garden productive
Martyn Cox has some helpful grow-your-own advice with some seasonal summer tips.
Grow attractive edibles
In his Grow-Your-Own feature Martyn Cox recommends plants that look good and taste great.
Edibles to sow, grow and harvest now
Martyn Cox offers his timely advice on harvesting and starting off delicious edible crops in your garden.
How to grow supermarket basil
How to make the most of supermarket basil. You can make your pot of supermarket basil last much longer by potting it into a larger pot. It’s one gardening job that is easy and will save you money!
Extending the grow-your-own season
Early September is the time to crack on with harvesting tomatoes, courgettes, peppers and other tender vegetables & fruit that you’ve been growing outside.
Grow corn salad
As the seasons start to turn and the garden harvest wanes a little, plan ahead and sow some corn salad, it’s undemanding and a great choice.
Spiced, bittersweet apple, pear and damson chutney
Leiths Cookery writer Max Clark shares her love of apples with a tasty recipe for spiced, bittersweet apple, pear and damson chutney.
How to harvest, ripen and store your produce
After months of hard work, it’s time to reap the rewards of your labour. Martyn Cox helps you harvest, ripen and store your vegetables
Pickled cucumbers
Have you got a glut of greenhouse cucumbers or even courgettes? Try this recipe and transform your harvest into a sweet, tangy and delicious pickle
What is companion planting?
Some plants offer additional benefits when grown in close proximity with others. Jean Vernon explores
What can I start to harvest in mid-summer?
Martyn Cox shows you what to sow, grow and harvest in his latest grow-your-own advice
How to Grow Your Own Food
Martyn Cox helps you start growing your own fruit, herbs and vegetables in your own garden, with lots of timely tips and advice
Where can I taste mulberries?
What’s red in tooth and paw? Vicki Cooke unearths and explores the myth and magic of mulberries
Supergreen Vegan Kale Pesto and Roast Mushrooms
Gluten free recipe using garden kale and RootOne pasta
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