Kitchen Garden

Last call!

It’s an unpopular statement to make during the halcyon days of summer but… colder days are rapidly bearing down upon us. Days are already dramatically shorter than they were just a few weeks ago, and temperatures will soon head south also.

Late summer is a time of plenty, the antithesis of spring’s hungry gap. There’s lots to enjoy, particularly from the likes of beans, courgettes and (finally!) tomatoes. It’s a bounty that can lull you into a sense of complacency. Yet fast forward a couple of months and things start to look a little less bountiful.

SOLID PERFORMANCE

Make the effort to sneak in a few last-minute sowings now and you’ll be rewarded with a handsome range of pickings, even

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