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. Some crops are deliberately left to bolt, developing flower stems and running to seed (which I collect). Mizuna, watercress and rocket have already set seed, and lettuces are starting to extend – forcing flower heads upwards.Choosing lettuces and salads

at the show in force, both filming for Friday evening's programme (available to watch for the next few days on BBC iPlayer), and also in action around the show. Toby gave a wonderful talk on the development of Greenacre - the new TV garden - while Carol

and loganberries have been alive with bees helping to pollinate an abundance of bloom. Desperately dry conditions in my area of the East Midlands have forced me to water regularly to support new canes development, as these new canes will carry the crop next year