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and cuttings if you can enclose a small volume of air around their pots and trays, using a covered propagator. An electric heated propagator or mat will increase the speed of germination and rooting. Prices start at under £5 for an unheated propagator

it at the base of a slope, as this is often a frost pocket where coldness lingers – that doesn’t make for successful winter growing.Level groundIf you want to grow crops all year round, it’s best to line up the ridge of the structure to run east

-growing crops, such as lettuce, radish or spinach, between big, slow- growing crops, such as sweetcorn or winter brassicas. The idea is that the quick crops use the spare space before their neighbours grow large enough to cover the soil (don’t try this on deep