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back flowered shootsFlowersCover soil with cloches to warm it for early sowingsFinish winter pruning fruit trees and soft fruitsCut stems of autumn-fruiting raspberries to soil levelFruit & vegPlant summer bulbsMaintain frost-free conditionsBring pots

of hardy annual flowers Lightly clip box edging and topiary to neaten them upFlowersPush twigs into the ground to support tall-growing peasFeed strawberries with a high potash feedSow flowering companions in your veg plotFruit & vegPlant tomatoes in large

Nothing beats the taste of freshly-picked sweetcorn in late summer and growing your own couldn't be easier. Sow your own seeds or buy young seedlings to plant now and grow them in a block on the veg plot. Or use them decoratively, planting them

summer displaysPrune rambling and climbing rosesFlowersKeep harvesting root veg such as beetroot and carrotsOrder fruit trees and bushesFinish picking beans, but leave a few pods to ripenFruit & vegPlant winter salads in growing bagsCheck heaters

Feeling fruityI've hand-picked a few favourites that will certainly whet the appetite - they're all tried and tested for flavour and reliability.When it comes to fruit, I'm passionate about eating and growing as much as possible in its proper season

can encourage the problem. Compost sold specifically for tomatoes, such as grow bags, contains sufficient calcium for a good crop of fruits. Never apply fertiliser to dry soil, always give plants plenty of water first. tomatoes, peppers

.AdamAvoid forcing a single crown of rhubarb for two years in a row. Leave it to crop naturally instead, and always have more than one crown so you can force in alternate years.More on growing fruit and vegRead Lila Das Gupta's blog on growing rhubarbMonty Don

's more prone to infection. Spray with myclobutanil.marrows, courgettes, pumpkins, squashsummer, autumn, winterCommon fruit and veg problemsTomato blightGooseberry mildewGrey mould on soft fruitsSooty mould

aconitesFeed the soil by spreading compost over bedsMove plants growing in the wrong placeFlowersPrune out the oldest stems from blackcurrantsCheck for signs of rot on any stored cropsFork compost into the soil and clear away old cropsFruit & veg Wash

-rooted hedging, roses, trees and shrubsFlowersPrune gooseberry bushes Fork over vacant beds, mixing in compost Plant fruit trees trained as cordons, fans or espaliersFruit & vegClear leaves from greenhouse gutters Check heaters daily to ensure they are working