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sold in the shops. use tender young leaves in salads, and cook the full-sized leaves by steaming or in a stir-fry. Make several sowings each season for a constant supply in summer, autumn and winter. Seeds are cheap and it’s easy to grow.Tuscan black

.Runner beansVarieties such as ‘lollo rossa’ and ‘Salad Bowl’ can be picked a few leaves at a time as they are needed, leaving the rest of the plant to keep growing. This lettuce is good for tubs or a small salad patch, also as edible edging for a potager

singly, 5cm apart, from late April to july. remove alternate roots when they are half-grown, leaving the rest to grow on to reach maturity. even these half-grown thinnings are useful and can be eaten as baby beet in salads. Beetroot seed is cheap