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eye on the weather forecast, and a few very large sheets of white fleece close at hand. When frost is forecast, I go out the evening before to cover all the flowers I can reach. I wrap the fleece around branches, drape it over fan-trained fruits

protected.Of course there's an answer, and that's what fruit cages were invented for, but when you integrate soft fruits around the garden to make best use of space these aren't a viable solution. Large pieces of netting play a part, thrown over fruit

rightly - and while not unpleasant, they were certainly an acquired taste.Dandelions grow bigger, with longer leaves, in wild areas than they do in lawns, where mowing keeps them flat and close to soil level. Apparently, the French often eat them as a

's Delight' is great for eating fresh in salads I'm looking for something meatier to cook in soups or sauces, so for this my tomato of choice is the large Italian plum tomato called 'Roma'. It's fat, fleshy and very productive when grown outside in a sunny

too, like 'Golden Streaked' or 'Red Lion'. It's a misconception that watercress only grows in running water as it grows well in large pots where their compost can be kept permanently moist. It's easy to grow just by sprinkling its fine seeds over