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.Then I focus my attention on potatoes. Yes, it's potato time again; over the past week or so I've been lifting the last of the earlies and second earlies to store in the garage at home. The earlies are getting beyond 'new' potato stage - in fact

out for onions to be planted in it this spring. So that's where they are.In this lovely firm bed that was originally intended for beans, I've planted 50 odd sets of an F1 onion variety called Hercules. It's supposed to store well, which is just what I

should go about storing my herbs and, so far, the BBC Food website has the most comprehensive and straightforward guide.I'm definitely going to try drying - the most tried and tested method - and I might do some herbs in ice cubes too as that seems such a

in my knowledge, a veritable chasm which I'm a bit ashamed to admit. Here we go...I'm not sure how to store onions correctly. Previously I've grown them at work and the chefs have used them as if they're going out of fashion. On the plot I've tended

'Charlotte' for our lunch. (I've still got a few Charlottes left in store and although it's a second early salad variety I find it keeps really rather well). I've also got plenty of garlic and onions still in store for the obligatory turkey curry!But up

I was pleased with this year's Christmas harvest – much of our Christmas dinner was allotment produce. King Edward potatoes from the garage were roasted, Charlotte new potatoes from store were steamed. Greens took the form of braised leeks and

beans and courgettes, which produce inedible, gargantuan produce at the earliest opportunity.I must grow more vegetables that are suitable for storing. Potatoes, butternut squashes, onions and shallots are great storers. They're no trouble to grow

of new potatoes through the season. I can't remember all the varieties off the top of my head but the list includes: Annabelle, Charlotte, Picasso, Golden Wonder and Red Duke of York. Impressive hey?! We're also growing a long keeper to store over winter

of my maincrop potatoes towards the end of September, dry them off in the garage and then bag them up to store and eat through the winter. We're still eating them now.To ensure a good crop you should 'chit' your potatoes before planting them. This simply

.Products containing aminopyralid have been withdrawn from supply, sale and use while the Pesticides Safety Directorate investigates its potency. However , it's not illegal to store the herbicide, so there's no guarantee the farm where you source your manure has