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- organic home-grown plums to eat straight from the tree with enough left over to freeze and cook during winter. My 'Victoria' plums are swelling nicely, so I just hope they have the flavour to match their appearance.Crops have certainly been affected

runners are stored in cold conditions, which encourages flower buds to form in their crowns — just as winter stimulates bud formation in strawberries grown outdoors. Once planted in warmer conditions, the plants undergo a surge of rapid growth.I prefer

winter.I'm not aware of any rust-resistant garlic varieties, or of any chemical controls to treat rust (even if I wanted to use them). But this year I may try garlic variety ‘Early Purple’, as this variety has been found to show more resistance than