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it at the base of a slope, as this is often a frost pocket where coldness lingers – that doesn’t make for successful winter growing.Level groundIf you want to grow crops all year round, it’s best to line up the ridge of the structure to run east

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

-growing crops, such as lettuce, radish or spinach, between big, slow- growing crops, such as sweetcorn or winter brassicas. The idea is that the quick crops use the spare space before their neighbours grow large enough to cover the soil (don’t try this on deep