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You can never have enough lettuce in summer, but sowing directly into the soil takes up valuable space in the garden. Keep a regular supply growing by sowing seeds in lengths of plastic guttering: short, 1m lengths are convenient and easy to handle

all the food theycan get, I wouldn't plant anything under them. Courgettes get even more leafy and won't want to be under anything. It still amazes me how big everything grows in a month or two. thank you - that is very helpful You can grow lettuce

. My lettuces are taking over! great info as i am growing these first time this year and did not know how to do it but this is a simple way

Sow peas in lengths of guttering under cover, so you can plant out seedlings in an instant rowPlant out onion sets in rows, spacing them about 10-15cm apartCarefully dig away grass or plants growing close to the stems of fruit trees to reduce

Raise lettuce and salad crops in pots for early pickingsWater potted fuchsias sparingly to prevent compost drying out completelyPrune grapevines before they come into growth, when their sap starts risingBring pots of strawberries under cover

Monty Don and Chris Beardshaw demonstrate how to sow a range of vegetable crops in a greenhouse, including chillies, cucumber and lettuce. Pick up tips on choosing compost, watering, spacing, preventing disease and covering your seeds

I have decided to try and grow lettuce again, each time I fail miserably. When the lettuce seeds germinate is it safe to prick them out to where they will finally grow, or should they be sown into where they will finally grow, HELP I've just sown

. brassicas and spinach, lettuce and it's varients will do ok, but not their best, leeks again will do ok. You can grow lettuces and salad leaves, leafy veg such as spinach, chard, broccoli and brussels sprouts, and peas and beans. But not in full shade, OK

be ok in shade. They may get eaten when you're not looking though! I had good luck last year with lettuce & sprouts plus potatoes & lots of strawberries What about Raspberries? raspberries grow like weeds!! i even replanted the cut offs which have taken

favourite salad leaves, or experiment with more unusual crops such as winter purslane and salad burnet. One of the most reliable winter leaf crops is corn salad, or lamb's lettuce, Valerianella locusta.Grow plants in a sheltered, sunny spot, to protect them