Summer on the veg plot – with Monty Don
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Published: Thursday, 23 June 2022 at 9:00 am
Monty Don shares the secrets of growing your own veg, how to get bumper harvests, and what to start now
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We all love the idea of picking healthy, homegrown food from our own gardens. But the reality doesn’t always match the dream – with gluts of crops when we can least manage them, or plants that just don’t perform and pesky pests that get to our harvests before we do. So, what steps can we all take to enjoy good eating this summer?
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For this food-focused episode, we turn to Monty Don to share his tips for success. He’s also the author, with his wife Sarah, of cookbooks including The Home Cookbook and Fork to Fork.
Listen now, as he shares with us his favourite food, how he ensures the best harvests, and what to sow now for good pickings in the months ahead.
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