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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Allan Jenkins

Harvest gold and a chance to mooch on the plot

Rich pickings: the weeks after midsummer see the plot in all its glory.
Rich pickings: the weeks after midsummer see the plot in all its glory. Photograph: Allan Jenkins/The Observer

Here we are, the halfway point, the warmest months of the year. Time to harvest, to water, to even – whisper it – begin to think about autumn. This is the month, though, to bring home food and flowers you’ve grown.

You can start to harvest carrots (one of the great gardener treats), salad and other leaves, the beets and beans. You should have time, too, to resow some of these, though not in the same place, please.

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