Grow your own: Squashes

Squashes are members of the gourd family and include pumpkins, courgettes and marrows. This section we will concentrate on summer squashes other than courgettes and also look at winter squashes which include the pumpkins. Summer squashes tend to be softer skinned and do not store well. They mature during the summer and early autumn and are best picked and eaten…

November issue now on sale!

In the November issue, you’ll find: Veg growing expert Martin Fish reveals his favourite varieties of garlic and how to grow them; Stephanie Hafferty celebrates autumn by making leafmould and harvesting late crops; and Ecologist Becky Searle brings you the facts on companion planting. latest With rising prices in the shops, every leek, cabbage, stored potato, squash, dried and frozen…