Good enough to eat

●●CATCH crops

Plant some catch crops now which will take up border space and be ready to harvest before other slower maturing veg starts to grow.

Sow lettuces, radish, spring onion, baby beets, tender baby carrots and chard – and sow little and often for a continuous crop.

They will grow quickly if the weather is warm, so play it by ear as far as sowing is concerned and wait for crops to emerge before sowing a new batch.

Sow in shallow drills made with a stick, watering the drills before sowing if the soil is dry. Sow the seeds thinly, cover with soil and label them.

Thin them out when the seeds are large enough to handle.

By the time your more tender veg such as tomatoes, aubergines and French beans are planted out and have started to take up space, you should have enjoyed some catch crop harvests.