Edible garden

Pick ripe strawberries regularly and make sure the plants are always well mulched

Hang sticky yellow traps to catch white flies on tomatoes, mint and basil

Sow seeds of brussels sprouts into pots and put them in a cool spot in the garden so they can grow as much as possible before the cooler months arrive

Harvest garlic when your exploring fingers can feel well-developed bulbs in the soil, then leave them out on a bench to dry

Spray horticultural oil onto citrus trees to reduce damage from citrus leafminer, and repeat every month or so

Harvest the last of the asparagus spears, then allow the ferny leaves to develop and feed the roots

Keep picking beans (left) as this encourages plants to produce more pods

Cover berry plants with netting or mesh to keep birds away from the ripening fruit

Set up supports for eggplants to prevent their heavy fruits dragging the stems down

Mulch and water summer fruit trees very well while their fruit is developing