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GROW YOUR OWN
photographs MOWIE KAY
If you’re using a large tin, add up to an extra 200g chard so the filling isn’t too thin.
Emma Crawforth is a qualified horticulturist, trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and is the gardening editor for BBC Gardeners’ World. This month, she offer advice on growing your own cucumbers.
As the summer days get warmer, the season’s harvest flourishes. There’s so much choice when it comes to fresh produce that excitement builds, too, around the many possibilities for cooking with it.
When are they ready?