What Gardeners Grow: 600 plants chosen by the world's greatest plantspeople (6) (Bloom)

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Red Duke of York' is an attractive red-skinned variety and 'Anya' has long tubers with a nutty taste. The key to successful pruning is to know when to prune, and follow guidance on how to make the cuts and shape the plant.

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They have similar growing requirements to bush tomatoes and will continue to crop until the first frosts in autumn. If possible, start off vulnerable plants, such as salad leaves and courgettes, indoors, and plant them out when they’re big enough to withstand attack. Lighter evenings and a smell of spring in the air, March is the time that your vegetable growing should step up a gear. While it's a good idea to grow what you like to eat, it's also worth paying attention to how easy a crop is to grow.The first to flower is usually Philadelphus coronarius, a native of southeast Europe with abundant, creamy, star-like flowers and a scent that can catch you by surprise metres away. Radish 'French Breakfast' has crisp, oval, red and white roots while 'Scarlet Globe' is bright scarlet with white flesh. As a general rule, water the root ball rather than the leaves, as it's the roots that absorb the water. Trees planted too deeply will never thrive, and root-balls that sit proud of the soil surface will dry out quickly, leading to the eventual death of the plant.

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Japanese leafy crops such as mizuna and mibuna and Chinese mustard can be grown as cut-and-come-again leaves. The young tips can be trimmed and added to salads for a delicious spring treat, and are followed by flowers and pods. Philadelphus used to be a staple of all British cottage and country gardens, but big round shrubs have become less popular since the fashion for grasses and perennial plantings came in. It can be hard to know when and how to start a garden, but we're here to guide you through the process.Also think about how long things take to grow - cabbages, for instance, are slow to mature and take up precious space all season. Dark days and long nights sees the arrival of November and there is relatively little to grow in the garden. We’re celebrating the publication of What Gardeners Grow at a panel discussion with some of the book’s contributors – Matt Collins (Head Gardener at the Garden Museum), Errol Fernandes (Head of Horticulture at the Horniman Museum), Sara Venn (Founder of Incredible Edible Bristol), Juliet Sargeant (Garden Designer and RHS judge), and chair Zena Alkayat (founder of Bloom).