Succulent spears of freshly picked asparagus are delicious raw or cooked.
Vegetables

A vegetable to invest in

Asparagus is a tough, rewarding, long-term vegetable that, once established, will give many years of nutritious spears, writes PENNY WOODWARD.

Spring onions in a punnet ready to plant in soil.
What to plant

Time for planting onions

From leeks and shallots to red salad onions, the members of the onion family are an incredibly versatile lot and they’re wonderful crops to grow at home, too.