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THINGS TO DO IN SEPTEMBER

COOL & TEMPERATE

VEGIES

One of the most delicious crops to harvest in early spring is asparagus. Look for fresh spears daily and harvest them quickly as the spears soon mature into woody and inedible stems. If you haven’t any asparagus growing, don’t despair. Look for pots for sale to plant now. Asparagus is a long-term crop that takes a few years to reach productive size, so be patient.

A lot faster with their rewards are peas, broad beans, English spinach, rocket and broccoli. Harvest winter planting and put in more. Also get a

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