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    Jan 25, 2024 3 minutes

    JOBS FOR THE MONTH

    HARVEST FOR LONGER CROPPING

    Make the most of your overwinter harvests, and enjoy more home-grown meals, by picking judiciously so that the plants keep cropping for longer. Regularly cutting sprouting broccoli shoots encourages more shoots to develop. The tops of Brussels sprouts and kalettes are delicious and removing them does not hinder the growth of the sprouts.

    Picking lower leaves of kale encourages the top growth to keep producing new leaves. Harvest outer leaves of cabbage (that hasn't formed

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