Get planting, quickly

For the lazy veg growers there is still time to catch up and make your garden into a harvest heaven, writes Kitty Scully.

IF spring has passed you by and you are lamenting the fact that it is now summer and you may have missed the grow-your-own boat, rest assured, there still is time to catch up.

Main crop, parsnips, swedes, beetroot, runner beans, perpetual spinach and chard can still be sown directly into the ground, but do so soon.