Fiann’s tips for the weekend

• Once the tops of your onions have withered, you can lift and dry them in a dry location for about 10 days. I use the poly tunnel for this. Thereafter store in a cool, dark, dry place.
• Keep an eye out for bacterial cankers on growing roots and fruits.
• Repeat mowing or scything/ strimming back of nettles and other sturdy weeds or they will undermine energy reserves and eventually kill off the plant. Why not harvest out and utilise for compost. Do not add roots of weeds to the compost heap, boil first or decompose in a plastic bag before utilising.
• Last chance to sow spring cabbages, summer radishes, pak choi and turnips before temperatures drop.
• If you are not already a member, investigate your local GIY group — there is nothing like shared successes and failures in building knowledge and support for growing your own.
• One of my previous horticultural heroines, Mary Reynolds, has a biopic in the cinema this weekend, worth a look-see —Dare to be Wild.