Summer Gardening and Culinary Picks: Tomatoes, Samphire, and Basil

Summer picks: what to plant, harvest and eat right now

Tomatoes, samphire and basil bloom in summer – as, of course, do the essential strawberries Basil The scent and flavour of summer: keep stems cut-end in shallow water, and out of the fridge. If you have a pot plant, stand it in a saucer and water from below in the morning as basil hates having wet feet overnight. Continue reading...

By Mark Diacono