1Grow something to eat every day is a brand new book, published by Dorling Kindersley and written by Jo Whittingham. It will be on the book shelves from next Friday, April 1 and will probably not stay there very long. It is the perfect Easter present for someone who is starting out on the long and tortuous road of grow your own, showing you, month by month, how to plan your growing cycle throughout the year and giving you all the details you need to take care of your fruit and vegetables to get the very best out of them. The book also gives you some excellent ideas on the storage and preservation of harvested fruits and vegetables so that you can enjoy them out of season as well as fresh from the garden. RRP £14.99. ISBN 978-1-4053-6227-6.
2 Don’t forgot the Forget-me-nots. The open gardens fundraising initiative for the West Yorkshire Forget-me-not Trust is still open for people to volunteer to open their gardens at any time from May 2 to July 1 and the closing date to volunteer is April 9. Contact Gina Fielding on 01484 487570 or email her at gina.fielding@forgetmenottrust.co.uk to take part in this exciting new event and help raise vital funds to support the work of the charity.
