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The January garden: how to grow your own veg, garden on a budget, and a winter stew using kale
What Brexit means for importing fresh produce from Europe, knowing your onions (and broad beans and peas) and exciting exotic citrus plants
14 January 2021 • 11:48am
Using earth to build: Bunny Guinness created this hut with mud from her field, which looks great and cost little
Credit: Andrew Crowley
I was talking to Guy Singh-Watson, who runs the Riverford vegetable box scheme, about the problems of bringing in fresh veg from Europe. After Jan 1, for each lorryload he brings in from Europe he has to fill in nine forms 48 hours in advance, detailing exactly what is on board. This is difficult as you don’t necessarily know what is good to pick 48 hours in advance. Prices for imported veg are expected, on average, to increase by six per cent.
Garden centres are open; here, Telegraph Gardening shares their favourite spots nationwide
Credit: Betsie Van Der Meer
Since March, Britons have had to adjust to the new normal of self-isolation. Cooped up indoors, it s no wonder that many households have turned to the shed, digging out dusty old mowers and secateurs to tend their gardens.
It seemed a particularly cruel blow when garden centres nationwide were forced to close on March 23. At the time, there was widespread outrage; some gardening broadcasters, including Alan Titchmarsh and Gardeners World presenter Monty Don, took to social media to voice their disdain.
Thankfully, things are different this time round. According to the Government’s official guidance published on Monday 4 January, garden centres are to stay open: Essential retail such as food shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, garden centres, building merchants and suppliers of building products and off-licences.