POSTCARDS from the hedge

July

MARK DIACONO is a green-fingered foodie who grows, cooks and eats produce on his Devon smallholding. His latest book The New Kitchen Garden (Saltyard Books, £22) is available on a ‘pay what you can afford’ basis from www.otterfarm.co.uk. OTHER THAN MOWING between avenues of vines, picking early Japanese plums, there’s not much to do outside. Everything is growing well, weeds have slowed from their spring rush and the pace of life has eased off; there’s time for enjoying the forest garden, the orchards, vineyard, perennial garden and veg patch. It’s a month for eating and cooking outside. At least one of the barbecue, pizza oven and firepit are fired up each day. Cooking and eating outside means herbs, spices and edible flowers are easily to hand. As well as grabbing handfuls of mint for…

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