SOLOMON HUGHES recommends Sunjeev Sahota’s recent novel set in a trade union election campaign for its fresh approach to what unites and divides workers, but wishes the union backdrop was truer to life
One of the questions I’ve been asked most in the years that I’ve been writing this column is whether garlic can successfully be grown in pots.
I belatedly decided a few autumns ago that I really ought to find out the answer.
Briefly, that answer is yes. Over recent winters I’ve tried various combinations of containers, composts, and number of garlic cloves, and this is what I’ve found.
Commiserations if you failed this year, MAT COWARD offers six points which, if followed religiously, will ensure you succeed next year
MAT COWARD sings the praises of the Giant Winter’s full-depth, earthy and ferrous flavour perfect for rich meals in the dark months
MAT COWARD presents a peculiar cabbage that will only do its bodybuilding once the summer dies down
MAT COWARD rises over such semantics to offer step by step, fool-proof cultivating tips



