Beets, one of the best vegetables to grow for lazy gardeners ... with the leaves casting a shade beneath. Lettuce leaves find ...

The warmer and sunnier months are ahead, making it the perfect time to get into gardening. Want to grow a batch of lettuce that can last you a month? Monty Don shows you how.

It blooms from late summer to late fall ... Good water conditions are key for growing water lettuce. Soft to moderately hard water is best. It's sensitive to water minerals.

Sow seed indoors from mid-February in modules or seed trays filled with a Best Buy compost for sowing seeds ... to mature before the weather gets hot, but for summer lettuce, chose varieties that grow ...