The Veg Beds: Triumphs, Disasters, and the Odd Tomato Miracle

Lessons from a season of bolting leaves, slugs at the salad bar, and courgettes big enough to row down the Thames - where peas ran amok, onions lay in disgrace, and the sweet taste of small victories

I’ve been standing, staring at my vegetable beds for about an hour, wondering where it all went wrong. That is probably a touch melodramatic. If you are picturing me wailing on my knees, screaming at…