Sow broad beans
Broad beans are one of the first summer vegetables to be harvested and their seed can be sown now to get a slightly earlier crop next June. When sowing in autumn, choose varieties suitable for sowing at this time of the year, such as ‘The Sutton’ or ‘Aquadulce’. Where the soil is light and well drained, sow directly into prepared beds, sowing 5cm (2in) deep and 20cm (8in) apart in staggered double rows. Alternatively, sow in cell trays of compost and overwinter the young plants outside in a cold frame and plant out in early spring.