Drought and shade

There are solutions for all weather challenges, says Peter

- Peter

IT is to be hoped that by the time you read this, we will have had good rainfall. When writing, the lawn was brown, and even trees were wilting, and keeping vegetables growing meant hours on a hose. I did pick a really good crop of garden peas from the quarter-pallet size wooden container, just in time to sow another late crop of Garden Pea ‘Terrain’. This cultivar resists mildew disease and has proved an excellent autumn cropping introduction.

A common question is on plants for shade, where both lacks of light and drought are a challenge. There are several such patches in my garden, and growing in containers is often a practical answer.