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Autumn leaves, a wire cage, and patience. It costs nothing, needs almost no effort, and beats most bagged soil conditioner you can buy.

Most plants don't need repotting the day you get them home. Here's how to read the real signs, why bigger pots rot roots, and what to skip.

A practical late-July guide for UK growers: the jobs that actually keep your plot cropping, plus the fussy ones worth skipping to save time and money.

Supermarket pots collapsing? Coriander bolting? Here's the honest, RHS-checked fix for basil, coriander, mint and the Mediterranean herbs.