If you long for freshly picked produce but don’t know where to start, try these sure-fire winners

At this time of the year, gardeners are susceptible to the lure of colourful, quirky veg catalogues. But hold fire! A little restraint is our friend. By focusing on reliability, yield and flavour over exotic looks, we are likely to have an easier and more successful year on the plot.

The following fruit and veg should produce hassle-free harvests. They may not look like the most exciting crops, but they will result in more food on your plate, having been tried and taste-tested for a high chance of success and good flavour. Their reliability and resistance to problems makes them easier to grow, and they’re also simple to harvest and prepare, so you’ll be left with more time to enjoy eating them.

If you long for freshly picked produce but don’t know where to start, try these sure-fire winners

At this time of the year, gardeners are susceptible to the lure of colourful, quirky veg catalogues. But hold fire! A little restraint is our friend. By focusing on reliability, yield and flavour over exotic looks, we are likely to have an easier and more successful year on the plot.

The following fruit and veg should produce hassle-free harvests. They may not look like the most exciting crops, but they will result in more food on your plate, having been tried and taste-tested for a high chance of success and good flavour. Their reliability and resistance to problems makes them easier to grow, and they’re also simple to harvest and prepare, so you’ll be left with more time to enjoy eating them.

If you long for freshly picked produce but don’t know where to start, try these sure-fire winners

At this time of the year, gardeners are susceptible to the lure of colourful, quirky veg catalogues. But hold fire! A little restraint is our friend. By focusing on reliability, yield and flavour over exotic looks, we are likely to have an easier and more successful year on the plot.

The following fruit and veg should produce hassle-free harvests. They may not look like the most exciting crops, but they will result in more food on your plate, having been tried and taste-tested for a high chance of success and good flavour. Their reliability and resistance to problems makes them easier to grow, and they’re also simple to harvest and prepare, so you’ll be left with more time to enjoy eating them.

Reform Front suggests attacks on non-military US assets are diminishing global support for Iran as victim of aggression

• Middle East crisis – live updates

Tehran should appoint a supreme leader who will both challenge US propaganda that Iran is a war-mongering nation and reduce domestic polarisation, the country’s diminished alliance of reformist groups has said.

The Reform Front, which helped Masoud Pezeshkian become president 18 months ago, suggested that attacks on non-military US assets in the region were diminishing global support for Iran as a victim of a blatant aggression, according to comments cited in a report by the Iranian newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad.

Reform Front suggests attacks on non-military US assets are diminishing global support for Iran as victim of aggression

• Middle East crisis – live updates

Tehran should appoint a supreme leader who will both challenge US propaganda that Iran is a war-mongering nation and reduce domestic polarisation, the country’s diminished alliance of reformist groups has said.

The Reform Front, which helped Masoud Pezeshkian become president 18 months ago, suggested that attacks on non-military US assets in the region were diminishing global support for Iran as a victim of a blatant aggression, according to comments cited in a report by the Iranian newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad.

Reform Front suggests attacks on non-military US assets are diminishing global support for Iran as victim of aggression

• Middle East crisis – live updates

Tehran should appoint a supreme leader who will both challenge US propaganda that Iran is a war-mongering nation and reduce domestic polarisation, the country’s diminished alliance of reformist groups has said.

The Reform Front, which helped Masoud Pezeshkian become president 18 months ago, suggested that attacks on non-military US assets in the region were diminishing global support for Iran as a victim of a blatant aggression, according to comments cited in a report by the Iranian newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad.

While some Iranian exiles took to the streets in support of the US and Israeli attacks, not all are in celebratory mood

Sara* arranged slices of watermelon on a plate and poured mint tea into glass mugs. Outside her window, in north Finchley, lies the stretch of London known affectionately as Little Tehran, home to one of the UK’s largest Iranian communities.

“When the bombing happened, the streets here went crazy,” she said. “People were covering themselves in flags and chanting for the king to come back.”

While some Iranian exiles took to the streets in support of the US and Israeli attacks, not all are in celebratory mood

Sara* arranged slices of watermelon on a plate and poured mint tea into glass mugs. Outside her window, in north Finchley, lies the stretch of London known affectionately as Little Tehran, home to one of the UK’s largest Iranian communities.

“When the bombing happened, the streets here went crazy,” she said. “People were covering themselves in flags and chanting for the king to come back.”

While some Iranian exiles took to the streets in support of the US and Israeli attacks, not all are in celebratory mood

Sara* arranged slices of watermelon on a plate and poured mint tea into glass mugs. Outside her window, in north Finchley, lies the stretch of London known affectionately as Little Tehran, home to one of the UK’s largest Iranian communities.

“When the bombing happened, the streets here went crazy,” she said. “People were covering themselves in flags and chanting for the king to come back.”