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In season now

Robin Powell

Big or small: Globe artichokes are in their prime.
Big or small: Globe artichokes are in their prime.Supplied

In now

Loquats are the first fruits to ripen in spring. The season is short — search them out now.

At its best

Look for full-size globeartichokes to eat now and baby ones to preserve for summer antipastoplatters.

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Best buy

Broccoli is good cold as well as hot. Make a salad of blanched broccoli florets and slices of the peeled stem, with watercress, mint, dried sour cherries, walnuts, lemon zest and afavourite olive oil dressing.

In the vegie patch

Plant sweet corn in blocks rather than rows to increase pollination. Water regularly for steady growth.

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