August can be a busy time on the allotment - there's lots of harvesting to do, including crops such as runner beans, potatoes and raspberries.

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If you can't eat all of your crops at once, you can preserve them in a variety of ways and check out our selection of must-have kit for jam-making.

Depending on the weather, you may be doing lots of watering. In particularly dry periods, or during a drought or a hosepipe ban, you will need to think more carefully about water usage.

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