Window-sill PYO
You know it's the height of the strawberry season when hosepipe bans are in place and Tim Henman's been knocked out of Wimbledon. And you know it's time to go Pick Your Own when you've eaten your tenth punnet of flavourless, juiceless supermarket strawberries. The apex of PYO is, of course, an afternoon spent bent over, sun on your back while piling a basket with enough fruit to see you through a nuclear winter. Failing that, ReadySteadyPick (Kent farm Edward Vinson) is flogging two pots or hanging-basket of strawberries for £20 + £7 delivery. You can choose from the Everest (loads of fruit) or Evie (quality over quantity) varieties. It also sells cherry tomatoes and chilli peppers.
