Are you ready? said Mrs Brown, cocking her head and fixing me with her beady eyes. We Chickens have a 4 week sowing schedule, which repeats and repeats itself for ever. How simple is that? We divide our crops into 4 groups, depending on which part of the vegetable is eaten. Week 1 is Roots, like carrots, beetroot, radish. Week 2 is Shoots - the green growth above ground like leeks, spring onions and all the alliums. Also Things with funny names - mainly the Oriental vegetables - Mizuna, Pak choi and so on. Week 3 is Fruits - peas, beans, tomatoes and all the cucurbits. Week 4 is Leaves - brassicas, lettuce etc. So that's it. Sow Roots, Shoots, Fruits or Leaves, one group a week, every 4 weeks for ever. Now, repeat after me - Roots, Shoots, Fruits and Leaves; Roots, Shoots, Fruits and Leaves............... There will be a test!!