Got a glut?

Every grower has a year when one crop goes mad. Here's what to do with it, including sharing it with people nearby.

• Too many apples? 12 things to do with an apple glut

  What to do with too many apples: store, freeze, juice, bake and dry them, then share, swap or sell the rest locally. Includes a keeping-time table.

• Too many courgettes? 12 things to do with a courgette glut

  What to do with too many courgettes: freeze, grate, bake, pickle and stuff them, then share, swap or sell the rest locally. Includes keeping times.

• Runner bean glut? 10 ways to use, keep and share them

  What to do with too many runner beans: keep picking, freeze, pickle and cook them, then share, swap or sell the rest locally. With keeping times.

• Tomato glut? 12 ways to use, keep and share them

  What to do with too many tomatoes: freeze, roast, make passata and ripen green ones, then share, swap or sell the rest locally. With keeping times.

• Plum glut? 10 ways to use, keep and share them

  What to do with too many plums: freeze, stew, bake and dry them, then share, swap or sell the rest locally while they're ripe. With keeping times.