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The scepticism of my allotment neighbours has not proved right, at least for this one year. The grapes have a sharp burst and a rather sweet aftertaste. A pleasure for the eye and the tastebuds. Which, before washing, was home to a tiny snail and a 7-spot ladybird.

Blight struck. On Friday my tomatoes pleased me beyond belief, lush, green, with two orangey ripe… and on Sunday night they were a rather messy heap of brown and mould. So I picked all of the ones big enough & not damaged and have just discovered that I have to process them quickly to avoid…

I did dig my new bed yesterday: as the days draw in, and the beds start to become empty, I feel like tidying up and adapting the plot based on the learning of the past seasons. Next to the shed, taking advantage of the cleanup of hollies the council did, I have carved myself some…

I digged out my maincrop potatoes yesterday: 8,5kg (17 pounds). Not as many as in my first year but definitely cannot complain given that I only planted 1 kg of seed and the odd germinated potato from home. I found that, once the potatoes were out, I wanted to redesign the beds’ layout: multiple parallel beds I now find more…

Finally one if the figs managed to swell, the first one this year and the first of a decent size ever! A bit dry (the draught?) but very tasty… The courgettes are blossoming and so, it seems, are the tomatoes. All the salad seedlings have however succumbed to slugs, and I am at risk of…