Courgettes.

These are the courgettes finally going in. I had no choice really as they were getting pot-bound and needed putting into the ground.

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As you can see it was a windy day – when has it not been of late? However, at least the rain had come and we were having showers on and off all day. Amazingly the allotment soil seemed still dry on the surface as it was wind-blown dry quite quickly.

I only put two in as courgettes can get quite big and take over a large space. Also unless you are on a diet of courgettes, you will have too many to eat, freeze, give away or just compost. Remember to pick them frequently or they get too large and are not very tasty – though they make good soup.

I then put in the pumpkins. These will need a lot of space, so I have placed them on a spare part of the plot. I will also train then in one direction – if I can.

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As you can see, I have been able to get my hands on some horse manure and I have dug some of this in. This will give lots of nutrients, which courgettes and pumpkins need.

This is the first time I have grown pumpkins so I hope they do well.