Harvesting.

The bad weather has returned today, but not before I was able to get up there and dig out the remaining spuds

I was also pleased to see that a pumpkin had survived so far and had actually grown. It’s not as far along the line as I would have liked, but I am pleased that it has stuck two fingers up to the weather and got on with doing its business.

You also know I mentioned how my sweetcorn had survived the last bout of rampant rain? Well, it has managed to grow and produce cobs. I don’t think they will be massive – unlike my neighbour who planted his very early on, but at least they will be edible by the looks of it. The plants themselves are not very tall – dwarf I guess you could say – but nature has done its best to provide.

This weather has really thinned out my runners as well. Last year the plants were all bushy and produced a lot of pods. This year they are very thin and are doing their best to provide, but are thin on the ground. At least they are tender and tasty.