Wet

It's no surprise to learn that this summer has been the wettest since 1912. The French Beans, tomatoes, morning glory, spring onions and potatoes have all been adversely affected in one way or other by the atrocious weather. The courgettes loved it, though.

First tomatoes of the year

Picked four toms from a Gardener's Delight plant.

More spuds harvested

I dug up two rows of spuds from the old tomato bed. These spuds are considerably bigger than those I dug up on 15 July.

Morning Glory update

All the Morning Glory from the second batch off seed got eaten. There have been a lot of slugs/snails this year due to all the rain. Maybe next year I'll plant them in containers rather than directly into the ground.

Courgette update

The courgettes have been cropping well - they probably liked all the rain.

French Beans and Squash update

The French Beans didn't do very well - on Gardeners' World they suggested this was due to the lack of sun in the early summer. I have had one batch of beans, which were nice.

One squash died due to the buffeting by wind and rain. The others are ok and at least one has flowered. I really need to clear the ground around the plants.

Tomatoes ripening

Some of the Gardeners Delight and Moneymaker toms are beginning to ripen.

I have pulled out 4 plants which appeared to be showing signs of tomato blight. I think all the plants I pulled out were Marmande, so maybe I won't bother with those next year.

Tomato blight again?

It's looking like some of the tomato plants are affected by blight. I'm reluctant to pull them up, although I know I really should. Maybe tomorrow.