Hi, it’s me again, sitting in the Scaevola, which should be a mass of trailing flowers. But the cold, wet weather we had this summer, has stopped many plants growing to their best.

Like the cucumbers in the greenhouse, which got mildew and mould very early, as the temperatures were not hot enough for them. I don’t suppose this poor cucumber will grow to full size.

This pot which I planted up on my last visit, has done really well.

So has this one, which I did not help with.

Now, down at the allotment, it is a different story as the runner beans have really enjoyed all the rain during the summer, and have produced a bumper crop. There are still a few left.

Even these French Beans are still producing more beans, but not for much longer I suppose. Bunnies love to eat all sorts of beans.

Look what I have found. The smallest sweetcorn plant in the world. Even so, it still has 2 corn cobs on. The cut off plastic bottles round the base, is to stop mice and voles climbing up and eating the cobs before they can be harvested.

Now for some winter planting. This is a small purple sprouting plant which will be ready in January or February next year. Unfortunately, I will not be here to see it fully grown.

I think it must be time for lunch now, so let’s pull up a carrot and see how big they have grown. I can also eat the tops. As you can see there are plenty here.

Hardy winter lettuce seed can also be sown now. They can grow at the allotment, and put under a cloche if the weather turns bad, or in the greenhouse. I never knew you could do this, as I thought lettuces were only grown in the summer.