The weather is so changeable at the moment; warm then cooler, sun then rain, encouraging some growth but also slugs and snails finding this year’s first ripening strawberries and blackfly clustering on the tops of outdoor broad bean plants, even before the pods have started to appear…

That said, amongst other veg, the onions and garlic are looking good, (as is our take-home harvest), and the tomatoes in a polytunnel are developing well.

Plants being added include sugar snap peas, courgettes and squash, while egg shells are being used to try to protect celeriac plants.