I’ve been blessed this year to spend time in Somerset on a friends land where I am free to garden as I like That’s allowing me to experiment a lot with permaculture, Electro culture, making fertiliser, compost teas and growing a large variety of odds and sods But all of that is great right up till you see your first tomato cucumber and melon break out Feeling like a first time dad 😁👍

Hi everyone. Im not sure about you, but these weather extremes are exhausting! The brassicas are in their elements,as is everything inside the polytunnel. However we have lost all the fruit on the fruit trees due to the wind (and heat a couple of weeks ago),which is so sad. I wonder if there is going to be a fruit shortage this year? Dont get me wrong, on the flip side, im grateful for all the rain,as the IBC's are filling, and that is precious. How are you all doing so far? are you having similar problems? whats growing well for you and what isnt?

How are you all doing with your growing? We have been battered with wind, then dry for days on end. We have lost lots of seedlings but are not detered, we still have time to plant replacements. In the polytunnel,all is growing well. We had had our first crop of peas and a few really lovely young courgettes. The tomatoes and peppers are in and a few other bits and bobs. I really feel that polytunnel growing workd best for us down here.......perhaps another tunnel is needed (wanted!)

Leave or remove? Does it make a difference? All opinions welcome.

It has seeded its self in my raspberry garden. I did try to grow last year,not in this position,so how it got there I don't know. I'm tempted to leave a lone as it grows to 8ft-10 foot and will keep giving spinach like leaves ,which will be a blessing.