Quick wee note to start with, next week we will not have any power for two days.

Wednesday being the main day, but it might include Tuesday and Friday, Scottish power are replacing some of the...

This week we had natures calendar flying overhead, which was a sure sign summer was over and September was here.                                                                                                                       ...

The weather forecast for last week was for rain, and we were needing to get the purple sprouting broccoli, over winter cauliflower and Romanesco planted.

Plus, I still needed to...

Last week I was on about the courgettes had slowed down as the temperatures had dropped by around 10 degrees, well this week they have shot on again with the temperatures up again.

This...

This week the temperature has dropped, and the courgettes have slowed down.

This is not too much of a problem as we have loads planted.

When the temperatures were in the high 20s, we were...

Out in the field I am still amazed at our cucumber crop.

This was no trial, just a complete mistake, that no one is owning up to, me included.

All the squash plants and cucumber plants...

Last week I was saying we were having problems with cutting lettuce and oriental mix for our salad bags.

The heat wave that we have all been basking in and thoroughly enjoying over the last month...

Another week of roasting weather, the tunnels are hot.

The wee Fergie vintage 135 is not happy rotovating and only manages about half an hr and is heating up and asking for a break.

So,...

It was a hot week tunnel with temperatures hitting 49, it was toastie in them.

The tomato and cucumbers grew over a foot, and we had to go in twice during the week to get the side shoots off...

Again, this year we planted all our squash plants without using mulch film.

For years we have laid mulch before then planting the squash plants through it, it helps keep the weeds at bay and...