I've only tried 8 sweetcorn, 'Mini-pop' and so far they seem to be doing okay, considering they are in tubs. I shan't bother with these again though as they tend to take quite a bit of space up. We'll see anyway, I may be impressed with the amount of sweetcorn that I get..............but I doubt it.

I must admit that until I saw these furry tufts I had no idea where the sweetcorn grew from on the plant, from the top, middle or bottom, am I daft or what?

These are my chillies, I don't like them and neither does my family so I give them to Amanda, she likes them and eats them raw!

Yuk..............................

I have three pepper plants and they are all doing really well, I tend only to water them a little every few days and they respond very well to this. I may grow them again next year.

Here's my two butternut squashes (Hunter), I have another two plants on the garage roof, they don't have any fruits on yet but plenty of flowers so here's hoping they all do well.

Did you know that they are nil points if you eat them on weightwatchers? Eh..... did you know that? See you learn some things on this blog don't you, useless things I know, but still..................

I have been really pleased with the tomatoes that I have grown in my greenhouse, they have and still are fruiting really well. I have grown Red Cherry and although they are prolific growers they are a little too tart for my taste. Next year I shall try Gardeners Delight or Moneymaker as I have these seeds already. The Sungold have also grown well and taste so sweet, they will be grown again next year. I have grwon some Tumbling Tom in my hanging basket and they are just about ripening now early August.

No diseases to report on any of the greenhouse tomatoes, I think the marigolds have a lot to do with that, detering pests like greenfly etc. Sadly my outdoor Roma tomatoes suffered from blight due to the sunny....rainy....sunny....rainy weather!!!

What a flippin' busy month

I just don't know how people with allotements cope! I only have my garden and it takes quite a bit of my time up, I pop out for a 'few minutes' potter and when I come back in I realise that I've been out for an hour!

These pictures were taken on 17th May, so as you can imagine things have grown since then, especially with the lovely sunny weather that we've all been having.

I have grown far too much stuff as Amanda tells me, (when she can find me amongst the undergrowth.)

It's all been a big learning curve so far, but one that I've enjoyed immensely xx.

Strawberry pot

Strawberry basket

Butternut squash plant called 'Hunter'

Peanut plant

Aw pretty nasturtium

Beetroot radish and carrot box

!st early swifts

Oops bought too many maincrop, won't buy any next year!

Strawberry plant

Tumblin' Tom tomato plant

Double oops..............maincrop tatties again!

Ah pretty dahlia

Ah, er pretty...purpley flower

Yawn ........................ another Dahlia

Aw this is ridiculous now!

Phew.......Raspberry bush, Autum Bliss

Erm ........ Paris Market carrots I think.

6 cabbage my pal Linda bought me for my birthday...............I didn't just get the cabbage though :)

Another Butternut Squash ........ just remind me how much space these buggers need again, I have three romping away nicely.

Cuke again, I have four of these

First tomato

Managetout, mangetout methinks

Sweetcorn on left, mini pop.

Runner beans probably...... methinks

Makes note in diary .... LABEL STUFF !!!!

Organic Dwarf French Beans

My first harvest of Swift potatoes delicious

Stop the clock................stop the clock!!!!!

Well after many many requests to see our Amanda again (snigger) her she is in all her glory, hair groomed make up on, teeth in !!!!!

She was quite sober when this was taken, but as always it all went downhill from then on in, she and Geoff are coming round my house in May for my birthday, we shall get some chinese in and have a good time, I hope so anyway.

Don't worry the strong stuff will be locked away!

This gardening lark doesn't half make time fly by doesn't it? All my seeds planted so far are coming along nicely.

Mind you something did have a nibble at one of my Dwarf french bean plants the other night, it can't have been her next doors because she's usually in a drunken comotosed state by dusk, plus she takes her teeth out so she could only have managed a bad suck!

Anyway my OH went out the night after and found the little blighter half way up the same plant, an inch long slug, obviously coming back to finish what he'd started, so he was picked off and flicked into next doors garden ...er I mean into into the field.

Below are some of my Swift potatoes, coming along nicely, when they flowew I think it's time to feed them. They should be ready early June.

Here are my Early Nantes Carrots, they are quite a bit bigger now as this photo was taken a couple of weeks ago. Plus they are more spaced out aswell, a lot like her next doors.

Here's my Californian peppers, they are in their own pots now and are much bigger and going great guns!