Everything is growing really well now, starting to take off. The gooseberries at the lotty were stripped before we even had a chance to get any berries - not a big deal as we don't really like them much, but I had promised my allotment neighbour (who is also a good friend) he could have them for his goosegog wine but he lost all his as well! Surprisingly the red gooseberries at home are doing fine and I've already had a punnet off them. I'm sure the birds will find them soon enough. The blueberry plants at hoe look good too, I'll have to move them into my greenhouse soon to protect them from the birds and chickens.
Strawberries at the lotty are less good, mainly I think some of the plants are past their best. The new plants (runners) and the ones I transplanted at home are brilliant so I'll definitely be sorting out my patch when they've died back.
raspberries are a bit meh, probably because I havent done any pruning for a couple of years. Serves me right. They don't last for ever either so maybe I need to pull a few up and give the newer plants some room. I don't fancy trying to transplant canes though!
Tomatoes - bloody butcher and roma, and tumbling tom cherry plus mini plum I planted from a supermarket tomato - are all coming along nicely and starting to set. The toms at the lotty are doing less well but maybe they haven;t been getting enough water as it has been very dry on the whole.
The cucumbers are just starting to get a bit of growth on them, as are the squashes. The courgette at the lotty is starting to develop flowers. The broccoli, kale, caulis and cabbages are looking good esp as i have covered them with insect proof netting so hopefully the cabbage white damage will be minimal this year (will still get some as I haven't fixed the netting properly but will make some proper little covers for next year)
Beans are good, but peas as ever not so good. I've got some at home which I'll plant out, and I might sow some more but if i want a decent crop I'll have to be more serious next year.
Sweetcorn at home looking better than the lotty but it gets more regular watering. Of course I moved some of my corn to the garden in case the badgers came back and had the lot at the lotty, and of course sods law - the badger has come to our garden! So I might be sweetcorn-less either way
I lost my watermelon because Marley dustbathed on it (cat, not chicken!) so I sowed a couple more seeds and they've both come up! Probably a waste of time especially at this stage but I've planted one into the greenhouse. I'll take the other to the lotty.
Onions are looking good now there's been a bit of rain. All in all, it's looking quite good. A nice mix of rain showers and sun is helping!