Three months on...

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Today, it is not stupidly hot! It is still a little on the warm side, but it's definitely an improvement.

Last night's forecast thunderstorms scooted off up the channel instead, so we just got an hour or so of light rain, but hopefully tomorrow's rain will be as good as the forecast says....

In the veg bed, I've given up entirely on the peas. The French beans are doing very well, the runners and borlotti's not so good. The butternut squash are loving it, the courgettes are doing ok (we have enough for us, but we're not giving them away like we usually do). The sweetcorn is doing ok but not brilliantly, which I suspect is because we chose the wrong spot for it (too shaded). The tomatoes are doing great, and the peppers are just starting to ripen. We've had one aubergine so far, but there are some more that are getting close to ripe.