Crown prince pumpkin

This is only a baby at the moment but will be vast by the time we harvest it. It will be a bluey-green by then.

Swiss chard

French beans

The beans have been trained up the back of the greenhouse to provide strong support for the plant and also good shade for the greenhouse.

The compost bin

This was my first construction project when I took over the allotment. Made of recycled wood, stained with wood preservative to stop it rotting down.

Borscht, borshch or borsch

From beetroot to borscht

Beetroot

Willow fence

Willow fence planted in 2003.

Corn

Ears of corn about ready to harvest.

Water butts

The water butts that irrigate the plants in the greenhouse.

Tomatoes

Outdoor tomatoes just starting to ripen.

Greenhouse

Marigolds in the greenhouse warding off pests.

Onions and shallots

Whats left of the onions and shallots after the rabbits have had their fill!

A bunch of parsley

Salad

Last nights salad, totally from the allotment ;-)

Cucumbers

Four of the cucumbers that collapsed the cucumber plant under its own weight!

A cucumbers eye view of a cat

2002 Spanish sunflowers

2002 courgette plant

The allotment in 2002