If you saw the gardeners world which featured Kinghtshayes court, you would of seen the head gardener talking about this kale which is not on the seed lists any more, and can't get it anywhere else apart from here. Well guess who has it ME! oh yes I used my charm and asked one of the gardeners if I could have a cutting. Now there is a cottagers kale in Somerset.
When I was down in Devon I Visited the Garden House. This place is stunning completely relaxing it had a feeling like a zen garden because every section is separate but it all flows together harmoniously. Defiantly worth the visit.
I have kept my two courgette plants and got rid of 3 of my summer squash plants and only kept one. Next year I will only grow one courgette and no summer squash as my mother hasn't cooked with them, but it has been useful for when you go round to someone's house you always have something to bring round, I have had 10 squash a week with these plants. My winter squash is the worst I have ever had which is sad because I took all that time on making those tepees for them to climb up, but because of this drought this summer they obviously haven't done as well as usual. On the other hand the kale is outstanding!
My new dahlias I bought in Devon, I think the contrast between the dark leaves and bight pink flowers. 
I have tied up my asparagus because the wind is picking up and I don't want anything to happen to them.
This is a record on how far my melons have come along.
When coming back home from a week away, I found a big glut of vegetables. Well squash to be specific, 8 courgettes nearly marrows and 14 patty pan squash. And I put my little honesty piggy bank out and I got £1.90! Pretty good, pays for a packet of seeds.
Taken out the pees, and replaced them with carrots because I read in the newspaper its the last time you can grow them this year to reach a decent size.
Something has got to my courgettes! I don't know what it is, I have a theory that it could be a rat because if it was a rabbit I think it might of eaten everything in the veg patch. Its like a hit and run because nothing else has been touched that I have noticed. There are little scratch marks or teeth marks and obviously didn't like the taste of it because its all just been left. I need a Sherlock Holmes for vegetable gardens.
This is hopefully somethign that will change next year. This is what boarders my veg patch , a weed and nettle heaven, and they poke through the fence and seed them selves every where! And the bind weed is never ending. I have tried everything apart from leathal chemicals, also its not my land so that is the main thing that is holding me back. I would ideally like to do some hard landscaping and turn it into a wild meadow garden.
Beetroot ready for eating.
Planted my leeks
Pride and joy. My Kale going nice and strong.
All my cut poppy heads I know they are before their time but I needed the beds.
Brussels planted in the bed where my poppies were.
Planted my leftover kale and brussel sprouts without netting, so I wish them goodluck.
The tobbacco plants I was giving have now flowered.
