To conclude Plot Watch for this year, this last weekend I pulled up most of the veg and turned the plot soil (perhaps for some winter stuff!).

I found that the most rewarding and best cropping vegetables have been potatoes, courgettes and french beans. The tomatoes were a steep learning curve and I’ll definitely spend more attention on them early on next year. However the peppers, beetroot, carrots and pumpkins have all come up with low or no yields mostly due to soil conditions.

The courgette plants have been the star vegetable, with 4 plants producing at least 1 fruit of around 6 inches every day throughout July and August.

The potatoes have proved rewarding too, I will plant twice or three times as many next year. From planting 12 tubers we now have a box full of spuds in the larder to last for a month or three.