Its it leek moth, Robo, or are they just rotting like Primrose's? I tend to harvest my leeks about October/November (although Musselburgh should stand well over winter), mainly because I want the ground cleared to cover with manure for the next crop. As I only ever use leeks for soups, I just cut th...

I think your tomatoes are just getting old - the curling, yellowing and patches are natural sign of ageing. I know you are in California but presumably even there autumn must be rolling in .....

Congratulations, new grandad Robo, and best wishes to parents and baby!

Just spent two hours soaking and scrubbing all this summer's used pots, plant trays, seed trays etc and they are now drying in the sun on a perfectly windless day.

Hope all turns out well, Stravaig!

I tried King Richard to get an earlier variety, but every year I come back to Musselburgh - grows well, stays well throughout snow and ice, tastes good and is reasonably free of rust.

Our small tortoiseshell, red admiral and peacock butterflies are battling against the strong westerly wind to stay on the remaining buddleia flowers, red valerian and other flowers, but the sun is shining and the washing has dried in a jiffy|!

If you are going to sow spring onions, make it 'White Lisbon Winterhardy'. They should be ok.

Presumably, the frame is not tall enough to accommodate broad beans? What about spinach or spring onions? Lack of light will probably be a bigger problem than warmth.

Lucky you!

We kept our own rabbits for food during the war - unfortunately, as I was used to cleaning their hutches and playing with them, I could never bring myself to eat them. And I still dislike rabbit to eat, even the smell of it cooking puts me off.

Down to 5C last night here, but I do remember a year in the early 1970s when July was the only frost free month in the year. A night frost on 30/31 August killed all the very tops of the dahlias .....

We love rhubarb but left our magnificent plants behind on the allotment two years ago. We don't have room in the garden to grow it, but I am now contemplating growing two or three rhubarb plants in pots (one each in a 2 foot diameter pot), probably growing in a mixture of potting compost, John Innes...

Thank you, OH. Yes, it certainly feels later summerish, almost autumnal - 8C last night and a rather cool northerly wind all day, but the sunsets and sunrises have been brilliant lately!

I agree, Geoff. Having tried Alderman and other varieties, I have always come back to Hurst Greenshaft - prolific, tasty and reasonably safe from powdery mildew.