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Hi Rhys
I am in Somerset. My raspberries started ripening third week in June so nearly as good as you. Some of my cucumbers are in large pots this year and doing better than the two plants in a raised bed (marketmore, organic seed) put outdoors late May. The first harvest is from one of the potted plants. I planted radishes around the potted cucumbers and had huge juicy roots as these received lots of water!
I have had about half a dozen courgettes from two plants also grown in large pots this year too.
My garden is crammed with way too many lettuces of many kinds and as you say these have been so lovely this year even though it has been so dry. My family and neighbours are very happy to get bouquets of many varieties of lettuce and radicchio.
I do not have any ripe outdoor tomatoes yet but I do have some readonably sized fruit so we shall see how the weather goes as to when these ripen.
Dwarf beans are prolific. I reckon if I was to sow a second crop of dwarf beans around this time next year I would be able to harvest after my holiday instead of coming back to almost finished climbing beans. Save the effort of putting in supports too.
Here’s to a good downpour on Thursday to save time and effort watering and glorious weather for the weekend! Happy growing!
Eliza
