Best time of year I reckon for the allotment - just getting to the stage where it's difficult to keep up with the crops!
Love your description of marrows snoozing among the leaves! We've grown pumpkins & squash too for the last few years and they are very much the same and quite dramatic when you find (or trip over) one hiding in the undergrowth.
The challenge this year (and for the last 2) is to try and grow some bushel basket gourds big enough to make a gourd banjo. First year I tried we had such a short and wet summer any gourds produced were'nt much biger than tennis balls. Last year I got perhaps half a dozen football-sized gourds but they have all but one rotted while drying them out over the winter. Fingers crossed for this year! A good excuse too for a link to my favorite gourd banjo clip on Youtube: Rollin and Tumblin
Chard is a great plant to grow. With a bit of luck you can keep it going right through to next spring/summer. Tastes great and gives you a Popeye-esque iron boost!
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