The successes so far have mainly been salads and other leaves. We’ve been harvesting rocket and lettuce regularly, and our cavalo nero is growing beautifully with edible bouquets being picked each Tuesday. The Unwins’ mixed lettuce leaves and rocket, seeds which we received free from Harvest, have given excellent crops.

As for our experimental carrot crop this season, hmm … I’m not sure. The carrots in planters put on magnificent green plumage, and though the resulting roots are quite fat and tasty, they are very mis-shapen and require a lot of cleaning. I added some to a Vietnamese-style soup today. Nice bright colour, but not sure they are the most worthwhile use of our limited space.