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I had terrible problems with butterflies last year . I was going to purchase some of that finer netting that scaffolders use to prevent debris but alas that's another item on my 'to do' list that I never got round to doing in spring.

You're not the only one who has neglected their plot this year . There will always be those with immaculate plots and then there will be the rest of us who attempt to grow what we can . I'm only in my third year and growing the right quantity is far from being mastered . Hopefully you will have done...

Most people like to grow their own tomatoes even if they grow no other salad crop and they are so easy to start from a seeds saved from your own tomatoes . With regards herbs people tend to want plants that they can harvest immediately.
I wish you well in your new venture anyway.

This has been my first year of successfully growing pumpkins on the allotment and I've managed to harvest several 14 - 17lb small pumpkins already but the ones left on the plants are growing well indeed . I wish you every success for the pumpkin show.