Gooseberry Fool and Lazy Housewife

I've never liked gooseberries. Every time I've tried them I've hated them.

Until today.

Our allotment neighbour persuaded me to try one of his, saying that everyone who hates gooseberries changes their mind when tasting his straight off the bush

How true. They were sweet, juicy, with a hint of apple and grape. What a fool I'd been.

I'm now converted, and will look for a few bushes to plant for next year.

Meanwhilst I must report on the Lazy Housewife, a heritage variety of climbing bean that Captain Custard acquired. Here they are, the leaves are quite different to our other runners.

We've been harvesting a few carrots from the greenhouse recently, but here are the first allotment crop: Early Nantes 2. No sign of the dreaded carrot root fly this year yet.