On each trip to the bottom of my garden, I return laden with produce. The raspberry canes are starting to produce luscious red fruits, which I wash and then pop in the freezer until I have enough to make some jam.

The courgettes are still abundant and I am using them to make courgette fritters, which take minutes to make and are delicious with a chilli dipping sauce.

I have just picked my first crop of green beans, some climbing up canes and others clambering up the sweetcorn.

I think they are quite late this year, I'm sure I picked them earlier last year and the purple beans, which were planted the same time as the green variety, are only just appearing out of the flowers.

As far as flavour is concerned, my greenhouse tomatoes are a triumph. I have never tasted tomatoes so sweet, and delicious from any supermarket.

My 3 sisters bed is coming along splendidly. Some of the leaves of the squashes have turned a little yellow. I think this is down to my sandy soil, which is just not holding onto nutrients. I think a little feed of Epsom salts should do the trick, to boost the magnesium levels.

That said, I have some sweet little squashes appearing, and as my family absolutely love butternut squash, I think they will be looking forward to eating them.

In the flower garden, the sunflowers are just starting to make an appearance. These were quite late going into the ground, so I am going to be enjoying them when most peoples have already gone over.

I can see why people say that growing your own food is so addictive. This year has been my most successful year so far and the most enjoyable. Maybe it’s something to do with the better growing weather this summer, or my new greenhouse, which has given me so much happiness. Whatever the reason, ooh I just love it.