With a cold start to the summer, I was so happy to be growing tomatoes in my greenhouse. I paid extra special attention to them, feeding and removing sideshoots, spoilt them really, so you can image my horror when one of the rows started to look a bit poorly.

It started with a little bit of leaf curl, so extra feed and pampering was given. I scoured the gardening books and the net to find out why this was happening and put it down to the fluctuating temperatures, so I felt relieved.

The following evening, after feeling reassured that the fruits wouldn't be affected, I went to the greenhouse and the tomatoes looked like they have given up the ghost!

At first I thought I would just cut off the leaves but when I reached the third stem I noticed the stem was black in places and rightly or wrongly put it down to the dreaded blight!

I have no idea what I have done wrong and stranger still the row opposite looks as healthy as can be.

I quickly and carefully removed the infected tomatoes, hosed down the area and now it's fingers crossed for the remaining row.

On the plus side, I have more space in the greenhouse now and my poblano chillies are enjoying room to breathe.

In the vegetable bed, my butternut squashes are looking green and healthy with all that rain we have had but I am doubtful that we have enough time left for the fruits to grow and indeed ripen before the autumn frosts arrive.

My onions are looking ready to pull up. This is the first time I have grown them so I need to consult my books to find out when to get them out of the ground.

This week I pulled up my garlic and it looks absolutely super! It's sitting in the greenhouse drying off at the moment and considering I grew it in a small wooden planter and gave it very little attention, I am so pleased.

It's one of those foods which you might think why bother to grow but its so easy and tastes quite different to the garlic found in the supermarket. I find it more mellow and sweet.

My fruits are starting to ripen. I have started to pick my blueberries and can't wait to tuck into them. The first of my raspberries are ripe and looking gorgeous. It's a race to pick them before the slugs, snails and woodlice have them for their tea.

My flower garden is looking just fabulous. The sweetpeas are now out and filling the garden with their heady perfume. My lavender is also adding to the gorgeous scent and my newly planted roses, all bought for their scent are not disappointing.

Fingers crossed that my chrysanthemums and dahlias will be ready with for my wedding but only mother nature knows that.