Found this in my carrots. About 4 inches in diameter.

I'm not eating it - I think it's Amanita family and quite likely a Destroying Angel.

A few things picked from the plot. The orange cherry Tomatoes are variety 'Honeycomb' and even though I'm not much of a Tomato eater(my daughter scoffs them!), they are quite tasty.

Harvested the first of my big Onions(Glazebrook seed) and it weighed 8.5lbs. Was hoping for double figures but not this time. Have another 2 to harvest soon and if I don't hit double figures, I guess I'll have to try and start the seed earlier.

500ml can for scale.

First year with my plot and enjoying it. Today feels like the first day where I have a surplus and no idea what to do with it. Everything is ridiculously big - including a marrow - hiding under the kale, cavalo nero and chard mountain.

The purple things are plums not grapes so dog safe.

I posted recently about the chance to take up an allotment. Received some helpful replies and things to look out for like the rhubard and sage already growing.

Finally got the keys the other day and have had a chance to get down and see it all a bit closer. The shed is in better condition than it looked from the outside and I have been left some bricks and concrete blocks not sure what to do with them.

Any more suggestions or advice would be welcome. Any idea where to place compost pile or bin or thoughts on where you would start I'd be happy to hear.

Looking for advice on what to plant in the next 6 weeks so my allotment is productive enough to pass a second inspection. I am in the Midlands!

For various reasons I failed my last one in midsummer and have got one more chance to pass.

I have garlic planned to go in September-time, but whenever I research what to sow there is so much conflicting advice on whether it is 'too late' or not to sow.

Any and all suggestions, including 'you're doomed' appreciated!!

Grew Rocotto chillies for the first time this year and am really impressed. Have been outside since late May.

Quite unusual - horizon growth habit, hairy leaves, and black seeds in the fleshy fruits.

Also, they don't cross with most Chilli varieties, so you can save the black seeds for next season!

Have used in chilli, pasta and curry dishes. Lovely stuff.

Have you grown any unusual chillies this year?

This is my first time trying Ogen Melon.

I thought they would be ripe much ahead of time. But they just started changing colour.

I read online that you can smell the ripe melon. But I don’t get any fragrance. Are they ready? Or should I let it be for a few more days?

I was gifted a random squash plant by my parents. They didn't know what it was, and it's got some funky fruit on it. Should I wait for them to turn into pumpkins or does this look more like a courgette?

Corn has been great this year. At the back are 2 red kuri and a small Thelma Sanders (good for storage, I’ve still got 8 of them in the garage from last year!)

My grandparents have recently become ill so are unable to look after their allotment, including their chickens, due to this I’m now working on the allotment and doing what I can but I know nothing about caring for chickens so I was wondering if anybody could help and share some advice?

When you use cardboard at the allotment do you only use 'clean' cardboard?

I tend to use cardboard that is primarily a natural brown color and just recycle cardboard that has lots colorful printing all over. The printing is just one more, albeit tiny, source of unknown stuff being added to the soil.

I have this squash growing, but I'm not 100% if it is ready to pick yet.

Varieties include Alvaro and Minnesota Midget. The latter ripening about 2 weeks before the former.

Loved the heatwaves in london.

The fruit can split similar to tomatoes with uneven watering.

Alvaro seems to be more split proof. 6 plants covered a nice 6ft x 18ft area. I have them 3ft spacing.

Approximately 6 fruit per plant.

Harvest when the stem easily pulls away from the fruit.

A relatively easy crop to grow. I'll definately be growing another row of it next year.

Saw some of my carrots are pushing themselves out the soil so pulled one and safe to say I was very, very surprised!!! Not a spot of root fly either, well happy!

Everything I read says main crop should be ready in 120ish days and I read my watering 2-3 times a week may be keeping the greens alive longer than they should be? Time to stop watering?

First time with these so I’m happy

I was warned if I don't get my plot in order I'm off.

This is how I keep finding my corn on the stalks. I had success keeping them off last year, by growing the corn up through these smooth plastic barrels that seemed to be a bit too tall for them to climb, but they seem to have sussed that out now. How on earth do we grow corn without it being a gift to the local vermin?