Bearing in mind that we had a much colder spring this year the apple trees are laden with apples.  Yet last year when we had a much warmer spring they did not do as well.

We will have a good crop this year.

Well, it's been raining again this morning in Saughall but at least everything is getting well watered so thats saving on a job to do in the garden.

The runner beans are certainly suffering at the moment with the weather.

I've got borlotti beans and french beans all growing well in the greenhouse.  I grew the borlotti under glass last year and they did quite well.  They aren't for eating as the the pod but for collecting as dried beans to use throughout the winter and I'll use whats left for replanting again next year.

The french beans do seem to be fairing much better indoors than out at the moment though like everything else this year they are much slower.

It's very easy to grow a few dwarf beans in troughs and still get a good crop.