Throughout 2021, I’ve tried to grow anything and everything! It’s been a huge learning curve and I’m so glad I tried out growing many things rather than sticking to a few. My successes so far have been potatoes, courgettes, cucumbers, romanesco and cabbages. I don’t have a speciality just yet but in the future I’d love to be able to grow my own exotic fruit somehow or my own winter spices. My future plans are to grow lots of pumpkins and winter squash! I love how they have a long shelf life which is important for me. Also, lots of gypsophila for next year to fill out vases. I try to get out every day to water, prune, pick food or collect herbs for drying but sometimes I can get lazy. However, finding a withered or completely dead plant, or a badly gnawed courgette that I can dig up and replant something else usually sorts this out.