"de garden is looking loverly! keep up de good work!"

"wow! you certainly have the green fingered touch these days David!"

"We're fortunate to be pretty sheltered where we are, and we've got a good surround of willows and low holly bushes which helps. We still get some pretty windy weather, but nothing like the West Side gets."

"... broad beans"

"Those are broad beans. Very poorly staked - they've not taken too kindly to the wind today. Had an emergency staking run last night which hopefully saved them ..."

"Parsnips and beetroot."

"Red oak lettuce."

"Actually got a fig off this plant last year when it was outside - like you said, we are pretty sheltered - but it's done 1000x better in the tunnel. There are loads of teeny little figettes sitting waiting on it."

"It's coriander. I've some I use for leaves, this lot I've let flower 'cos I'm going to try to get some seeds from it."

"It's the best birthday present I've every had ::"

""White lady" they're called."

"I love yellow courgettes. Next year ..."

"Lifted them about a week ago - still some in that I'll get out in a couple of weeks."

"I wish I'd taken some pics of the polytunnel ones before they were finished - put these wee things to shame ;)"

"It is in Lewis, aye. But we are a lot more sheltered here in Lochs than some areas."