I did two buckets of weeding this afternoon. The rain we had was great, but the weeds definitely then took advantage. I also made a start at last on removing lots of plantains from the grass. I also lost my balance among some verbena and ended up with a really nasty scratch on the back of my arm.

Something has been pecking at the ditch log, which is interesting. It’s a very dry log, so I’m not sure what there is to be found within it.

I wanted a record of the sunflowers that are doing so well this year. Seeing them flowering like this – and for so long – makes me want to have lots all over the place, including the borders. The physostegia seems to be going great guns this year too and has definitely been a big draw for the bees. There are definitely fewer insects this year though. I’ve barely seen any shield bugs.

The tomatoes are really close to being picked.

The oca is growing well. Time will tell what grows underneath all the foliage.

I’ve always avoided growing tall things in Bed 1 as I want to do the panorama and see my progress, but this year the borage has grown quite tall, so it’s getting in the way. So today I’ve added a bonus panorama.