Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA young bitter melon seedling with broad lobed leaves in a black nursery pot, a printed label behind it, on a pale concrete floor with seed trays around.Week of 8 JuneA young bitter melon plant with broad lobed leaves set into a slit in black woven ground fabric, lit hard by flash at night, a white label lying on the fabric beside it.Week of 6 JulyA bitter melon vine sprawling flat over black woven ground fabric, its deeply lobed leaves in a dense clump and thin pale runners reaching out across the seams.Week of 6 JulyA bitter melon vine climbing over itself on black woven ground fabric in strong sun, lobed leaves and coiled tendrils reaching out across the dappled shade.Week of 20 JulyA pale green ridged gourd curled among hairy cucurbit stems and broad lobed leaves, small yellow flowers beside it and black woven ground fabric below, a fingertip at the frame's edge.Week of 20 JulyA mixed harvest laid out on a striped tea towel on a dark worktop: yellow and green zucchini, two red tomatoes and four green ones, small raspberries and bunches of basil, mint and tarragon.Week of 27 JulyA warty green bitter melon lying on black woven ground fabric, its knobbled skin catching the light, with vine leaves and a coiled tendril around it.Week of 3 AugustA mat of deeply lobed bitter melon foliage spreading across black woven ground fabric, small pale yellow flowers held just above the leaves.Week of 24 AugustA long tapering bitter melon lying on black woven ground fabric, deep green and covered along its whole length in raised warty ridges and blunt tubercles, narrowing to a pale point.
