Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 11 MayA row of black fabric grow bags on a gravel bed edged with grass, young seedlings and bright handwritten labels in each, a hand tool on a white tray, a split-rail fence and wire mesh behind.Week of 22 JuneA broccoli plant with broad blue-grey leaves in a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, a small tight head just forming at its crown, more broccoli in bags behind among weedy grass.Week of 22 JuneBlack fabric grow bags among weedy grass seen from above, each holding a young broccoli with broad blue-grey leaves in straw mulch and a small white label, one bag left as bare dark compost.Week of 6 JulyBroccoli plants in black fabric grow bags mulched with straw, their broad blue-grey leaves overlapping across the tops of the bags in low sun.Week of 20 JulyA broccoli plant seen from above, blue-grey ribbed leaves spiralling out and beaded with water, a small tight yellow-green head just forming at the centre.Week of 3 AugustA broccoli head at the centre of the plant, its beads tight and grey-green with a purple cast, ringed by broad blue-green leaves.
