Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA young cucumber seedling in a terracotta plastic pot on a blue crate, four broad heart-shaped leaves over dark compost, a handwritten label beside a black fabric bag.Week of 1 JuneA cucumber seedling seen from above in a terracotta plastic pot, four broad heart-shaped leaves spread over dark compost, a handwritten label leaning at the rim.Week of 15 JuneA young cucumber plant in a black fabric grow bag, its broad leaves and long stems trailing over the rim onto rough grass, a small label in the perlite-flecked compost and more grow bags behind.Week of 22 JuneTwo black fabric grow bags of cucumber seedlings on a green plastic crate in a basement, broad lobed leaves flopping over the rims, metal shelving and storage bins behind.Week of 22 JuneA cucumber stem and its coiling tendril arching above straw mulch and the black rim of a grow bag, tomato leaves and one yellow flower filling the ground below.Week of 22 JuneA line of black fabric grow bags down a grassy slope, cucumber plants trailing lobed leaves over their sides, straw mulch in some and bare dark compost in others, a hose running past.Week of 29 JuneCucumber plants climbing wire trellis panels out of black fabric grow bags mulched with straw, flattened cardboard laid on the ground between them, split-rail fence and lawn beyond.Week of 29 JuneA young spiny cucumber and its bristled stem close against a dark green wire trellis, more plants in fabric grow bags out of focus on the grass behind.Week of 29 JuneA young cucumber hanging beside the wall of a black fabric grow bag, its skin ridged and pale-speckled, a yellow flower at the top of the frame and wire trellis behind.Week of 29 JuneCucumber plants trained up green wire trellises from black fabric grow bags mulched with straw, sheets of cardboard between them, in a grassy plot with more bags beyond.Week of 6 JulyCucumber vines climbing a wire mesh cage and sprawling over a patch of paving, broad leaves and yellow flowers rising out of black grow bags with mown grass all around.Week of 6 JulyA row of cucumber plants climbing a wire trellis out of black fabric grow bags, broad leaves and yellow flowers, on a paved area with grass beyond.Week of 6 JulyA cucumber vine climbing a green wire trellis, a short spiny fruit and a yellow flower hanging below broad leaves, black fabric grow bags and cardboard sheeting beneath.Week of 13 JulyA long ribbed cucumber hanging from a vine on green wire trellis, yellow flowers along the stem, with flattened cardboard laid over the ground below.Week of 20 JulyA young cucumber lying on straw mulch in a black fabric grow bag under a broad leaf, with wire fencing, flattened cardboard and paving beyond.Week of 20 JulyA long ridged cucumber hanging from a vine on a green wire trellis, yellow flowers along the stems, with flattened cardboard underfoot and lawn and fence beyond.Week of 27 JulyTwo glass jars packed upright with whole cucumbers in brine, sealed with metal lids and tall clear plastic airlocks. Pale slices of onion and a red chilli show through the glass among the dark green skins. They stand on a white cloth, a metal bowl behind them.Week of 17 AugustA long ridged dark green cucumber hanging inside a green wire trellis panel, surrounded by broad yellow-green leaves, with red-orange mulch on the ground behind.Week of 17 AugustA tall glass jar with a white lid on a dark kitchen worktop, packed with cucumber spears, dill fronds, garlic and mixed peppercorns in cloudy brine, punnets of red tomatoes behind.Week of 17 AugustTwo dark green cucumbers lying on a white towel woven with red checks, both ridged along their length and finely spined — one long and almost straight, the other short and strongly curved.Week of 24 AugustThree long slender dark green cucumbers hanging from a wire trellis, ridged and covered in small pale warts, one curving into a hook, with spent yellow flowers still attached at their tips.
