Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 8 JuneA young watermelon plant with deeply cut lobed leaves spread flat over dark soil, a white label standing upright at its centre, on black woven ground fabric lit by flash at night.Week of 6 JulyA watermelon plant with deeply cut grey-green leaves spread flat across black woven ground fabric, its crown in a small opening of bare soil and a white label lying beside it.Week of 20 JulyA small oval watermelon striped light and dark green on a bristly stalk, lying in long grass and clover in low evening light.Week of 27 JulyA striped oval watermelon resting on black woven ground fabric, its skin banded in dark and pale green, ringed by the deeply lobed leaves of its own vine.Week of 3 AugustA striped green watermelon lying on black woven ground fabric, the vine's lobed leaves spread around it and one leaf yellowing at the edge.Week of 17 AugustThree small jars of amber preserves with gold lids, hand-labelled in green marker, cooling on a wire rack beside a tray of dried orange-coloured pieces.
