Sad tomatoes - Lee Moody

A brick cold frame, with its lid propped open with a plank of wood. Lots of plants sit inside in pots. The ground in-between the pots is dry and clear of any competition.

I took everything out of the coldframe and cleared it of weeds. It was a lot quicker and easier than the first time I cleared the coldframe out. I've enjoyed the odd strawberry from the couple of plants in there 🍓😄

All sorts of young plants sit neatly in rows, enjoying the evening sun. A fox glove with bright pinkish blooms stands out within a more wild verge to the left.

I cleared more space toward the back and dug in well rotted manure, ready for a couple of squash (crown prince). At a glance things look great! But I'm worried about my corn (middle) and even more so my tomatoes (back).

A yellow tomato leaf, with a hint of green. It's peppered with dry, light brown speckles.

Here's a tomato leaf. I had them in too small of a pot for too long, I introduced them to scorching sun too quickly, and then I planted them out right as evening temperatures dipped. I learnt this week that my allotment neighbour, and my actual neighbour one door down (!), both held out to put their corn out this weekend. Is everyone attempting to grow corn?

A more green tomato leaf a small amount of light brown speckles, fading to yellow around their perimeter.

The lower leaves of my tomatoes are looking yellow and blotchy, though the growing tips are more green. Seems early, and this ground hasn't been cultivated in a long time, but I wonder if it's blight even 😱

Rows of plants: potatoes, onions, peas, and lettuce.

Everything already planted out is settling in, including lots (too much) of (a single kind of) lettuce – I've dotted it around, including under the peas there. More peas went out this week and I spent some time adding more twine to their support as they grew past where I left off 🙌