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Sunday, June 30, 2024

The year’s halfway mark is a good time to sit back and take stock

There is still months of light and growth ahead, but passing the summer solstice is a moment to appreciate the growing year so far

Whisper it, but it is the end of June, a week past the solstice. The second half of the year starts here. I can’t help but feel a creeping urgency. So, time to sit back, breathe in, take stock.

It’s been an odd allotment year here in northwest London. Our early summer growth was unusually slow and, like many others, we have been a bit plagued by greedy gastropods. Time then to show some appreciation.

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