Finally, our plants have started to come into their own. Streaming over the sides of the crate, there are clear signs that we’ll be making pumpkin soup, roast pumpkin and even perhaps a pie (for our Canadian friends) sometime soon.

And when they decide to grow, they don’t mess about. With the amount of sun and rain they’ve been getting, I would estimate they grow easily an inch every few days. Somewhat surprisingly, they seem quite happy to grow all over the concrete carpark flooring, not caring the least bit that the surface isn’t soil. As long as their stem is watered, they’re happy chappies.