They were bought and planted out 29th March Terry. We had to fleece them for 3 days because of frosts later, which slowed them down a bit, but despite that the first decent fruits were picked 20th May. They will all be finished this week.
We have two problems in July which are lack of rain and intense sun. If they survived the sun (insufficient root development) then we wouldn't have enough water for them. Anyway we have loads sliced and stored in the freezer, so don't need any more.
We'll start planting again in September. Over-wintering crops, so in theory we can double crop all the veg beds. The main crop potatoes came out a few days ago and leeks are ready to go in the beds. Parsnip seeds are going in as well. Early days yet- we keep a eye on what the locals are growing although we are well ahead of them with tomatoes (fleeced ours and have a debris netting frame for hail) and are picking the first now. They will finish as the second sowing starts, which should finish before the frosts in November.
We attract our pollinators with Lavender plants.