A very peculiar year for tomatoes here just north of London. Unusually, the winter dragged on until mid-April but since then it's been fine and the last 2 weeks has been a heat wave.

So what's happened to the tomatoes? This time last year they were 3 times the height in the same spot, growing up wires not just string, with plenty of flowers and well-formed fruit. This year, just two tiny pebbles from 5 plants. For sake of comparison, the freezer bag in the piccie is just one of a dozen I froze from last year's glut. Pizzaiola sauce shall be my consolation with dinner tonight!

A friend reports the same. Is this general in the UK this year?

Devi