August 2026 Video Diary
02 August 2026
The heatwave ruined our potato crop. Our worst harvest ever?
I harvested our Orla, Sagitta and Elfe potatoes. The crop was extremely disappointing and hardly worth digging up. I’m assuming the hot weather and a complete lack of rainfall in July are the cause of the crop failure.
03 August 2026
English Longhorn cattle at Clumber Park
English Longhorn cattle grazing peacefully in the beautiful parkland at Clumber Park. These traditional native cattle play an important role in conservation grazing, helping to maintain the park’s historic landscape and encourage wildlife. A relaxing glimpse of one of Britain’s oldest and most distinctive cattle breeds.
05 August 2026
A gentle stroll around a parched kitchen garden at Clumber Park
We had a visit to Clumber Park to see how their kitchen garden was coping with the drought.
14 August 2026
This year’s disastrous potato crop is lifted
This video concludes our series on this year’s potato crop.
15 August 2026
From dusk to dawn, who visits our garden by night?
Some trail camera footage overnight 13th to 14th August 2026. The date and times are shown at the bottom of the video footage.
20 August 2026
Is anything going well on the plot in the middle of the drought?
A look at the better crops on the plot in the drought.
22 August 2026
Seems like autumn here – A bit of tidying up & some harvesting
At the allotment, it seems like autumn has arrived early. Beds need digging over, but it’s far too dry. Despite the drought, we still have produce to harvest.