Gutted my broccoli (calabrese)which was doing so well, I thought, has bolted 
Apparently still edible so will do so tonight. Left some that haven’t yet bolted and will keep a close eye. Knew something wasn’t right as they haven’t formed close hard heads, quite open. Was searching for into, saw about bolting and went to check!
It might be lovely barely steamed and eaten tepid with a nice garlicky vinaigrette.
We had it steamed with butter, was lovely! I picked off most of the flowers and will have them for lunch on a salad.
I’ve bought a watermelon plant, however there are actually 2. I’ve read they hate having thier roots disturbed. Should I risk splitting them or just plant them together? @Wozza @AngelaR @JaneJones ??
I’ve never grown melons, the same family ‘Cucurbitaceae’ as courgettes etc.
If they are small, I’d try to prise them apart, plant or repot, and water them well afterwards.
One way to prise them apart is to do it under a running tap, so the water is flowing over the roots and earth - the roots come apart more easily. Obviously you also lose a lot of the earth at the same time so have plenty of fresh potting compost to bed them in.
If they are small only. I tend to try to shake them gently apart, rather than tear. As a last resort do so underwater so soil falls away - but this does leave roots vulnerable so have to repot very gently.
Beat you to it. 
Look big to me, I wouldn’t risk it.
I’d cut the smallest one at the base & only have 1
Update, I’d sat them in water while waiting for advice. I gave the smaller one a gentle tug and it pulled out roots and all! So have planted both!
Well done - nothing ventured.
Just been down to the Marie to replant the boxes out the front. Delightfully, as well as sad pansies, it was full of decent blette seedlings about 5 cm high. We had not changed any of the soil from last year when we put the pansies in, so we are reaping the reward of our lazyness. We had the blette in there as a fokiage plant but If you let it flower and go to seed it is amazingly decorative!
New row of blette in potager now.
Ants…
I’ve got ants in the (few) leaves of my recently planted fruit tree sticks. Can anybody suggest a proven method to prevent this? I’ve seen some ideas such as grease and sticky tape.
At the moment, I’m just using a light dusting of ant powder but it only lasts as long as its not raining, which seems to be about 5 minutes at the moment. I’ve seen some ideas - grease, sticky tape
Do you know why they are there? Normally ants are on fruit trees because they are “milking” aphids which are enjoying the new young growth. If so, you need ladybirds, whose larvae are voracious eaters of aphids. In which case the best thing you can do is hold your nerve and do nothing and wait for the ladybirds to arrive. In the meantime, just pinch out any aphids you see.
If it’s not this, then sorry, no idea. I almost never use anything to kill insects but just let nature find a balance.
They seem to be on the insides of the leaves, making them curl up a bit. Not seen any aphids.
Just been to look again a bit closer, and yes its got aphids🙄. Apart from ladybirds, how do you get rid if aphids?
Spray/wash with a soapy solution. I understand that savon noir works well (is that right @JaneJones )
EDIT:
Usually painted on/wrapped around the trunk of the trees in the autumn to deter codling moth larvae (I think?) from climbing up and invading the fruit. However, it should work for ants as well provided there’s nothing bridging the band. Tape is used mainly in the UK but here in France most people seem to use a tin of special stuff (not expensive) to paint a band around the trunk.
Bear in mind you won’t get any ladybirds if you do that. And also bear in mind that no one turns up at a restaurant where there is no food! If there are no aphids there will be no ladybirds. But maybe you’re ok with that. I’m too much of a lazy gardener to rush round with spray bottles. I prefer it if nature does it for me - most of the time seems to work.
harvest Not the best year I’ve had.