Melon and aubergine success in hot summer experiment

13th October 2026

Watermelons and aubergines are not crops you might traditionally spot being grown in the UK, but an experiment this summer found them to be performing well in the unusually persistent warm weather.

The exotic fruits were successfully grown here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden, near Burford, Oxfordshire, as part of a scheme to boost food resilience in the face of climate change.

Read all about it on the BBC article here