Watch Lea Valley Cucumber Grower Tony as he faces his toughest season yet. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001d85j
The Lea Valley is often described as the Cucumber Capital of Britain or London's Salad Bowl, producing around 75% of Britains Cucumbers, Sweet Peppers & Aubergines.
Ideally situated just 20 miles from Piccadilly Circus in Central London.
500 Million Cucumbers & Sweet Salad Peppers are grown every year along with Tomatoes, Aubergines, Lettuce, Herbs, Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Aquatic & Bedding Plants in around 3450 acres of Glasshouses stretching From London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Middlesex & Cambridgeshire to Yorkshire.