United Kingdom

Dear Sir,

This summer has been exceptionally wet here in the UK, but we have had very little sunshine.

In view of all the rain that has fallen, I would expect the apples on my trees to be much larger than usual. (They have had plenty of rain to swell the fruit.) However, the reverse is the case: My apples are much smaller than usual.

I am intrigued by this, since I would have expected them to be much larger than usual. Why should this be so?

Sincerely,

Richard E Lewis

• 3 Sep, 2008

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