Monthly Archives: November 2021

No dig diary, October 18th 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

Today started with a fine drizzle. Nothing major, so I pulled out some more cardboard and laid it on the grass and collected together my tools at which point it started to rain properly 😀 I had to stick at … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, October 17th 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

After mowing the apiary and doing a bit of watering in the greenhouse this morning I found a larger pot to transplant the pineapple into. The roots weren’t actually as large as I was expecting given that it was bowing … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 16th October 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

Somehow I suddenly seem to have loads to do this weekend. I’m not entirely sure how that happened 🙂 This morning I harvested all the ripe tomatoes from the polytunnel. I was expecting them all to be turned into pizza … Continue reading →

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Aubergine curry?

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

We had aubergine and chickpea curry for dinner this evening made with some of my final harvest of aubergines from the polytunnel. Very enjoyable it was, too. We’ve not actually eaten meat since Sunday (though we did have prawns on … Continue reading →

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It’s sloe gin time again

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

Well, not specifically gin for me actually. It feels very early to be doing so but even so the trees actually look like it’s time, so this afternoon I have been picking sloes. Some trees were already completely bare of … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, October 11th 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

I managed to plant garlic from the four bulbs I saved from this year’s harvest. I’ve done two bulbs in the main plot and two in the polytunnel again, but this time in the polytunnel I’ve done them as a … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 10th October 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

It’s been a bit of a disjointed weekend for me. I had plans to do loads of stuff, but ended up spending a fair bit of it being “washing machine repair man” so there are plenty of things on my … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th October 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

Compost bin #3 is now fit to burst and my father-in-law hasn’t even finished the mowing! This afternoon therefore I opened up bin #1 and started spreading the compost onto the clear areas of the plot, which actually isn’t really … Continue reading →

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Slug alert!

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

Look at this one I just found! Creeping down inside one of my savoy cabbages and laying a load of eggs 🙁 It may now have set a new altitude record for gastropods 😀 I’ve done my best to clear … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 7th October 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

This evening I have lifted all of our remaining carrots and stored them in boxes of slightly damp compost. I can’t claim it was the most pleasant experience. Who knew that slugs came in such a wide variety of colours? … Continue reading →

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