Monthly Archives: August 2026

No dig diary, 23rd August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Another item spotted whilst watering. This time in one of the greenhouses. A small melon. I’m so pleased to see this though. I always seem to struggle with melons. Perhaps the warmth and sunshine this year has made it all … Continue reading →

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What have I been up to?

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

No, I haven’t been throttling the life out of the squirrels that have yet again nicked all the walnuts off my walnut tree, though I feel I could be excused for such an action. In fact I have been picking … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 22nd August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Whilst watering in the polytunnel this evening I discovered that I have a cucumber that appears to identify as a tomato. I also harvested the first of my brown sweet peppers. I love the colour of these.

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Two days on the trot!

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Three readings again. But today I had a crap afternoon. Again 🙁 Much more acceptable heart rate for the afternoon reading though, despite the “low” BP.

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Bullseye!

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Or not, really 🙂 I did actually manage three BP readings today though, which is quite impressive given my recent history. All pretty much where I’d expect them. Which is nice.

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Spread, spread, spread your muck…

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Gently on the fields, Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Remember not to breathe. They’ve been spreading exceptionally ripe chicken manure on the fields immediately to the north and east of my home today. The wind is blowing from the north-east. Now … Continue reading →

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The M5 in Somerset is an absolute disaster area

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

That’s really no joke. I’d guess over the last five years there have been increasing numbers of accidents and other events that resulted in the motorway being closed in at last one direction to the point where three or four … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 20th August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

First pepper harvest of any significance today. The larger red ones are Zativa. I’m going to split those, scrape out the seeds, dry them and turn them into paprika. The rest are Hungarian Black (which actually turn a beautiful red … Continue reading →

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Felt absolutely bloody awful this afternoon

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Not surprising given my BP 🙁 And again, a disturbingly high resting heart rate.

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I know this is not funny

Posted on August 22, 2026 by james

But for some reason I just can’t manage to take it seriously. I keep having visions of dogs being pawprinted (after the police had been chasing up leads, obviously) and getting dragged up from the cells into court to face … Continue reading →

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