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Veg plot 2020: Second pick of winter salads

Posted on October 30, 2020 by james

I’m genuinely surprised I could do this so soon after the first (only five days), but the plants are growing nicely at the moment and even the mustards that were planted a little later than the rest had something to … Continue reading →

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No dig polytunnel #2

Posted on October 30, 2020 by james

Yesterday we moved a trailer full of compost into the tunnel and spread it down the cleared side to make a bed about two feet six inches wide (it’s easier to work in imperial for this because it’s a fourteen … Continue reading →

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No dig polytunnel #1

Posted on October 29, 2020 by james

Yesterday we began work on converting the polytunnel to “no dig”. It’s a little tricky at the moment as there are still plants in some of the beds, but fortunately they’re all on one side of the tunnel and the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 27th October 2020

Posted on October 27, 2020 by james

Well, today was a bit of a disaster. Again I struggled a bit, but there were three slower swimmers in the lane (two significantly slower) which made the entire thing a bit of a mess. I swam over someone several … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 26th October 2020

Posted on October 27, 2020 by james

I struggled with my 50m set today. Despite not swimming over the weekend I still felt quite tired. Could be the ‘flu vaccination that is to blame, though I don’t actually feel any obvious side effects. Anyhow, I managed only … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Goodbye to the tomatoes

Posted on October 25, 2020 by james

We decided this morning that the fruits remaining on the tomato vines really weren’t getting any riper, so this afternoon my daughter and I stripped off all of the remaining tomatoes that were worth having and pulled up all the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: First pick of winter salads

Posted on October 25, 2020 by james

Some of the leaves on the winter salads were getting quite large, so I felt it was appropriate to have first pick from them today. I left the mustards alone though as they’re not really big enough yet. I managed … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: First seeds

Posted on October 24, 2020 by james

Today I bought my first seeds for sowing in 2021. It is a bit early, but I was mainly making up an order to the point where it was worthwhile. My in-laws are big fans of a particular tomato variety … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 23rd October 2020

Posted on October 24, 2020 by james

Had a bit of a mixed session today. My 50m set was tough from the start. I could really feel the tiredness in my arms and was already struggling when timings got messed up because several people arrived late and … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 22nd October 2020

Posted on October 22, 2020 by james

It was exceptionally quiet in the pool today. Only four people including myself, and one of those was a member of the staff. That may be why there’s no session at the same time next week, unless they’re using it … Continue reading →

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