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Veg plot 2020, #34 (and a bit more of 2021)

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[31st August] Though it seems odd at this time of the year, our greenhouse is starting to fill up with seed trays again. Today I planted red and brown onion seeds into modules, four to a module (or thereabouts). They … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #33

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Spent most of the day in the veggie plot today. Had a clean-up in the greenhouse and put some stuff we won’t need until next year in the shed whilst my daughter picked all the chiles off one of the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #32

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[29th August] I’ve been out in the plot today, just having a general tidy up. I’ve cleared away most of the peas now and put them in the compost. There were a few left that aren’t mildewed, but I’m not … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

As soon as I got in the water today I could feel that they weren’t fully recovered, although I did manage 46s for my first rep. After that things settled down and I was swimming around 49s/50s for most reps. … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 27th August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

The aim today was to keep going with my 50m reps, but with a reduced interval of 1’30s. Things started well enough and I was maintaining a pace of around 49s, but it started to get tough fairly quickly. After … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 25th August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

It was crazy in the pool today. I arrived at the sports centre, probably five minutes before they start letting people in, and there was already a queue of about a dozen people! By the time we got in the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 24th August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Tough one today. Another five seconds off the recovery time, so starting reps on 1’35s. Doubly tough because that interval means the hand positions for the starting times on the pool pace clock are jumping all over the place. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #31

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[23rd August] Had a bit of time out in the plot this afternoon doing some tidying up. It’s Wasp Central out there at the moment. They’re all over every square inch of everything and quite dopey with it, as if … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #30

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[22nd August] I had some time to spend in the veggie plot today. My daughter and I lifted the last of the onions — all the small ones I’d left in the ground to see if they’d get any fatter, … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #29

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[21st August] After the winds of the last twenty-four hours our climbing beans are now more “sprawling” beans. A number of the canes have clearly snapped and they don’t look good at all. Not entirely surprising, perhaps. Canes probably aren’t … Continue reading →

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