Author Archives: james

No dig diary, 30th October 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

A random list of what’s happened this week… I finished the one remaining path around the veggie plot, using up almost the last of my saved cardboard in the process, as well as quite a bit of the woodchip. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Apple and pear slices again

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

When the apples and pears were done in the dehydrator I took a few slices for a test drive. The Ashmead’s Kernel tasted pretty much how you’d expect, I guess. The Bramley was clearly apple, but with an obvious sharpness … Continue reading →

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Apple and pear slices

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

I liberated about a dozen of the Ashmead’s Kernel this evening, broke out the peeler/corer/slicer machine and filled five dehydrator trays with apple slices. Then I started looking at the large numbers of pears sitting in the kitchen waiting for … Continue reading →

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Apples, apples, everywhere

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

Today I finally got around to collecting apples for juicing. The apples haven’t been great this year, as I may have already said. We’ve only really had a decent crop on the ones that flowered late, which is mainly cider … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, October 20th 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

I wasn’t expecting much of today as rain was forecast for the entire day, but other than a few showers and a thunderstorm that woke me up at about half past five this morning it has not materialised. Possibly the … Continue reading →

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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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