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No dig diary, 22nd June 2021 (belated)

Harvesting is becoming more common now, and we had another dinner mostly from the veg plot tonight. We had more calabrese. The heads aren’t the biggest, but it’s not the end of the world as they all seem to be … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 26th June 2021

It’s been a busy busy day today. I had to do some bee stuff first because the forecast is for 24 hours of rain from 9am tomorrow and I don’t like playing with bees in the rain, after which I … Continue reading

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Swimming, 25th June 2021

A completely different day today. Whereas yesterday I had the entire lane to myself, today there were six of us. The others were swimming around 30s per length whereas I am doing around 20s per length which made it quite … Continue reading

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Swimming, 24th June 2021

A bit of an odd day at the pool today, as there was no-one else in the fast lane for the entire session. Sticking with the same plan as for the rest of the week my 50m reps were again … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 23rd June 2021

After a few miserable days I got out in the garden today and planted out Romanesco cauliflower under my brassica netting. They should have gone out a couple of weeks back probably, but I wasn’t able to do so at … Continue reading

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Swimming, 22nd June 2021

I don’t know why, but today was an unexpectedly good day. I wasn’t planning on pushing things, but most of my 50m reps were 43s, with a couple of 42s and three or four 44s towards the end of the … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 21st June 2021

A harvest, at last 🙂 This evening for dinner we had beetroot tarte tatin, broccoli, baby carrots, broad beans, calabrese and sugar snap peas with all the veggies coming from the garden 🙂 Some of the broad beans were a … Continue reading

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Swimming, 21st June 2021

I’m going to stick with the 90s interval for this week and see how things go, probably moving back to the 85s interval next week. Today my 50m reps were almost all 44s, with one 45 and one 43. I … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 20th June 2021

I managed to earth up the potatoes today, but other jobs then got in the way of me doing much else. The only other garden-related thing I’ve done is emptying a pile of the remains of old beehive frames that … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 19th June 2021

Things seem to have slowed down in the veggie plot a bit, partly because I was ill for the best part of a week, but also because there doesn’t seem to be much to do. Many of the plants I … Continue reading

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