Author Archives: james

No dig diary, 4th October 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

Well, the weather looks as though it’s getting a bit random for the next week, so as it was dry and I had some time today I went out and picked the beans, ending up with two trays full. They’re … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 30th September (part 2)

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

A few more photos taken at the same time as the previous post. The outdoor butternut squashes aren’t exactly impressive. But the ones in the polytunnel have done much better The pineapple is looking very healthy. Probably about time I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 30th September 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

Evidence of what I believe is damage by deer in the veggie plot… These swedes look as though something heavy has laid down in the bed and crushed the leaves. And my red chard has been eaten down to the … Continue reading →

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New wheels on my wagon

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

For my sins, I usually drive a twelve year old Ford Fiesta that I acquired three or four years ago. It’s the Titanium model and was originally supplied with 16″ alloy wheels and low-profile tyres. There seems to be quite … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 30th September 2021

Posted on September 30, 2021 by james

Today I had a much better session than I’ve had for some time. I had to skip a couple of reps, but otherwise my times were pretty close to the speed I was getting before I dropped my rest interval … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 29th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Yesterday I noticed that a couple of seedlings in the greenhouse were looking a bit nibbled, so this morning I went out on a slug hunt. I was going to catch a big one. I’m not scared 🙂 I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Ah, well, so today it all went a bit Pete Tong 🙁 I actually felt so tired that I just couldn’t swim very fast at all. Possibly yesterday’s session took a bit much out of me, or I didn’t get … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 27th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Woohoo! Today was actually my first really good session for some time. All my reps, both 50m and 25m were probably within 0.5s of where I know I’m capable of. That makes me feel so much better. Here’s hoping that … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 26th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Today I harvested all the remaining sweetcorn and froze the cobs. The stalks I twisted out of the ground and after hacking off the roots with a billhook (they obviously went straight into the compost) I shredded the stalks and … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 24th September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by james

Ok, so today was a complete mess. The school session before our lane-swimming session didn’t even end until we were supposed to be in the water and then they had problems with the ropes and we were over ten minutes … Continue reading →

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