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Swimming, 3rd September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Oh dear 🙁 After yesterday’s improvement, I’m now back to where I was before. I need to think on this some more.

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Swimming, 2nd September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

I now have to wonder if I may have had some sort of illness, albeit one that wasn’t at all obvious, over the last week or so. Since early last week I’ve been really struggling with my swimming. When I’ve … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 1st September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

I’ve planted up quite a few of my winter salads in mushroom trays now. I think I have eight done, so forty-eight plants. Then I had an idea that is so simple I don’t know why I’ve overlooked it until … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 31st August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Last winter I grew salad leaves in the greenhouse, in mushroom trays lined with newspaper and filled with compost. This year I intend to plant most of the plants for winter salads in the polytunnel and no-dig greenhouse once the … Continue reading →

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Something for the veg plot in 2022?

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

I’ve largely resigned myself to the idea of having to net all of my brassicas next year to stop the butterflies getting at them, so my plan was to wait until spring and buy some butterfly net then. However, by … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 31st August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Well, let’s hope the last day of the month signals a time for change because I’ve had enough of not swimming as well as I know I can. I think I’ll leave it at that 🙂

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Swimming, 30th August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Another poor performance today. This is starting to get quite frustrating 🙁

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No dig diary, 30th August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Today I harvested eight of my sweetcorn to see how they looked. They’re not quite as golden yellow as I’d hoped, but either my eyesight is going a bit strange or they actually appeared to be turning more yellow as … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 29th August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

It’s been rather autumnal here this holiday weekend and I’ve been out in the garden a bit, planting out the last of my brassicas (PSB and spring cabbage which were really only “spares” anyhow, but since I have the space…). … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 27th August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Another day with nothing positive to report 🙁 I don’t know why I’m struggling so much at the moment. Just got to get through it, I guess.

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