Category Archives: Smallholding

This morning’s job

Posted on September 12, 2026 by james

Labelling 340g and 227g jars of honey to take to shops this afternoon. Turns out that it’s hard work putting labels on when my hands are shaking more wildly than Shakira’s hips. Took me almost two hours just to do … Continue reading →

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More apple pressing

Posted on September 12, 2026 by james

Only thirty-odd bottles worth today though. Not very exciting. And all the spent pulp fitted into a single trug.

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No dig diary, 9th September 2026

Posted on September 9, 2026 by james

Today I removed all the mesh bags that I’d put over sweet pepper and chile plants in the hope of being able to save seeds from the plants this year. In order that I can remember which fruit should have … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 5th September 2026

Posted on September 6, 2026 by james

Another day of harvesting today. More peppers. I think that deep red one just looks so appealing. Eight cucumbers including one weirdly wonky one. And an enormous cabbage. One thing I didn’t harvest however is this tomato. That’ll be a … Continue reading →

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A few action shots

Posted on September 6, 2026 by james

I did indeed press apples today and even remembered to take a few photos.

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No dig diary, 1st September 2026

Posted on September 6, 2026 by james

I didn’t really do much work other than tidying up and a little harvesting today. Peppers are starting to ripen in the polytunnel. And there are plenty of large tomatoes that should be on their way soon. I even found … Continue reading →

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First major delivery of apples arrive for pressing

Posted on September 6, 2026 by james

I think this will be tomorrow’s job.

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A first batch of pickled chiles

Posted on August 29, 2026 by james

In this case, they’re Hungarian Black. I have no ripe Jalapenos yet. There was a little pickling solution left over from a previous pickling session, so I went over the plants and removed any of the chiles that were black. … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to this ripening

Posted on August 28, 2026 by james

No idea whether it’s going to get any bigger, but I can hope 😀

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Cucumbergeddon has begun!

Posted on August 27, 2026 by james

It’s cucumbers with every meal at the moment 😀

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