Category Archives: Smallholding

How many?!

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

I noticed this plant whilst watering in the polytunnel this evening. From memory I think (I’m fairly sure) it’s a chocolate sweet pepper. I counted nine large fruit on it. I think this one might be one to save some … Continue reading →

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Time to lower the strings…

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

On my tomatoes, that is. Quite a few of them have reached or are close to reaching the top of the polytunnel now. In previous years I’ve dropped the strings by about half a metre allowing the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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Break out your recipes!

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

The courglut is about to start 😀 Any day now we’ll be knee deep in courgettes. I’m also running out of coleslaw to have with lunch so cut another cabbage in (say it) anticipation. I think this one is going … Continue reading →

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A first “proper” tomato harvest

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

All from the Garnet vines (they often do stay a little green at the top). Lovely to have with lunch, especially in the warm weather. May there be many more.

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Delights from the veg plot

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

This pepper is looking so nice. Can’t wait for it to change colour. I don’t actually know what colour it is going to be. It’s either a red or a yellow Corno di Toro, but I carelessly dropped one batch … Continue reading →

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Chiles looking nice

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

Chonky Chayennes 🙂 and Hungarian Blacks that actually look ready to pick.

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A new weed

Posted on July 28, 2026 by james

Not seen this one before and I’ve no idea what it is. I’m intrigued. The colouring makes me think of a coastal plant.

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No dig diary, 26th July 2026

Posted on July 28, 2026 by james

Today was onion harvesting day. Pretty much all of the onion leaves had fallen over though that may have been due to the drought, but in fact most of the bulbs were a decent size too. Red ones first. I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 25th July 2026

Posted on July 28, 2026 by james

I spent some time today potting pepper plants up into ten litre (roughly) pots. I say “pots”; actually they are twenty litre dairy hypochlorite jugs that I cut in half and drilled drainage holes in. I’m running low on bought … Continue reading →

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Yet more vine pruning

Posted on July 27, 2026 by james

Didn’t get as much as I wanted done today, but (I think) the drugs I’m already taking were making me feel a bit iffy. Still, I got one of the longest rows of vines done. And I found some lovely-looking … Continue reading →

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