Category Archives: Smallholding

Who doesn’t like a bit of coleslaw?

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

Though I do prefer it when made with mayonnaise rather than greek yoghurt, but my daughter doesn’t like mayonnaise so yoghurt it is. Cabbage from the veggie plot, honey from my bees. Sadly the onions and carrots aren’t quite ready … Continue reading →

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Non-black Hungarian Black chiles

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

If they’re left on the plant, this is what happens to mine. It’s a gorgeous colour and very glossy, More attractive than a red japapeno, I’d say.

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Spotted in the polytunnel

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

First one of the year, almost ready. Yes, it is a bit small, but the plant actually fruited before I’d even got them planted out.

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No dig diary, 9th July 2026

Posted on July 9, 2026 by james

Again it was far too hot to achieve much today, but I did manage to pot up a few more peppers. Once temperatures had dropped a fair bit in the evening, I thought I’d have a poke about in Frankenstein’s … Continue reading →

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What’s not to love about cabbage?

Posted on July 9, 2026 by james

Got to love coleslaw made with veggies (and honey, in fact) from your own garden, though I can’t deny that the red onion isn’t ours as I’ve not lifted them yet. I’d eaten a few forkfuls before I took the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th July 2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 by james

Too hot to be outside most of the day, at least for me. I don’t enjoy excessive heat to start with and I don’t think the BP drugs are helping me to cope. Eventually however I managed to find somewhere … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 7th July 2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 by james

I’m amazed so many of these even make it as far as the kitchen to be honest. I love them straight off the plant and out of the pod 😀 I’m going to have to look into the possibility of … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 6th July 2026

Posted on July 6, 2026 by james

I’ve not got much done in the last few days because of the blood pressure meds issues. This evening however I got out into the polytunnel and did some watering and removed sideshoots as well as snipping off some of … Continue reading →

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Putting one over on the squirrels

Posted on July 6, 2026 by james

Today it occurred to me that I could get my own back on the squirrels who have had pretty much every walnut that has ever appeared on my tree by picking them early and pickling them, as I believe they … Continue reading →

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Perhaps I should take up growing these?

Posted on July 6, 2026 by james

Another Dog Vomit Fungus. Two days before I took this picture, when I was weeding in the polycrub, there was no sign of it. Now it is about 50cm across!

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