Category Archives: Smallholding

No dig diary, 12th March 2022

Posted on March 16, 2022 by james

No sowing today. Mostly I’ve been thinning the hedge alongside our polytunnel to stop it shading the tunnel quite so much. Not much time left for doing this sort of stuff now. Spring hasn’t arrived here yet, but driving into … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 5th March 2022

Posted on March 6, 2022 by james

There was a little more sowing to be done today. Mostly tomatoes, but also some Romanesco Cauliflower. This year I’m trying Apero, Olivade, Costoluto Fiorentino (seed left over from last year) and Amish Paste tomatoes, together with some random red … Continue reading →

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Smoke #4

Posted on March 6, 2022 by james

We’ve eaten all the smoked cheese from my previous experiments which were certainly considered a success, so it is time to try some more. I’ve read that as far as cheddar is concerned it really makes no odds whether it’s … Continue reading →

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A short-distance hive move

Posted on March 4, 2022 by james

I’ve been needing to move a couple of colonies from my old apiary site on one side of the house to a new site on the other side of the house for a while and planned to have it all … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 28th February 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by james

I forgot to take a photo of the polytunnel garlic yesterday, so here it is today. I really can’t believe it’s so tall so soon.

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No dig diary, 26th February 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by james

Very busy day today, kicking off early doors with the builder coming over to replace the roof tile that went AWOL during the storms. He left with a box full of swede, cabbage, parsnips, sprouts and leeks so I think … Continue reading →

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Caught red-hoofed!

Posted on February 24, 2022 by james

I checked my trail camera for the first time in a few days today. Looks like a gang of Roe Deer are sneaking in to eat my curly kale! They can’t deny it. I even have video footage of one … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 20th February 2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by james

More brutal weather today and lots of rain too. I was determined not to waste the day though, so I got out for a few minutes when the wind dropped for a short while and planted out my shallots (Golden … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 19th February 2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by james

It’s all been a bit crazy because of Storm Eunice, but I escaped to the greenhouse (which has developed a very slight lean over the last few days that I’ll have to fix in the summer) for a short while … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 13th February 2022

Posted on February 14, 2022 by james

More sowing today. This time it’s aubergines, parsley and radishes, the latter sown six seeds to a module tray cell. The aubergines and parsley are in the propagator, the latter just because there happened to be room. Whilst I was … Continue reading →

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