Category Archives: Smallholding

No dig diary, 7th February 2021

Posted on March 16, 2021 by james

The weather forecast has suddenly turned very chilly, with temperatures staying below freezing for quite a few days, so I’ve moved the broad beans sown on 5th February to the propagator. Hopefully they’ll be happier there than they would be … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 5th February 2021

Posted on March 16, 2021 by james

Somewhat later than I originally planned (my intention was to do this mid-January, but given the weather I really don’t think it matters that much), today I have sown broad beans, beetroot, spinach and peas. The broad beans (Aquadulce Claudia) … Continue reading →

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Off like a rocket

Posted on March 16, 2021 by james

The picture above was taken on 13th February. They’re a couple of salad rocket plants that were left over from my winter salads project and were planted out in the polytunnel, then moved a couple of times when I decided … Continue reading →

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So it turns out I am not Batman

Posted on March 16, 2021 by james

This winter in my particular corner of deepest, darkest west Somerset it has rained. And rained. And rained. For a brief change we had some snow! And then rained a bit more. So much that my greenhouse flooded thanks to … Continue reading →

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So I bought a compost thermometer…

Posted on March 16, 2021 by james

More out of interest than anything else, but perhaps it might come in genuinely useful over the course of this year. I chose a model with a 50cm probe which means it should be able to reach well into the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Snow chance of growth for now

Posted on January 27, 2021 by james

It’s only a few hours worth of snowfall, and not particularly heavy at that, but that’s how it generally tends to be here, if we get snow at all (sometimes it’s heavier, though not often). I don’t think the onions … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Mid January

Posted on January 27, 2021 by james

Photos of the veg plot from the middle of January. Not much is growing outside, but it’s looking promising for the spring. Onions and spring onions: Outdoor garlic Corn salad/Lambs lettuce (shortly to be picked for a salad) In the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: More winter lettuces bite the dust

Posted on January 17, 2021 by james

We had a quick trip out to the greenhouse and polytunnel this afternoon to scavenge what fresh coriander leaves we could to use for making salsa and guacamole to go with our fajitas this evening. I noticed that sadly a … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: No winter salads!

Posted on January 17, 2021 by james

We needed a salad to go with dinner last night, but when I visited the greenhouse to pick over my winter salads there just wasn’t anything to take despite being almost two weeks (thirteen days, I think) since my last … Continue reading →

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Fitting a stand to “The Handy” 6-tonne log splitter

Posted on January 17, 2021 by james

I was given this log splitter as a present some time back, but until last weekend have had no need to split logs so hadn’t used it. Pedants will point out that it won’t split six tonne logs, and real … Continue reading →

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