Category Archives: Smallholding

The name’s Piper. Peter Piper

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

Sadly I don’t have a peck of these. They might last the year if I did. A fair bit of today (at least as far as I’m concerned given that I’m not spending as much time alive these days) was … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th September 2026

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

Moving on from the tomatoey (Yes, of course it’s a word! I just invented it!) goodness of the first half of the week, today’s captivating comestible commentary gets a bit more spicy. Whilst I was picking peppers and chiles I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 16th September 2026

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

I got out in the polytunnel today, rubbing shoulders with my six-legged stinging girls and decided that there were more tomatoes needing picking. The large fruit here are Amish Paste which will be used for making pizza sauce and passata. … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th September 2026

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

There’s a definite tomato flavour to the start of this week. I have a single “Lotos” plant that poduces medium size pale yellow tomatoes that can get a slight pink blush when they’re really ripe. I discovered at the weekend … Continue reading →

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Lunch today

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

will be something, anything, with tomatoes 😀

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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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