Category Archives: Smallholding

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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No dig diary, 20th July 2026

Posted on July 26, 2026 by james

Just a little harvesting today. What a beast! At 2.8kg, not the heaviest cabbage I’ve ever grown, but certainly way up there. Coming soon to a plate near me 😀

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More pruning at the vineyard

Posted on July 26, 2026 by james

And plenty of grapes too, by the looks of it. I’m still not halfway through this pass though. It may take a while… It does look much better for it, and at least the owner can mow more of the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 19th July 2026

Posted on July 26, 2026 by james

Potato picking day! Given the hot dry weather my potatoes clearly weren’t going to progress much further, so I decided it was time to lift them all. I even sorted them into sacks straight away — most organised for me. … Continue reading →

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Nom, nom, tom

Posted on July 25, 2026 by james

I finally picked those three tomatoes for lunch today. Then I found a few more and I couldn’t pass them up 😀 Hopefully it won’t be long before there are plenty more.

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Stick a fork in them

Posted on July 25, 2026 by james

I think they’re done 😀 Spotted whilst I was watering. I think those tomatoes are going to be part of tomorrow’s lunch. Possibly this one too, though perhaps it needs just a little more time. Whilst I was wandering up … Continue reading →

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Eats, shoots and leaves

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

An oddity this one, noticed whilst I was watering the polytunnel the other evening. Here’s a leaf from one of my tomato plants that’s sprouting a new shoot from the main stem of the leaf. Not wishing to complicate life, … Continue reading →

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Get orf moi larrrrnd!

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

Clearly forage is getting tough to find for the creatures of twilight given the dry weather. Fortunately this one is just eating weeds, though the roe deer have done a fair bit of damage in my veggie plot this year … Continue reading →

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