Category Archives: Polytunnel

One time only

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

Ladies and gentlemen… Allow me to introduce the “combat cucumber”. It’s a bit like dwarf bread for people who live out in the sunshine. If you threw it, it might actually come back to you, but you’d not want to … Continue reading →

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There may be trouble ahead…

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

Whilst watering the polytunnel today I noticed that a pepper and a tomato had been subjected to nibblage. This is the sort of behaviour up with which I will not put. Fortunately the tomato is recoverable in a sense because … Continue reading →

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They don’t stop coming…

Posted on September 30, 2026 by james

Yes, more tomatoes 😀 And a cucumber for a bit of variation.

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Disaster!

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

When I went to collect the harvest from the polytunnel today I discovered that one of the Jalapeño pepper plants had lost a limb! It had completely snapped off with its load of peppers including the two that I’d tagged … Continue reading →

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Another pepper harvest

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

Some sweet peppers, some chiles. Wonderful range of colours. I love it.

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It’s Tomato Monday once again!

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

And here’s the latest picture of my plentiful polytunnel produce. There do seem to be quite a few cherry tomatoes. I grow them to eat fresh, but there are so many more that aren’t ripe yet that perhaps I’ll have … 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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Lunch today

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

will be something, anything, with tomatoes 😀

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No dig diary, 1st September 2026

Posted on September 6, 2026 by james

I didn’t really do much work other than tidying up and a little harvesting today. Peppers are starting to ripen in the polytunnel. And there are plenty of large tomatoes that should be on their way soon. I even found … Continue reading →

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