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Category Archives: Polytunnel
Nom, nom, tom
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.
Stick a fork in them
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
Spotted in the polytunnel
First one of the year, almost ready. Yes, it is a bit small, but the plant actually fruited before I’d even got them planted out.
No dig diary, 6th July 2026
I’ve not got much done in the last few days because of the blood pressure meds issues. This evening however I got out into the polytunnel and did some watering and removed sideshoots as well as snipping off some of … Continue reading
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Tagged cabbage, no dig, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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No dig diary, 1st July 2026
Didn’t do a huge amount today, but first off I planted out all my spare squashes in the polycrub. Hopefully they’ll be happy enough there. Still need to get some weeding done in the polycrub, but that can wait a … Continue reading
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Tagged melons, no dig, squashes, tomatoes
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No dig diary, 30th June 2026
I took myself off to the polytunnel this afternoon and indulged myself in a little weeding, winding. watering and wsideshooting whilst listening to the rain hammering on the cover. It does look much better now. Whilst grubbing around the plants, … Continue reading
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Tagged basil, chiles, no dig, onions, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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When I see an elephant fly
Ok, so perhaps not, but there were plenty of horseflies in the polytunnel this evening, all waiting for a victim (me) to provide them with a nice juicy blood meal. Though given the problems I’m having with blood pressure of … Continue reading
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Horsefly World Cup update
They came at me mob-handed when I went to water the polytunnel this evening. All told I killed fourteen of them. I perhaps shouldn’t have slapped the one that landed in the middle of the front of my shorts quite … Continue reading
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So, Mrs Blackbird…
do you know anything about my plant labels being pulled up and compost chucked over them? Don’t give me that rubbish that a big bird did it and flew away! That’s what you said when I asked where all the … Continue reading
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I think this dog must be quite ill
It has been throwing up all over my polytunnel…