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Category Archives: Polytunnel
No dig diary, 11th August 2026
Another tomato harvest today. I’m trying to get into the habit of picking anything that’s ripe every time I go into the polytunnel so that I don’t end up with overripe tomatoes that drop onto the ground and squidge.
A vole with a hole?
Perhaps. Or maybe a mouse of some sort. Clearly they’ve been burrowing amongst my tomatoes, anyhow. I did see one the other day, digging about around the base of the cucumbers. I don’t think it was after the cucumbers themselves. … Continue reading
A bit limp in the evening
These cucumber plants, that is. They get decently watered regularly, but they’re suffering in the heat almost as much as I am. Still, the important thing is that cucumbergeddon is approaching 😀 Shame the photo is out of focus 🙁
How many?!
I noticed this plant whilst watering in the polytunnel this evening. From memory I think (I’m fairly sure) it’s a chocolate sweet pepper. I counted nine large fruit on it. I think this one might be one to save some … Continue reading
Time to lower the strings…
On my tomatoes, that is. Quite a few of them have reached or are close to reaching the top of the polytunnel now. In previous years I’ve dropped the strings by about half a metre allowing the bottom of the … Continue reading
A first “proper” tomato harvest
All from the Garnet vines (they often do stay a little green at the top). Lovely to have with lunch, especially in the warm weather. May there be many more.
Delights from the veg plot
This pepper is looking so nice. Can’t wait for it to change colour. I don’t actually know what colour it is going to be. It’s either a red or a yellow Corno di Toro, but I carelessly dropped one batch … Continue reading
Posted in Polytunnel, Smallholding, Veg plot
Tagged no dig, squashes, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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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.