Category Archives: Veg plot

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, 23rd August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Another item spotted whilst watering. This time in one of the greenhouses. A small melon. I’m so pleased to see this though. I always seem to struggle with melons. Perhaps the warmth and sunshine this year has made it all … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th August 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by james

A small harvest from today. Plenty of different tomatoes beginning to ripen, and our first courgette. May the glut commence! 😀 I also spent a little time picking blackberries. I shall pick more in a week or so.

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No dig diary, 6th August 2026

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

I started (attempting) to save seeds from my pepper plants today. I’ve not had much success using bits of stocking to isolate the flowers and prevent cross-pollination, so I ordered some drawstring mesh bags to try instead. Once I’d identified … Continue reading →

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Break out your recipes!

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

The courglut is about to start 😀 Any day now we’ll be knee deep in courgettes. I’m also running out of coleslaw to have with lunch so cut another cabbage in (say it) anticipation. I think this one is going … Continue reading →

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Delights from the veg plot

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

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 →

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A new weed

Posted on July 28, 2026 by james

Not seen this one before and I’ve no idea what it is. I’m intrigued. The colouring makes me think of a coastal plant.

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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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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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