Category Archives: Veg plot

What is it with weeds this year?

Last weekend I finished weeding the veggie plot beds (though the strawberry, raspberry and flower beds still need doing) for the fourth time this year. And there were so many! My compost bins are about 5′ (1.5m) square and I … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, August 2023: Cabbage for everyone

Later in the year I picked an even heavier one, but at the time this was a record for me…

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Memory Lane, 28th August 2023: Huge tomatoes!

These are all Amish Paste. Not the largest I’ve ever grown, but certainly right up there.

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Memory Lane, 26th August 2023: Tunnel of love apples

Not yet ripe, but looking promising 😀

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Memory Lane, 26th August 2023: Damn vandals!

I only made this path a few days ago! I suspect a badger has been hunting for worms. It could have left things a bit more tidy though 🙁

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Yet more planting out

Another day of planting out in pretty warm sunshine which hasn’t exactly been common so far this year. Today more brassicas went in along with sweet corn and climbing beans (runner beans, green beans and borlotti beans). Took a while … Continue reading

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Planting out frenzy!

The weather has improved and the greenhouse is still full, so today I have been planting out as fast as possible. I’ve completely lost track of everything that has been done. The staging is at least starting to look a … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 18th July 2023: Fractal vegetables

I love these on so many levels. Not only do they taste nice and look amazing, but they’re a beautiful illustration of how a simple rule can create a complex design for the plant that suggests something far more complicated … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 25th May 2024

Having spent yesterday composting new beds, I decided today was the day that I should catch up with the greenhouses. There’s garlic in part of the bed in one and nothing in the other but potted strawberries, so neither was … Continue reading

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Ok, so everything is starting to get a bit crowded now

I desperately need to start planting more out, but the weather has just been so rubbish…

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