Category Archives: Veg plot

A little more work on the polycrub

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

Progress has been painfully slow this year, but I’m really not comfortable using power tools when I can’t even get my fingers to do what my brain is telling them 🙁 I have however finally managed to finish off the … Continue reading →

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Four courgettes and a pepper (or few)

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

More peppers picked yesterday (and perhaps the last of this year’s yellow courgettes). From top to bottom, left to right: yellow Corno di Toro, Hungarian Black chile, Chocolate sweet pepper, red Corno di Toro (with a couple of other red … Continue reading →

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It’s a record!

Posted on October 10, 2026 by james

Heaviest of the year so far… I’ll try not to eat it all at once 😀

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Nooo!

Posted on October 10, 2026 by james

A branch of one of my Jalapeño chiles snapped off completely, I assume under the load of all the chiles growing on it. Worse still, two of the fruit were ones I was intending to collect seed from, but they … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th September 2026

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

There’s a definite tomato flavour to the start of this week. I have a single “Lotos” plant that poduces medium size pale yellow tomatoes that can get a slight pink blush when they’re really ripe. I discovered at the weekend … Continue reading →

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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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