Category Archives: Veg plot

No dig diary, 9th July 2026

Posted on July 9, 2026 by james

Again it was far too hot to achieve much today, but I did manage to pot up a few more peppers. Once temperatures had dropped a fair bit in the evening, I thought I’d have a poke about in Frankenstein’s … Continue reading →

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What’s not to love about cabbage?

Posted on July 9, 2026 by james

Got to love coleslaw made with veggies (and honey, in fact) from your own garden, though I can’t deny that the red onion isn’t ours as I’ve not lifted them yet. I’d eaten a few forkfuls before I took the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th July 2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 by james

Too hot to be outside most of the day, at least for me. I don’t enjoy excessive heat to start with and I don’t think the BP drugs are helping me to cope. Eventually however I managed to find somewhere … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 7th July 2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 by james

I’m amazed so many of these even make it as far as the kitchen to be honest. I love them straight off the plant and out of the pod 😀 I’m going to have to look into the possibility of … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 6th July 2026

Posted on July 6, 2026 by james

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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Perhaps I should take up growing these?

Posted on July 6, 2026 by james

Another Dog Vomit Fungus. Two days before I took this picture, when I was weeding in the polycrub, there was no sign of it. Now it is about 50cm across!

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No dig diary, 1st July 2026

Posted on July 1, 2026 by james

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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No dig diary, 30th June 2026

Posted on July 1, 2026 by james

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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No dig diary, 29th June 2026

Posted on June 29, 2026 by james

Managed to do some seed-sowing today for the first time in more than a week, thanks to the cooler weather. On the list today were beetroot, peas, spring onions, coriander, radish and swede. I also potted up a couple of … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 28th June 2026

Posted on June 29, 2026 by james

I had other things to do today, so work in the garden was largely limited to a bit of weeding around the brassicas. That involved removing a few volunteer potatoes which turned out to be an acceptable harvest for one … Continue reading →

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