Category Archives: Veg plot

No dig diary, 21st Feb 2024: Biblical rain

Posted on February 21, 2024 by james

Yesterday I chipped some tree branches that had been pruned off a few trees, leaving the woodchip in the trailer. Today I realised that I was going to need the trailer for something else, so I needed it empty. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 19th June 2022: Peas and broad beans

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

Straight out of the plot and ready for the pan, podded broad beans and sugar snap peas. Couldn’t get fresher 🙂

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PSB at last!

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

My winter brassicas have struggled this season and the PSB is no exception. It has been astonishingly late compared with last Winter when we were eating it in November. Today however there was enough for all five of us to … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 18th February 2024

Posted on February 18, 2024 by james

The main goal today was to get the strawberries planted out, which was a bit of a challenge given how much rain had fallen overnight. The ground is absolutely sodden, which was a real shame given that it has been … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 12th June 2022: Compost — it’s hot stuff!

Posted on February 17, 2024 by james

No, really. These are from two of my compost heaps, one of which had been sitting for a month with nothing added because it was full. As far as I recall the temperature in the second photo had peaked whilst … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th February 2024

Posted on February 17, 2024 by james

I got up early (for me) this morning and visited a friend who had offered me a load of waste cardboard when I mentioned last night that I’d run out whilst making some new beds in the veg plot. That … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 16th Feb 2024

Posted on February 16, 2024 by james

We’ve had a lot of rain this week 🙁 Not long ago it felt as though the ground was finally drying out sufficiently that “stuff might usefully be achieved”, but now it’s like the Somme again. Possibly wetter. I need … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 25th May 2022: A failure

Posted on February 14, 2024 by james

Germination of squash plants always seems to be a bit random so I always sow far more than I need. Then when I get more plants than I want I can’t really bear to throw them into the compost. This … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 24th May 2022: Make room! Make room!

Posted on February 14, 2024 by james

Thanks to needing more compost for the whole no-dig process, and attempting to compost more material, it was becoming obvious that my three compost bays just weren’t sufficient. I’d also decided that I should have a more organised process for … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 24th May 2022

Posted on February 12, 2024 by james

Just a quick shot of the veg plot in late Spring. Most exciting are the asparagus plants in the closest bed producing their first ever shoots. This year they need to be left for the plants to develop. It’ll be … Continue reading →

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