Category Archives: Veg plot

No dig diary, 11th March 2024

Posted on March 11, 2024 by james

I’m still struggling with the lurgy, but really couldn’t face achieving nothing with the day so this afternoon forced myself outside to rake a couple of barrows of mixed council green waste and home-made compost over a couple of metre … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 10th March 2024

Posted on March 10, 2024 by james

I AM ALL WEEDED OUT! But fortunately so is the vegetable plot. Despite yesterday’s rain and the fact that I am still feverish due to the lurgy that I’ve had for the last few days I forced myself to dodge … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 9th March 2024

Posted on March 9, 2024 by james

I’m not sure the Sun rose today, it was so dark all day. And we’ve had a fair bit of rain, too. I braved the rain to move my potted-up strawberries into Frankenstein’s Greenhouse and then retired inside a greenhouse … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th March 2024

Posted on March 8, 2024 by james

Yet more weeding today, but I’m now on the final leg and actually the last (small) bed and a half don’t look too bad at all. Which is a good thing, as in the last few weeks it feels as … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 7th March 2024

Posted on March 7, 2024 by james

The ground is, err, slightly less damp today, so I decided I really had to get on with some weeding before the beds in the veg plot become a tangled mess of bittercress. I did some of the beds a … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 6th March 2024

Posted on March 6, 2024 by james

I was hoping to get more seeds sown today, but circumstances intervened and I completely failed. Not least because I am now completely out of propagator space despite moving six trays of peppers into the main greenhouse. And to do … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 5th March 2024

Posted on March 5, 2024 by james

More seed-sowing today, to go into the propagator tomorrow after I make some space. A second round of sweet peppers and chiles to start with, though distinctly average germination of my first round of jalapenos means I’m going to need … Continue reading →

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Not even single use plastic :(

Posted on March 5, 2024 by james

I needed some more four litre-ish plant pots, but I had no reason to be going anywhere near a garden centre (nor in fact anywhere else) for a while so gave in and ordered some plastic ones online. I try … Continue reading →

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Bird damage?

Posted on March 4, 2024 by james

I had this tray of beetroot seedlings in the greenhouse. It took me a while to understand what might have been going on with the plants on the left hand side. A couple of days ago I opened the door … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 4th March 2024

Posted on March 4, 2024 by james

“I feel the need, the need to weed” I’m sure at least some of you recognise the quote from that 1986 classic, “Top Soil”. It’s still apparently Winter, so why have I just had to weed my polytunnel and greenhouse … Continue reading →

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