Category Archives: Veg plot

No dig diary, 31st August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Last winter I grew salad leaves in the greenhouse, in mushroom trays lined with newspaper and filled with compost. This year I intend to plant most of the plants for winter salads in the polytunnel and no-dig greenhouse once the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 30th August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Today I harvested eight of my sweetcorn to see how they looked. They’re not quite as golden yellow as I’d hoped, but either my eyesight is going a bit strange or they actually appeared to be turning more yellow as … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 29th August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

It’s been rather autumnal here this holiday weekend and I’ve been out in the garden a bit, planting out the last of my brassicas (PSB and spring cabbage which were really only “spares” anyhow, but since I have the space…). … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 24th August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Woohoo! I shall not be entirely without chiles after all this year. Jalapenos: and Cayennes: Ok, so it may not be many, and they may not ripen until they’re red, but I’ll take that if I just get something to … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 22nd August 2021

Posted on August 23, 2021 by james

Much of the day was taken up by finishing off cutting back overhanging trees in the orchard and feeding the brash through the shredder. I nearly ran out of room in the trailer! I’ve already used about half of that … Continue reading →

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Grow your own pineapple #2

Posted on August 23, 2021 by james

Nothing doing in the garden on Saturday because the weather was utterly miserable — rain and thunder almost all day. I went to the beer shack and made a batch of beer instead. Sunday was lovely by comparison, particularly as … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th August 2021 (part 2)

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

This evening I have taken cuttings from the red and green basil and each of the tomato varieties, putting them in water to see if they will produce roots. If the tomatoes do well then I’ll pot them up and … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Yesterday and today I’ve planted out some more of the “emergency” brassicas. It’s possible I have the caterpillar issue under control for the moment as I’m not finding anywhere near as many now as I was a week ago, but … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

It’s been a frustrating day here if you want to be outdoors. Every time I went outside it seemed to start raining 🙁 I did manage to get some sowing done though — lettuces, spinach and spring onions. I was … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 14th August 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021 by james

Whilst my plans were for today to be a sowing seeds day, as it happens it turned into a bit of a compost-making day. The hedges around part of our orchard were once traditional west country “earth bank” hedges, but … Continue reading →

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