Category Archives: Veg plot

Off like a rocket

Posted on March 16, 2021 by james

The picture above was taken on 13th February. They’re a couple of salad rocket plants that were left over from my winter salads project and were planted out in the polytunnel, then moved a couple of times when I decided … Continue reading →

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So I bought a compost thermometer…

Posted on March 16, 2021 by james

More out of interest than anything else, but perhaps it might come in genuinely useful over the course of this year. I chose a model with a 50cm probe which means it should be able to reach well into the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Snow chance of growth for now

Posted on January 27, 2021 by james

It’s only a few hours worth of snowfall, and not particularly heavy at that, but that’s how it generally tends to be here, if we get snow at all (sometimes it’s heavier, though not often). I don’t think the onions … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Mid January

Posted on January 27, 2021 by james

Photos of the veg plot from the middle of January. Not much is growing outside, but it’s looking promising for the spring. Onions and spring onions: Outdoor garlic Corn salad/Lambs lettuce (shortly to be picked for a salad) In the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: More winter lettuces bite the dust

Posted on January 17, 2021 by james

We had a quick trip out to the greenhouse and polytunnel this afternoon to scavenge what fresh coriander leaves we could to use for making salsa and guacamole to go with our fajitas this evening. I noticed that sadly a … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: No winter salads!

Posted on January 17, 2021 by james

We needed a salad to go with dinner last night, but when I visited the greenhouse to pick over my winter salads there just wasn’t anything to take despite being almost two weeks (thirteen days, I think) since my last … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: First pick of winter salads this year

Posted on January 3, 2021 by james

To go with our home-made chicken kiev this evening. It’s been thirteen days since my last pick and there really hasn’t been much growth. I took at most two leaves from each plant, plus a few bits of coriander and … Continue reading →

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First hard frost of the winter

Posted on January 1, 2021 by james

We’ve had a few frosts so far this winter, but the temperature has only really got down to -1C and then for only two or three hours. As if in celebration of the end of 2020 however, last night the … Continue reading →

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A winter lettuce bites the dust

Posted on December 26, 2020 by james

Whilst in the greenhouse today I noticed that one of the lettuces I’ve been growing for winter salads appears to be keeling over. I assume it has failed to cope with either the cold or lack of light, or both … Continue reading →

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No dig polytunnel #4

Posted on December 24, 2020 by james

Over the last couple of days I’ve been pushing forward with work to convert the polytunnel to “no dig” and today I’ve pretty much completed that. There’s still work to be done, with support wires needing moving and a little … Continue reading →

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