Category Archives: Veg plot

Veg plot 2021: Garlic going great guns

Posted on December 3, 2020 by james

Despite very little else growing outdoors at the moment, the garlic that I planted on 10th October seems to be going well. To be fair the onions are also looking quite healthy and I should perhaps post a photo of … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Yet more compost…

Posted on December 3, 2020 by james

Yesterday I finished spreading out the compost that I’d trailered into the veg plot earlier in the week. I only just realised that the beds I spread it on are at opposite corners. Couldn’t make things more awkward 🙂 It’s … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse decisions

Posted on December 3, 2020 by james

I had a hunt around in the barn and discovered that we appear to have the frames (and some glazing) for not one, but two greenhouses. I dragged all the parts out that I could find and separated them out. … Continue reading →

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Could be time for another greenhouse

Posted on December 1, 2020 by james

My current greenhouse is a 12’x8′ aluminium frame on top of a single block high dwarf wall all on a concrete pad. The wall gives it a bit more height, which makes it more comfortable to work in, and the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: More compost spreading

Posted on December 1, 2020 by james

I thought I’d take advantage of this morning’s sunshine to shift a bit more compost around to the veggie plot and spread it on the beds for next year. I got a little sidetracked by other jobs that had to … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: One more sneaky winter salad pick

Posted on December 1, 2020 by james

We ran out of salad and wanted some to go with our veggie lasagne last night, so I scavenged what I could off the plants, though pickings were considerably thinner than has been the case up to now. I managed … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: A little more coriander

Posted on November 27, 2020 by james

Having done a bit of research it appears that coriander plants create new shoots from the leaf axils and can therefore be cut back to just above a leaf axil after which they’ll regrow from that new shoot. This is … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Fifth pick of winter salads

Posted on November 23, 2020 by james

Only eight days since my last pick, but we needed salad for dinner this evening so I went out and took pretty much everything I thought I could. The coriander is getting rather leggy. I don’t know if that’s just … Continue reading →

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And here’s my turned compost

Posted on November 23, 2020 by james

The cardboard on top is what’s left of the stuff that was stopping everything falling out of the front of each of the bins. I thought I’d just leave it there to break down. I don’t think it looks too … Continue reading →

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Grow your own loofah

Posted on November 19, 2020 by james

It’s probably been thirty years since I last saw a loofah. Perhaps they’ve fallen out of fashion a bit. Today however I discovered that it is possible to grow your own. (I have to admit that I hadn’t really internalised … Continue reading →

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