Category Archives: Veg plot

Just had a conversation with my wife about salads for the winter and she mentioned a couple of things I’d not considered nor even been aware of this year. Apparently the only vegetables she has bought since we started harvesting … Continue reading →

[26th September] I’ve actually spent most of the day outdoors which was pleasant, if a little chilly thanks to the northerly wind. I sowed my leaf radish seeds and checked over all the other seedlings, discovering another snail (I have … Continue reading →

I’ve taken another basket full of chiles off the plants, leaving just the ones that aren’t ripe. They’re all on strings in the airing cupboard now, drying.

[23rd September] Boy, is it cold out there today! I’m sure 12.5C doesn’t usually feel that cold, but it certainly wasn’t shorts and t-shirt weather outside. I just nipped out to check on the seedlings (all doing well and the … Continue reading →

[20th September] Today has been a harvesting day. This morning I tried to push my thumbnail into the skin of one of the butternut squashes that was in the polytunnel and it wasn’t having any of it, so I decided … Continue reading →

[13th September] I spent the afternoon going over the tomato plants, trying to tidy them up a bit. As I think I’ve mentioned before, my father-in-law grew the tomatoes this year, but hasn’t been happy with them and of late … Continue reading →

[12th September] Perhaps this should really be my first proper “Veg plot 2021” post. I have all these plants growing in the greenhouse, many of which will need to go out into beds in the next few weeks. So today … Continue reading →

I’ve been toying with the idea of trying to coax some of my pepper plants through the winter since they are perennials after all. However, a bit of a niggle has struck me. I assume that they’ll show little sign … Continue reading →

[9th September] The seedlings in the greenhouse are going great guns now. Loads more of the onions have come up, and the chervil and coriander are also coming to life. Possibly one or two of the lettuces, too, though they … Continue reading →

[7th September] I think I’ve posted before that growing plants from seed is the nearest thing there is to real magic. I nipped out to the greenhouse this lunchtime to find a few more spinach and chard seedlings had sprouted, … Continue reading →