Category Archives: Veg plot

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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Winter salads costs

Posted on November 15, 2020 by james

I recalled whilst writing my last post that I intended to work out the costs for producing the winter salads. I’ve therefore been back through all my order confirmation emails and here they are: Compost £6.00 Mushroom trays £19.50 Newspaper … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Fourth pick of winter salads

Posted on November 15, 2020 by james

My wife asked me to pick some salad today to go with our meal this evening. I was going to leave it a little longer as growth has quite obviously slowed down now and I suspect we’re not far off … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Third pick of winter salads

Posted on November 8, 2020 by james

Wandering through the veggie plot during the week I’d seen the salads in the greenhouse and didn’t think there’d be much to pick this weekend, so I was quite surprised by the number of leaves available when I went to … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Composting beds again

Posted on November 1, 2020 by james

After I ran out of light yesterday I’d not quite finished with the beds I was spreading compost on. Last night the forecast was for rain all day today, but this morning it was all change (quelle surprise!) with only … Continue reading →

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