Category Archives: Veg plot

Veg plot 2021: More seeds

Posted on October 31, 2020 by james

This weekend I’ve been working through the list of what I want to grow next year and finding out where I can get the seeds I want. I placed an order for some seeds on Friday, mostly so I could … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: Composting more beds

Posted on October 31, 2020 by james

The weather has been fairly poor today thanks to a storm that I’ve already forgotten the name of, but I managed to get outside for a couple of hours this afternoon and started spreading out the remainder of our own … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Second pick of winter salads

Posted on October 30, 2020 by james

I’m genuinely surprised I could do this so soon after the first (only five days), but the plants are growing nicely at the moment and even the mustards that were planted a little later than the rest had something to … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Goodbye to the tomatoes

Posted on October 25, 2020 by james

We decided this morning that the fruits remaining on the tomato vines really weren’t getting any riper, so this afternoon my daughter and I stripped off all of the remaining tomatoes that were worth having and pulled up all the … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: First pick of winter salads

Posted on October 25, 2020 by james

Some of the leaves on the winter salads were getting quite large, so I felt it was appropriate to have first pick from them today. I left the mustards alone though as they’re not really big enough yet. I managed … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: First seeds

Posted on October 24, 2020 by james

Today I bought my first seeds for sowing in 2021. It is a bit early, but I was mainly making up an order to the point where it was worthwhile. My in-laws are big fans of a particular tomato variety … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: Winter salads

Posted on October 18, 2020 by james

Today I transplanted the last of the salad leaves that I’m attempting to keep alive through the winter in the greenhouse. These were a mustard called “Pizzo” which took me a little longer to get hold of than the rest … Continue reading →

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Would you like some dinner with your roast parsnip?

Posted on October 18, 2020 by james

Whilst I appreciate that it can be fun and a challenge, growing monster-size vegetables isn’t really my thing. My primary goal in growing vegetables is to produce a harvest that tastes excellent and I don’t tend to concern myself with … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020: One last picking of the chiles

Posted on October 16, 2020 by james

This afternoon I’ve taken all the remaining chiles off the plants. They’re not going to get any more ripe now. We’ve done really well this year though, so I’m not complaining. I’ve not weighed them all, but in this basket … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2021: More onions planted out

Posted on October 16, 2020 by james

Almost the last of the onions to be planted out, these. I have a few left from some seed I found after sowing the main batches that aren’t quite big enough yet. These ones are brown onions, Bedfordshire Champion if … Continue reading →

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