Category Archives: Veg plot

No dig diary, 19th June 2026

Posted on June 19, 2026 by james

Got through a fair bit of planting out today — half a dozen different types of lettuce, and two types of beetroot and leeks. The lettuces are next to my (podding) peas and whilst working there I noticed that peas … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 18th June 2026

Posted on June 18, 2026 by james

More weeding again today. I was hoping to get stuff planted out too, but… life. Nevertheless, the current compost heap became larger by five heavily loaded wheelbarrows of weeds, mostly nettles and cleavers. I kind of like weeding cleavers. You … Continue reading →

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Not mushroom for more…

Posted on June 17, 2026 by james

Found whilst I was weeding out some creeping thistle this afternoon. No sign of mushrooms in my logs as yet, but at least I know I can grow them somewhere 😀 No idea what variety they might be.

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No dig diary, 17th June 2026

Posted on June 17, 2026 by james

Surprise, surprise, more weeding today. I finished uncovering the beetroot and sugar snap peas and weeded around them as well as doing a bit of path. The yellow beetroot aren’t doing quite as well as the red, but I think … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 16th June 2026

Posted on June 16, 2026 by james

Seems like I’ve not done much in the veg plot for days 😀 Well, yesterday was bee inspector day. Then Sunday was doing some prep for that and organising what needed organising for my daughter to mow the grass. Saturday? … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 12th June 2026

Posted on June 15, 2026 by james

Finally got the next compost bay empty today. Just as well, because there’s very little space left in the current one. I also used some of the water pipe hoops that I cut a couple of days ago so I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 11th June 2026

Posted on June 11, 2026 by james

Another showery day meant that working outdoors wasn’t likely to be fun for long, so I did some watering and planted some peppers and tomatoes in the polycrub. Since I had my “pepper head” on, I then found some four … Continue reading →

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What’s the collective noun for ladybirds?

Posted on June 11, 2026 by james

Shedload? After yesterday’s surprise I was even more stunned today when I visited the compost heap. At one point I counted fourteen native ladybirds mooching about around the vegetation. Some are visible in this photo, but yet again others were … Continue reading →

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So many native ladybirds!

Posted on June 10, 2026 by james

For ten years or more we’ve been “overrun” by Harlequin ladybirds and sighting a native variety has become quite uncommon. For some reason however, this year things have all changed. I don’t think I’ve actually seen a Harlequin at all … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 10th June 2026

Posted on June 10, 2026 by james

There were many heavy showers this morning, so first job of the day was to cut up some of the left-over water pipe from last year’s mains leak into lengths for hoops to use in the veggie plot, which I … Continue reading →

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