Category Archives: Veg plot

Memory Lane, 26th October 2022: A different kind of harvest

My compost bins have been slowly gaining a roof of corrugated plastic sheet and a gutter to collect the run-off. Today it was time to play with the 3d printer again, and produce this It’s a downpipe rain collector/filter. (Hopefully) … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 26th March 2024

It appears that I may have an muscle injury impinging on a nerve for my left arm, which has slowed me down today. On the positive side it doesn’t really stop me doing anything, but it is constantly nagging at … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 24th March 2024

I already feel so far behind with this year thanks to the weather. But what can you do when the veggie plot makes the Somme look like a Forest School mud kitchen? So despite the fact that I should already … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 23rd March 2024

Yesterday, much of which was spent chipping bits of tree was a lovely day to be outside. Today was, well, barely describable. We had high winds, rain, hail, sunshine and probably a load of other weather (though not snow, as … Continue reading

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The compost bins will now start filling up

Despite the fact that it’s still more than a week to the start of April it’s become necessary to start cutting some of the grass which has grown ridiculously long over the mild Winter. During the same period the compost … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 16th October 2022: Has beans

Continuing the theme of “last harvests”, the very last of the climbing beans, which are the last of the borlotti beans…

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No dig diary, 19th March 2024

This morning there was proof that slugs and/or snails have been at my lettuce seedlings. In a try next to the lettuces were some coriander seedlings. This morning I found one with the leaves on the compost, detached from the … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 18th March 2024

I thinned out some of the lettuce and brassica seedlings that I sowed a few weeks back today. The lettuces haven’t done very well in terms of germination. I’m wondering if slugs/snails might be to blame. I found a snail … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 8th October 2022: Winter salads

With the melons and aubergines removed from one of the greenhouses a couple of days ago it was time to get the Winter salads in — some radishes that may or may not do well, winter-hardy lettuces and mustard leaves. … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 17th March 2024

No sowing to do today, mostly just tidying up of plants (quite a few brassicas) that are no longer productive and dumping them on the compost heap. I did however take the time to dig a hole about 300mm deep … Continue reading

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