Category Archives: Veg plot

Is it Wimbledon already?

Posted on April 15, 2024 by james

I decided to remove the fleece that I’ve had over the new strawberry plants now the weather is a little warmer. Mostly it was there to keep the deer off whilst they got established anyhow. All the plants are looking … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 11th December 2022: Don’t they come from the sea?

Posted on April 11, 2024 by james

Is what everyone I’ve shown these to says. I don’t know why. It seems to be a very common misconception, and one that I shared myself for a long time. Regardless I have now peeled and removed the flesh and … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 9th December 2022: Overwintering tomatoes

Posted on April 10, 2024 by james

In September I took cuttings from a number of tomato plants and left them in the greenhouse in jars of water. Those that produced roots were potted up and then moved indoors into a bay window when the weather became … Continue reading →

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Asparagus are go!

Posted on April 8, 2024 by james

I’m sure these weren’t there yesterday, but they’re definitely there now 😀 I’m so excited about this. They were planted three winters ago, so this year is the first year we’ll actually harvest any. I’ll need to look up how … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 6th April 2024

Posted on April 6, 2024 by james

A third consecutive day of sowing! As much because thanks to “Storm Kathleen” there’s little else can be done today. Salad onions have not done well so far this year, so I have sown more, as well as peas for … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 5th April 2024

Posted on April 5, 2024 by james

More sowing today. And more poppies too, though this time for show rather than for seeds that will be eaten. And then some yellow beetroot, four seeds to a cell to be thinned to four plants if more germinate.

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No dig diary, 4th April 2024

Posted on April 5, 2024 by james

I actually sowed some seeds today! That was all I did in the garden, mind. The veggie plot itself is a complete horrorshow because of the mud. So, into module trays went some early calabrese, “normal” calabrese, red cabbage and … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 5th November 2022: Poor guy

Posted on April 1, 2024 by james

The one who has to shift this lot, that is. Not the one on top of the bonfire 😀 That’s most of the decent cardboard I have collected over the winter to make new beds and paths in 2023. Not … Continue reading →

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The projects never stop…

Posted on April 1, 2024 by james

As the new beds take shape in the veggie plot I’ve decided to remove the sides of the bed where the raspberries are growing. Some of them are quite rotten, but others look like they should be ok. I think … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 1st April 2024

Posted on April 1, 2024 by james

Well, the weather was playing me for a fool today. I decided to fill the trailer with green waste compost again and mix it with my own compost before spreading it on one of the beds. No sooner had I … Continue reading →

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