Tag Archives: blackberries

What have I been up to?

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

No, I haven’t been throttling the life out of the squirrels that have yet again nicked all the walnuts off my walnut tree, though I feel I could be excused for such an action. In fact I have been picking … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th August 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by james

A small harvest from today. Plenty of different tomatoes beginning to ripen, and our first courgette. May the glut commence! 😀 I also spent a little time picking blackberries. I shall pick more in a week or so.

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No dig diary, 10th October 2021

Posted on November 11, 2021 by james

It’s been a bit of a disjointed weekend for me. I had plans to do loads of stuff, but ended up spending a fair bit of it being “washing machine repair man” so there are plenty of things on my … Continue reading →

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More fruits of my labour

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

I picked another 1¾lb of blackberries this morning, followed by a washing up bowl full (I have no idea what that weighs — perhaps 14lbs?) of Victoria plums. The blackberries went straight into the freezer and we’ve stoned the plums … Continue reading →

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More blackberries in the freezer

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

It took a fair while to clear the other side of the “blackberry hedge” of nettles and other obstructions (which have at least ended up in the compost heap). I think in total I’ve put five wheelbarrow loads of stuff … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 1st September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

I’ve planted up quite a few of my winter salads in mushroom trays now. I think I have eight done, so forty-eight plants. Then I had an idea that is so simple I don’t know why I’ve overlooked it until … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 30th August 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by james

Today I harvested eight of my sweetcorn to see how they looked. They’re not quite as golden yellow as I’d hoped, but either my eyesight is going a bit strange or they actually appeared to be turning more yellow as … Continue reading →

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Mists and mellow fruitfulness

Posted on November 9, 2019 by james

Over the last few weeks I’ve been out harvesting the bounty of the local hedgerows, in particular the blackberries which grow almost everywhere around us. I’ve picked pounds and pounds (or even kilos and kilos if you want to be … Continue reading →

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