Tag Archives: calabrese

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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No dig diary, 24th February 2024

Posted on February 24, 2024 by james

Sowing day again! Not that much this weekend though: calabrese, red cabbage, more antirrhinums and more ammi majus. The rain has reached quite depressing levels here. I think we’ve had at least double the long-term average rainfall for February, even … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 4th May 2022 (again): Bees a-bumbling

Posted on February 8, 2024 by james

My summer broccoli (or calabrese if you prefer) didn’t do very well in 2022. Or perhaps did rather too well, I’m not sure. It formed nice heads that just accelerated through “ready to pick” and charged on straight to flowering. … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 26th February 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by james

Very busy day today, kicking off early doors with the builder coming over to replace the roof tile that went AWOL during the storms. He left with a box full of swede, cabbage, parsnips, sprouts and leeks so I think … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 31st July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

This morning I cut lots of broccoli heads, some of which we’ve given to my parents and siblings who we saw in the afternoon. The rest may well be turned into soup or pesto. It looks like they’re not the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 28th July 2021

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

It’s a veggie day today and we’re eating loads from the garden for dinner this evening, including the very last of the peas. Also on the menu this evening is broccoli (calabrese). This is a vegetable that I need to … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 22nd June 2021 (belated)

Posted on June 29, 2021 by james

Harvesting is becoming more common now, and we had another dinner mostly from the veg plot tonight. We had more calabrese. The heads aren’t the biggest, but it’s not the end of the world as they all seem to be … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 23rd June 2021

Posted on June 24, 2021 by james

After a few miserable days I got out in the garden today and planted out Romanesco cauliflower under my brassica netting. They should have gone out a couple of weeks back probably, but I wasn’t able to do so at … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 12th June 2021

Posted on June 21, 2021 by james

Thanks to my lack of mobility over the last week I’ve not got much done in the veggie plot other than a bit of tidying up, so it was nice to get out today and sow some more calabrese and … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th May 2021

Posted on May 18, 2021 by james

It’s not been the easiest of days out in the veg plot today, with frequent, often torrential, rain showers. Overnight the slugs ate half a dozen of the calabrese and cabbages I planted out yesterday 🙁 I’ve replaced them and … Continue reading →

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