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No dig diary, 5th September 2026

Posted on September 6, 2026 by james

Another day of harvesting today. More peppers. I think that deep red one just looks so appealing. Eight cucumbers including one weirdly wonky one. And an enormous cabbage. One thing I didn’t harvest however is this tomato. That’ll be a … Continue reading →

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Cucumbergeddon has begun!

Posted on August 27, 2026 by james

It’s cucumbers with every meal at the moment 😀

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Plain brown packaging required

Posted on August 25, 2026 by james

For this cucumber.

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No dig diary, 12th August 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by james

Another harvest. Just one item though. Our first cucumber of the season. Cucumbergeddon has arrived 😀

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A bit limp in the evening

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

These cucumber plants, that is. They get decently watered regularly, but they’re suffering in the heat almost as much as I am. Still, the important thing is that cucumbergeddon is approaching 😀 Shame the photo is out of focus 🙁

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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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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, 10th July 2021

Posted on July 12, 2021 by james

I’m hoping to lift most of my onions tomorrow, but I’m not sure there will be time. Today I have been playing with the “chainsaw onna stick” trimming back some of the overhanging sycamore and now have huge piles of … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 10th April 2021

Posted on April 11, 2021 by james

Busy day today. The last thing remaining to do with the “no dig” greenhouse was sorting out some seals to close the gap between the frame and the door. To be fair it probably would have been pretty much ok … Continue reading →

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