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No dig diary, 6th May 2024: At last I can return to the veg plot

Finally it appears that the weather is picking up a bit here and I was able to spend all of this afternoon weeding the veggie beds. It’s crazy how the weeds are growing. I managed to get two and a … Continue reading

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Memory Lane, 25th February 2023: Anyone need a leek?

There’s not a great deal in the garden that’s edible now, but I seem to be doing pretty well with leeks. I’ve not had much success with them until I tried Charles Dowding’s sowing method (four seeds to a cell … Continue reading

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The Great Leek Scape

Or perhaps not, given today’s weather, but the weather is presumably what is responsible for the behaviour of this particular leek that I noticed in the veggie plot yesterday and photographed today after a snow shower with the biggest snowflakes … Continue reading

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Last shot from the plot

For 2021, at least 🙂 I lifted a good couple of dozen leeks to share with my extended family when we saw them just before the new year. Fortunately there are still plenty left for us.

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No dig diary, 27th June 2021

I’ve now found a bit of space to plant out the leeks that have been in module trays in the greenhouse for what seems like forever. They’re a bit dotted around where I’ve removed plants such as the peas I … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 23rd June 2021

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, 3rd April 2021

Today I’ve sown more peas for shoots, using up the last of the seed from last year, some leeks and green and red basil. I’ve returned the aubergine seedlings that were in the greenhouse to the propagator as they seem … Continue reading

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