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Memory Lane, 5th October 2022: Tidying up

The cucumbers aren’t going to produce anything more now, so it’s time to remove them from the polytunnel. This mostly leaves a few tomatoes that are still ripening. The squashes — butternuts, spaghetti squash and Crown Prince were all harvested … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 30th July 2021

It is said that all actions have quinsequonces… I went out to the greenhouse this evening to collect my kale plants with the intention of planting them out, to discover that having quite successfully netted all of my brassicas and … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 24th July 2021

Looking last night at the forecast for today it was heavy rain all day with thunderstorms this afternoon. I didn’t therefore feel compelled to drag myself out of bed particularly early, but when I did so found that it wasn’t … Continue reading

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No dig diary, 2nd May 2021

The tomatoes and calendula appear to have survived happily enough in the polytunnel over the last week or more, so I decided today to finish planting the rest out (I only did half the bed last time, “just in case”). … 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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