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No dig diary, 20th June 2026

Posted on June 20, 2026 by james

The most important goal of the day today was to get the garlic lifted. It’s been a very humid day and there wasn’t much pleasure in being in the polytunnel, but eventually I got all the plants into a wheelbarrow … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 19th June 2026

Posted on June 19, 2026 by james

Got through a fair bit of planting out today — half a dozen different types of lettuce, and two types of beetroot and leeks. The lettuces are next to my (podding) peas and whilst working there I noticed that peas … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 18th June 2026

Posted on June 18, 2026 by james

More weeding again today. I was hoping to get stuff planted out too, but… life. Nevertheless, the current compost heap became larger by five heavily loaded wheelbarrows of weeds, mostly nettles and cleavers. I kind of like weeding cleavers. You … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th June 2026

Posted on June 17, 2026 by james

Surprise, surprise, more weeding today. I finished uncovering the beetroot and sugar snap peas and weeded around them as well as doing a bit of path. The yellow beetroot aren’t doing quite as well as the red, but I think … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 16th June 2026

Posted on June 16, 2026 by james

Seems like I’ve not done much in the veg plot for days 😀 Well, yesterday was bee inspector day. Then Sunday was doing some prep for that and organising what needed organising for my daughter to mow the grass. Saturday? … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 12th June 2026

Posted on June 15, 2026 by james

Finally got the next compost bay empty today. Just as well, because there’s very little space left in the current one. I also used some of the water pipe hoops that I cut a couple of days ago so I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 11th June 2026

Posted on June 11, 2026 by james

Another showery day meant that working outdoors wasn’t likely to be fun for long, so I did some watering and planted some peppers and tomatoes in the polycrub. Since I had my “pepper head” on, I then found some four … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 9th June 2026

Posted on June 10, 2026 by james

Yet more weeding today 😀 This time mostly in the cut flower bed which I’ve mostly ignored so far this year due to lack of time. The compost heap is looking rather full once again. It could well be time … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th June 2026

Posted on June 8, 2026 by james

Bit of an unpredictable day today, but I decided I’d risk any rain showers and get everything set up for my climbing beans. First that meant doing yet more weeding, and of an area that I only weeded a couple … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 7th June 2026

Posted on June 8, 2026 by james

Another compost-spreading day, today. This time in the polycrub, where my “overspill” tomatoes and peppers will go (amongst other things, probably). I started it some time back, but the polycrub isn’t finished yet. Unfortunately events have caught up with me … Continue reading →

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