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No dig diary, 16th August 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by james

Little to report today other than finding this pepper hiding in the foliage in the polytunnel. I shall definitely be having that for lunch over the next few days. And of course there’s always room for a photo of oddly-shaped … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 13th August 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by james

Another first for this year, but there’s some way to go yet. Hopefully this will become our first melon.

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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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No dig diary, 11th August 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by james

Another tomato harvest today. I’m trying to get into the habit of picking anything that’s ripe every time I go into the polytunnel so that I don’t end up with overripe tomatoes that drop onto the ground and squidge.

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No dig diary, 8th August 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by james

A small harvest from today. Plenty of different tomatoes beginning to ripen, and our first courgette. May the glut commence! 😀 I also spent a little time picking blackberries. I shall pick more in a week or so.

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No dig diary, 6th August 2026

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

I started (attempting) to save seeds from my pepper plants today. I’ve not had much success using bits of stocking to isolate the flowers and prevent cross-pollination, so I ordered some drawstring mesh bags to try instead. Once I’d identified … Continue reading →

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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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How many?!

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

I noticed this plant whilst watering in the polytunnel this evening. From memory I think (I’m fairly sure) it’s a chocolate sweet pepper. I counted nine large fruit on it. I think this one might be one to save some … Continue reading →

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Time to lower the strings…

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

On my tomatoes, that is. Quite a few of them have reached or are close to reaching the top of the polytunnel now. In previous years I’ve dropped the strings by about half a metre allowing the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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Break out your recipes!

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

The courglut is about to start 😀 Any day now we’ll be knee deep in courgettes. I’m also running out of coleslaw to have with lunch so cut another cabbage in (say it) anticipation. I think this one is going … Continue reading →

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