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No dig diary, 23rd August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Another item spotted whilst watering. This time in one of the greenhouses. A small melon. I’m so pleased to see this though. I always seem to struggle with melons. Perhaps the warmth and sunshine this year has made it all … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 22nd August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Whilst watering in the polytunnel this evening I discovered that I have a cucumber that appears to identify as a tomato. I also harvested the first of my brown sweet peppers. I love the colour of these.

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No dig diary, 20th August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

First pepper harvest of any significance today. The larger red ones are Zativa. I’m going to split those, scrape out the seeds, dry them and turn them into paprika. The rest are Hungarian Black (which actually turn a beautiful red … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 19th August 2026

Posted on August 22, 2026 by james

More harvesting today. I’m picking tomatoes pretty much every day now, and my Tunnel of Love Apples is complete. I also picked my first sweet pepper. This one actually formed before I planted the peppers out, so it’s a bit … Continue reading →

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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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