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No dig diary, 1st July 2026

Posted on July 1, 2026 by james

Didn’t do a huge amount today, but first off I planted out all my spare squashes in the polycrub. Hopefully they’ll be happy enough there. Still need to get some weeding done in the polycrub, but that can wait a … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 30th June 2026

Posted on July 1, 2026 by james

I took myself off to the polytunnel this afternoon and indulged myself in a little weeding, winding. watering and wsideshooting whilst listening to the rain hammering on the cover. It does look much better now. Whilst grubbing around the plants, … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 29th June 2026

Posted on June 29, 2026 by james

Managed to do some seed-sowing today for the first time in more than a week, thanks to the cooler weather. On the list today were beetroot, peas, spring onions, coriander, radish and swede. I also potted up a couple of … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 28th June 2026

Posted on June 29, 2026 by james

I had other things to do today, so work in the garden was largely limited to a bit of weeding around the brassicas. That involved removing a few volunteer potatoes which turned out to be an acceptable harvest for one … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 24th June 2026

Posted on June 25, 2026 by james

Bit of a change today, again working in short bursts between coming indoors to cool down and top up with fluids. I planted out kale and sprouts. Hoops and insect mesh over the top. Then whilst I was wandering about … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 23rd June 2026

Posted on June 24, 2026 by james

Progress is slow. It is so hot and humid. I had to get on with netting the next section of brassicas though. I took most of the day over it. Even going out and hammering in the stakes for one … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 22nd June 2026

Posted on June 22, 2026 by james

With a forecast of ridiculously high temperatures here in the wilds of West Somerset starting today, I got out early and opened up the greenhouses and polytunnel (which was already very hot). Some of the peppers were looking rather droopy, … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 21st June 2026

Posted on June 21, 2026 by james

The most important thing to do today was to dig up the first of this year’s crop of potatoes to have with dinner. I went to one of the plants at the end of the bed, pulled all the haulms … Continue reading →

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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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