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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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No dig diary, 6th June 2026

Posted on June 7, 2026 by james

The first thing to get done today was to plant out chile peppers and aubergines in the greenhouse where I spread compost yesterday. The peppers are a mix of Malawi Piquant, Biquinho and Khang Star Lingria, the last of which … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 5th June 2026

Posted on June 7, 2026 by james

Weeding and compost-spreading in one of the greenhouses today, preparing for plants to go into the ground tomorrow: peppers and aubergines to start with, then melons once they’re large enough. Perhaps a few other bits and pieces too, once the … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 4th June 2026

Posted on June 6, 2026 by james

At last the polytunnel is planted up with almost all of the crops I want in it this year, having been delayed by the cold and my blood pressure issues. All the tomatoes and peppers are in, just have cucumbers … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 3rd June 2026

Posted on June 4, 2026 by james

Sweet Williams in the cutting bed, almost all in flower now. Of course the difficult question is going to be, given that they’re biennial, where do I plant out the ones that I sowed this year?

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No dig diary, 2nd June 2026

Posted on June 4, 2026 by james

I had to take some time away from, well, outdoors really, because it has been so hot and I just couldn’t cope with it. Once temperatures returned to something more “normal” for the time of year however, I got on … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 23rd May 2026

Posted on May 23, 2026 by james

Started planting my tomatoes out in the polytunnel today. Thirty-two plants so far, a mix of Garnet, Orange Banana, Skykomish, de Colgar, Lotos and Dív?í Prs. I still have Amish Paste and Polish Linguisa to do once I’ve spread more … Continue reading →

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