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No dig diary, 20th May 2024

Posted on May 23, 2024 by james

Well, I’ve run out of compost for sowing at the moment, but I can buy a little time perhaps. I’ve not sown carrots nor parsnips yet due to the weather, so today was time to get on with them. I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 19th May 2024

Posted on May 20, 2024 by james

More sowing in the greenhouse today. Mostly climbing beans and cucurbits — the stuff that needs something bigger than a module tray. Beans mostly seem to take care of themselves, but the last few years I’ve had problems getting cucurbits … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th May 2024

Posted on May 20, 2024 by james

More planting out today, mostly lettuces and salad onions that I don’t need filling up the greenhouse any more. Time for them to be in the ground outside. Most of the tomatoes, the aubergines and peppers/chiles were potted on, too. … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 13th May 2024

Posted on May 13, 2024 by james

Rain, rain and more rain was the forecast for today, but I was able to get out early doors and finish spreading compost on the new flower bed and dump a couple of barrow loads on a veggie bed that … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 11th May 2024

Posted on May 13, 2024 by james

Thanks to my wife weeding yesterday I ended up with one more bed to spread compost on, alongside Frankenstein’s greenhouse. That didn’t take a huge amount however, so first I cleared the weeds from half of another bed and covered … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 10th May 2024

Posted on May 13, 2024 by james

I’m now completely out of space in the compost bins. Most of the grass was mowed yesterday and the “active” one ended up heaped as high as it would go. I need to use up some of the compost in … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 9th May 2024

Posted on May 9, 2024 by james

I spent pretty much all day in the veg plot today. There’s so much to catch up on now the weather seems to be improving, at least until next week. I’ve had enough of weeding for the moment despite being … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 7th May 2024: More weeding

Posted on May 7, 2024 by james

I swear I don’t know how they grow so fast. This is the third time I’ve had to week the plot this year! It was slow progress, but I got another bed done today, including removing leeks and volunteer potatoes. … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 6th May 2024: At last I can return to the veg plot

Posted on May 6, 2024 by james

Finally it appears that the weather is picking up a bit here and I was able to spend all of this afternoon weeding the veggie beds. It’s crazy how the weeds are growing. I managed to get two and a … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 4th April 2023: The greenhouse is filling up

Posted on April 29, 2024 by james

Just waiting for an opportunity to plant out now…

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