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No dig diary, 7th July 2026

Posted on July 8, 2026 by james

I’m amazed so many of these even make it as far as the kitchen to be honest. I love them straight off the plant and out of the pod 😀 I’m going to have to look into the possibility of … 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, 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, 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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No dig diary, 17th June 2026

Posted on June 17, 2026 by james

Surprise, surprise, more weeding today. I finished uncovering the beetroot and sugar snap peas and weeded around them as well as doing a bit of path. The yellow beetroot aren’t doing quite as well as the red, but I think … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th May 2026

Posted on May 18, 2026 by james

Sowed a few more brassicas today — cauliflowers and swedes. Also some more beetroot. I was intending to sow climbing beans too, but ended up doing some tidying up in the workshop by way of hiding from the persistent rain … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th May 2026

Posted on May 16, 2026 by james

I managed a bit of planting out today, dodging the rain showers. My in-laws had a flower bed that they’re no longer using. I’d planned on reorganising it over the Winter, but, well, blood pressure issues. So it didn’t happen. … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 10th May 2026

Posted on May 13, 2026 by james

Today’s harvest from the plot. The asparagus is pretty much expected, but the potatoes came from the sacks that I planted up in the greenhouse back in January. In the process of harvesting them I de-homed quite a few ants … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 18th January 2026

Posted on January 18, 2026 by james

Today was onion sowing day. I sowed six module trays of red onions (Carmen) and five module trays of yellow/brown onions (Yellow Rynsburger), four seeds to a cell, so 880 (or thereabouts) in total. We do eat an awful lot … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 6th April 2024

Posted on April 6, 2024 by james

A third consecutive day of sowing! As much because thanks to “Storm Kathleen” there’s little else can be done today. Salad onions have not done well so far this year, so I have sown more, as well as peas for … Continue reading →

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