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101 uses for old honey jars, #37

Saving tomato seeds. Non-F1 varieties, obviously. Tomatoes don’t generally cross-pollinate, so it’s possible to just pick a ripe fruit and keep the seeds. Given that lots of tomato seeds have become quite expensive and that I might grow as many … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th September 2026

There’s a definite tomato flavour to the start of this week. I have a single “Lotos” plant that poduces medium size pale yellow tomatoes that can get a slight pink blush when they’re really ripe. I discovered at the weekend … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 22nd July 2022: Give peas a chance

Last of the fresh peas for this season 🙁 But I have saved pods from a couple of varieties to sow again next year. The mangetout dry quite quickly The podding peas, not so much.

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