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Tag Archives: spinach
No dig diary, 26th February 2022
Very busy day today, kicking off early doors with the builder coming over to replace the roof tile that went AWOL during the storms. He left with a box full of swede, cabbage, parsnips, sprouts and leeks so I think … Continue reading
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Tagged beetroot, broad beans, cabbage, calabrese, celery, no dig, onions, peas, radish, spinach
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No dig diary, 9th February 2022
More seed sowing this morning… Firstly spinach. I have seed for two varieties, Medania and Missouri. I seem to struggle growing spinach for some reason, but we eat a reasonable amount of spinach and it seems worth sticking at, so … Continue reading
No dig diary, 15th August 2021
It’s been a frustrating day here if you want to be outdoors. Every time I went outside it seemed to start raining 🙁 I did manage to get some sowing done though — lettuces, spinach and spring onions. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged basil, kale, lettuce, no dig, spinach, spring onions
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No dig diary, 29th March 2021
High time I planted out my first batches of beetroot and spinach, today. These were sown on 5th February with a few additional seeds sown on 19th February to make up for the fact that germination wasn’t brilliant. The beetroot … Continue reading
No dig diary, 12th March 2021
Almost thirty of my Cayenne peppers sown three weeks ago have germinated and some were starting to get a bit tall as they actually germinated over a period of more than a week, so I removed them from the propagator … Continue reading
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Tagged aubergine, broad beans, cayenne, coriander, jalapeno, lettuce, no dig, onions, peas, radish, spinach, sweet peppers
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No dig diary, 19th February
I looked over the seeds I sowed on 5th February today, and I wasn’t that impressed with what had germinated. It’s been a bit patchy. The broad beans that have germinated look fairly happy: but I’ve not got as many … Continue reading
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Tagged beetroot, broad beans, no dig, peas, spinach
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No dig diary, 5th February 2021
Somewhat later than I originally planned (my intention was to do this mid-January, but given the weather I really don’t think it matters that much), today I have sown broad beans, beetroot, spinach and peas. The broad beans (Aquadulce Claudia) … Continue reading
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Tagged beetroot, broad beans, no dig, peas, spinach
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