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No dig diary, 9th September 2026

Posted on September 9, 2026 by james

Today I removed all the mesh bags that I’d put over sweet pepper and chile plants in the hope of being able to save seeds from the plants this year. In order that I can remember which fruit should have … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 5th September 2026

Posted on September 6, 2026 by james

Another day of harvesting today. More peppers. I think that deep red one just looks so appealing. Eight cucumbers including one weirdly wonky one. And an enormous cabbage. One thing I didn’t harvest however is this tomato. That’ll be a … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 1st September 2026

Posted on September 6, 2026 by james

I didn’t really do much work other than tidying up and a little harvesting today. Peppers are starting to ripen in the polytunnel. And there are plenty of large tomatoes that should be on their way soon. I even found … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 25th August 2026

Posted on August 25, 2026 by james

Between sleeps this afternoon I got out and did some weeding in the polytunnel. It was unpleasantly hard work despite sitting on a stool and the weeds only being small. However, to cheer me up a little I found a … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 22nd August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

Whilst watering in the polytunnel this evening I discovered that I have a cucumber that appears to identify as a tomato. I also harvested the first of my brown sweet peppers. I love the colour of these.

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No dig diary, 20th August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by james

First pepper harvest of any significance today. The larger red ones are Zativa. I’m going to split those, scrape out the seeds, dry them and turn them into paprika. The rest are Hungarian Black (which actually turn a beautiful red … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 19th August 2026

Posted on August 22, 2026 by james

More harvesting today. I’m picking tomatoes pretty much every day now, and my Tunnel of Love Apples is complete. I also picked my first sweet pepper. This one actually formed before I planted the peppers out, so it’s a bit … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 16th August 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by james

Little to report today other than finding this pepper hiding in the foliage in the polytunnel. I shall definitely be having that for lunch over the next few days. And of course there’s always room for a photo of oddly-shaped … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 6th August 2026

Posted on August 20, 2026 by james

I started (attempting) to save seeds from my pepper plants today. I’ve not had much success using bits of stocking to isolate the flowers and prevent cross-pollination, so I ordered some drawstring mesh bags to try instead. Once I’d identified … Continue reading →

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How many?!

Posted on August 2, 2026 by james

I noticed this plant whilst watering in the polytunnel this evening. From memory I think (I’m fairly sure) it’s a chocolate sweet pepper. I counted nine large fruit on it. I think this one might be one to save some … Continue reading →

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