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Yesterday’s tomato harvest

They’ve done so well this year and there are still plenty more to come. The cherry tomatoes in the middle are Garnet. I’ve eaten a decent handful almost every lunchtime since July. They’ve been so sweet this year. Makes all … Continue reading →

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It’s a record!

Heaviest of the year so far… I’ll try not to eat it all at once 😀

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No dig diary, 5th September 2026

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

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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Looking forward to this ripening

No idea whether it’s going to get any bigger, but I can hope 😀

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No dig diary, 19th August 2026

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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Time to lower the strings…

On my tomatoes, that is. Quite a few of them have reached or are close to reaching the top of the polytunnel now. In previous years I’ve dropped the strings by about half a metre allowing the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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