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Eats, shoots and leaves

Posted on July 23, 2026 by james

An oddity this one, noticed whilst I was watering the polytunnel the other evening. Here’s a leaf from one of my tomato plants that’s sprouting a new shoot from the main stem of the leaf. Not wishing to complicate life, … Continue reading →

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Unexpected item in the lunch area

Posted on June 26, 2026 by james

We’re close, but don’t quite have tomatoes ready in the polytunnel yet, so we’re still unhappily having to buy them. Whilst assembling my lunch I came across this pair of Siamese tomatoes. Or are we supposed to call them “conjoined … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 11th June 2026

Posted on June 11, 2026 by james

Another showery day meant that working outdoors wasn’t likely to be fun for long, so I did some watering and planted some peppers and tomatoes in the polycrub. Since I had my “pepper head” on, I then found some four … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 8th June 2026

Posted on June 8, 2026 by james

Bit of an unpredictable day today, but I decided I’d risk any rain showers and get everything set up for my climbing beans. First that meant doing yet more weeding, and of an area that I only weeded a couple … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 4th June 2026

Posted on June 6, 2026 by james

At last the polytunnel is planted up with almost all of the crops I want in it this year, having been delayed by the cold and my blood pressure issues. All the tomatoes and peppers are in, just have cucumbers … Continue reading →

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Vine-ripened tomatoes

Posted on May 21, 2026 by james

It occurred to me the other day to wonder what “vine-ripened” actually means on a pack of tomatoes, as opposed to what supermarkets want us to think it means. As far as I can find, it means you get charged … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 28th August 2023: Huge tomatoes!

Posted on July 2, 2024 by james

These are all Amish Paste. Not the largest I’ve ever grown, but certainly right up there.

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Memory Lane, 26th August 2023: Tunnel of love apples

Posted on June 3, 2024 by james

Not yet ripe, but looking promising 😀

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Memory Lane, 18th July 2023: Frankenstein’s greenhouse in use!

Posted on May 28, 2024 by james

I had a few spare tomato and pepper plants in pots, so I thought I might as well put them in the greenhouse where they’d hopefully provide more fruit despite the lateness of the season. The greenhouse was otherwise empty, … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 25th May 2024

Posted on May 28, 2024 by james

Having spent yesterday composting new beds, I decided today was the day that I should catch up with the greenhouses. There’s garlic in part of the bed in one and nothing in the other but potted strawberries, so neither was … Continue reading →

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