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Starting to clear the polytunnel

Posted on November 7, 2026 by james

On Sunday I started removing the tomato plants from my polytunnel. In previous years I’ve completely emptied the beds one day and then planted out my Winter salads the next. This year is a bit different for a number of … Continue reading →

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Done for the time being

Posted on November 7, 2026 by james

I think that’s as much harvesting as I can cope with for the moment. The next job is probably to remove the stripped tomato plants from the polytunnel and, feed them through the shredder and into the compost. Normally I’d … Continue reading →

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There’s no need

Posted on November 7, 2026 by james

Honestly! I spend the Summer wobbling around the polytunnel watering, pruning and generally caring for the plants to the best of my ability and this is the response I get. There’s no need. Just no need.

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There may be trouble ahead…

Posted on October 11, 2026 by james

Whilst watering the polytunnel today I noticed that a pepper and a tomato had been subjected to nibblage. This is the sort of behaviour up with which I will not put. Fortunately the tomato is recoverable in a sense because … Continue reading →

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They don’t stop coming…

Posted on September 30, 2026 by james

Yes, more tomatoes 😀 And a cucumber for a bit of variation.

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Disaster!

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

When I went to collect the harvest from the polytunnel today I discovered that one of the Jalapeño pepper plants had lost a limb! It had completely snapped off with its load of peppers including the two that I’d tagged … Continue reading →

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It’s Tomato Monday once again!

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

And here’s the latest picture of my plentiful polytunnel produce. There do seem to be quite a few cherry tomatoes. I grow them to eat fresh, but there are so many more that aren’t ripe yet that perhaps I’ll have … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 17th September 2026

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

Moving on from the tomatoey (Yes, of course it’s a word! I just invented it!) goodness of the first half of the week, today’s captivating comestible commentary gets a bit more spicy. Whilst I was picking peppers and chiles I … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 16th September 2026

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

I got out in the polytunnel today, rubbing shoulders with my six-legged stinging girls and decided that there were more tomatoes needing picking. The large fruit here are Amish Paste which will be used for making pizza sauce and passata. … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 15th September 2026

Posted on September 27, 2026 by james

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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