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Clearing the Bean Bed and What to Leave in the Soil
Jobs
Cut the stems, keep the roots, and why the bed is better for it in spring.
Nov 1, 20265 min readRead: Clearing the Bean Bed and What to Leave in the Soil
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Winter Salads Under the Polytunnel
Sowing
Three lettuces, rocket and mizuna sown now for cutting before Christmas.
Oct 25, 20267 min readRead: Winter Salads Under the Polytunnel
115
The Last Beetroot, Leeks and Potatoes Out
Harvest
What I lift this week, what stays in the ground and what goes in the crate.
Oct 18, 20264 min readRead: The Last Beetroot, Leeks and Potatoes Out
114
Pricking Out Winter Lettuce Seedlings
Sowing
Holding the leaf, never the stem, and how deep to set each one in the tray.
Oct 11, 20265 min readRead: Pricking Out Winter Lettuce Seedlings
113
Wet Boots and a Tidy Porch: October Jobs
Jobs
The short list I do on a drizzly Sunday before the light goes.
Oct 4, 20266 min readRead: Wet Boots and a Tidy Porch: October Jobs
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Drawing Next Year’s Beds on the Kitchen Table
Jobs
Tea, a pencil and a rotation plan that fits four raised beds and a tunnel.
Sep 27, 20268 min readRead: Drawing Next Year’s Beds on the Kitchen Table

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