I meant to write a post last weekend and time seemed to run away before I had a chance. This was to update on the jobs I had managed to get done on Sunday. The various peas and beans that had been hardened off were planted in the ground to climb up willow obelisks in the raised beds, the green-sprouting broccoli seedlings were carefully planted out in the ground.
The slugs seem to be attacking stuff in the cold frame, even though we tried putting the guttering on raised blocks which had a band of copper tape on - unfortunately we've lost all but two sunflower seedlings it seems.
The raised beds were treated with nematodes a week before the peas and beans were planted out and a fresh double band of copper tape put around the edges. We added a beer trap in the corner of each raised bed for good measure and it has been a pleasant surprise to find that a week on, not one thing (touch wood) is showing signs of being nibbled! Could this be success in the slug battle?
On the back of this victory, I will be sowing some rocket seeds in one of the raised beds tomorrow and just hope that they will be safe enough.
My tomato plants will soon be ready to go in the ground too and we are getting flowers on the potatoes... I forget what this means. Must look this up. So, on the whole things are doing well. I have some healthy little basil plants growing indoors too. The scent of their leaves is unbelievably strong!
The slugs seem to be attacking stuff in the cold frame, even though we tried putting the guttering on raised blocks which had a band of copper tape on - unfortunately we've lost all but two sunflower seedlings it seems.
The raised beds were treated with nematodes a week before the peas and beans were planted out and a fresh double band of copper tape put around the edges. We added a beer trap in the corner of each raised bed for good measure and it has been a pleasant surprise to find that a week on, not one thing (touch wood) is showing signs of being nibbled! Could this be success in the slug battle?
On the back of this victory, I will be sowing some rocket seeds in one of the raised beds tomorrow and just hope that they will be safe enough.
My tomato plants will soon be ready to go in the ground too and we are getting flowers on the potatoes... I forget what this means. Must look this up. So, on the whole things are doing well. I have some healthy little basil plants growing indoors too. The scent of their leaves is unbelievably strong!
