topbud82 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Thats very true funki, the place has lots of deer too if id have thought on i cohld have put native sticks pushed into the bed all over to deter a jumper, dont fancy doing it now disturbing roots etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Penny. Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gom Jibbar Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Main plot planted up. 3 freeze cheese and 7 purple maroc. All done! 3 years of using the same plot and adding compost, manure, seaweed and bonemeal each time have really improved the soil. It started as stony acid limestone rubbish. It's seems like a decent friable loam now. I've experimented with planting a couple of PMs just in the fringe of the improved soil where the added mix will have helped but not actually dug holes and filled with compost. Next visit will be in July/Aug. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 @@Gom Jibbar - no photos, how rude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gom Jibbar Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I only ever post pics when/if they get to a decent size. Partly because pics of tiddlers are boring, partly because I am cautious and partly because I can't be bothered. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty trichomes Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) Do you have any rabbits near by? One good hop and thats dinner sorted... If you are going to keep the single cage fence perhaps throw some fine garden net over the top to deter any from attempting it. I'd hate to see all those turned into a mixed salad. Look nice and healthy, goo qote wrong post Edited May 21, 2014 by rusty trichomes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Penny. Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Adder on the plot...... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loam Gnome Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Seems to be taking care of the snails for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrillero Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) Bollocks, just been to put out a fair few fairly small plants and realised I forgot to put down any slug pellets! I'm kicking myself as the forecast where I am is for rain for the next few days -debating whether to go all the way back (20 odd mile round trip) to do it or just suck it and see... What you reckon peeps? Go back today and put the pellets down, or leave them to their fate? Edited May 25, 2014 by Guerrillero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk#1 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 i say go and do it.. or else it'll just be more work for ya putting new plants out.. they in pots or in the ground? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrillero Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 ^In the ground mate...and yeah, I think you're right - if I don't go and do it it'll just mean more trips in the future to plant more, more time spent taking cuttings/raising seedlings...yeh, fuck it, I'm going for it. Bastard! Not happy at myself at all! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk#1 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 ah well more fresh air and excercise in a day cant be a bad thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrillero Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 So, I'm back and the plot now has the bastard pellets on it! Still pissed off at myself, but at least my mind is at rest now - If I hadn't done it I'd have been fretting about it until next visit, and would have absolutely kicked myself for not going back if they'd all been munched! Enjoy your dinner you slimy little fuckers, you'd better enjoy it after all the effort I've gone to to serve it up for ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punk#1 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 got any beer traps installed at the plot? good back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerrillero Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 No mate all my beer goes strictly down my gullet, far too good for slugs! But seriously, in previous years I've found the only slug control I need for my particular plots is slug pellets until the plants are big enough to be able to cope with any damage, then I just leave them to their own devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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