We moved a great deal of 'manure' in the Working Party this morning and, as part of that, I finished up with a trailer-load outside my plot. Having finished that job, I wanted to check over the plot.
It was still warm, the cold weather had not yet arrived, so I felt the onion sets and shallots - and the brassicas - would benefit from a dose of chicken manure pellets to help keep them growing. All the rain we have experienced will have washed much of the nutrients down out of reach of the roots so it is a good idea to replenish them a little.
I noticed that my overwintering peas were looking bedraggled and 'got at'. Leaves have been nibbled leaving some almost bare of leaves. A scattering of slug pellets will help me decide whether the problem is slugs or mice. They also got a scattering of chicken manure.
There were lots of dead leaves round the Brussels and Kale plants so I tidied up a bit inside the Brassica tunnel.
At that point the rain started coming down again so I tidied up and left in a very heavy rain and hail shower. By the time I got home the sun was out!
It was still warm, the cold weather had not yet arrived, so I felt the onion sets and shallots - and the brassicas - would benefit from a dose of chicken manure pellets to help keep them growing. All the rain we have experienced will have washed much of the nutrients down out of reach of the roots so it is a good idea to replenish them a little.
I noticed that my overwintering peas were looking bedraggled and 'got at'. Leaves have been nibbled leaving some almost bare of leaves. A scattering of slug pellets will help me decide whether the problem is slugs or mice. They also got a scattering of chicken manure.
There were lots of dead leaves round the Brussels and Kale plants so I tidied up a bit inside the Brassica tunnel.
At that point the rain started coming down again so I tidied up and left in a very heavy rain and hail shower. By the time I got home the sun was out!
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