12 May 2008

Weeding, feeding, watering, slugs, deer

Last Saturday:
  • Weeded potato bed D2 in preparation for main crop tubers
  • Weeded out some nasty big weeds (plantain?)
  • Fed the artichoke plants

Yesterday:

  • Hot day - all outdoor veg and greenhouse inhabitants required watering twice (by A)
  • A tied in the blackberry Fantasia as it was flapping about due to sudden growth

Today, a.m.:

When A was at the communal water butt, she saw a deer. She warned it about Forester B (who shoots them). Then she:

  • watered everything
  • planted more Little Gems in with the raspberries in C6
  • had a deeply depressing conversation with the Ms re slug pellets, derris and ash?
  • noted slugs are attacking the beans
  • made a mental note to buy shading paint for the greenhouse

Today, p.m.:

I went round to water (again) and weed (again). I had to throw out six of the eight sweetcorn plants due to slug damage to the inner stem. I found the thing in the actual tray and discarded it with uncharacteristic feelings of rage. I was so proud of the fact that all of the seedlings had emerged ...

Sorry, still no pictures ...