Pigs might fly, Jane might get her vegetable plot all tidy and planted at once. Here's the proof.
I haven't been able to grow plants myself this year, not having a greenhouse at the moment, but was able to buy my vegetable plants from the excellent Pound Farm farm shop and plant centre. They have top quality vegetable plants in good varieties at very reasonable prices and thoroughly recommended to anyone in the vicinity. Naturally, the locals appreciate the plants as well and have already started munching on them ....
....though Jane's Patent Slug And Snail Detterrants are doing something to keep them at bay. Copper pipe surrounding tasty plants, eggshells on surface around and coffee grounds on surface immediately around the plants. Out of view, a beer-laden trap. It doesn't stop everything but it certainly slows the attacks and I hope to have the majority of plants surviving. It's not perfect, but the demolished plant on the right hadn't had the coffee grounds and I do think they protect against the very small earth-dwelling slugs to some extent. Last year in France the slugs were getting the first leaves of the newly-sprouted runner beans until I sprinkled on the coffee grounds and after that all grew happily un-munched.
Now I have the vegetable garden planted up there is nothing stopping us going to France. I am, of course, still behind with my work but it will be easier to catch up with it in one go nearer to the exhibition.
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