tonyhibbett
Landlord.
I just finished spreading 25 kilos of poultry manure pellets on the beds and boy, does it smell!
Pleasantly surprised by the large number of ladybirds on the beds. Never seen so many. Always welcome as pest predators, but also suggest that life is returning to the soil, new varieties of weeds are appearing in the grass and the crows are finding interesting things to eat.
All but the cabernet sauvignon (a late variety) vines are now in bud.
I am repairing the wind break and found some of it has vanished without trace.
I found a wind blown plastic compost bin in the street and have placed it against a sagging fence post and started filling it from the much depleted compost heap which has rotted down over the mild Winter.
I scattered the ashes of the burnt dead vines and prunings to add potash to the beds, but there was only enough for 3 of the 12 rows. I can't find any sulphate of potash in local garden centres, so I will have to go foraging for wood and have another incineration session.
Pleasantly surprised by the large number of ladybirds on the beds. Never seen so many. Always welcome as pest predators, but also suggest that life is returning to the soil, new varieties of weeds are appearing in the grass and the crows are finding interesting things to eat.
All but the cabernet sauvignon (a late variety) vines are now in bud.
I am repairing the wind break and found some of it has vanished without trace.
I found a wind blown plastic compost bin in the street and have placed it against a sagging fence post and started filling it from the much depleted compost heap which has rotted down over the mild Winter.
I scattered the ashes of the burnt dead vines and prunings to add potash to the beds, but there was only enough for 3 of the 12 rows. I can't find any sulphate of potash in local garden centres, so I will have to go foraging for wood and have another incineration session.
