Monday 2 June 2014
Bee House
Solitary bees lay their eggs in the drilled holes, leave a deposit of pollen and then seal up the hole with mud. Next spring the young should hatch and it all starts again. Solitary bees aren't aggressive and are virtually stingless; they're quite a talking point and nice to have about.
Saturday 31 May 2014
Allium Leaf Miner
Our onions started to show signs of wriggly leaves. Within a few days it became apparent we'd been hit by the Allium Leaf Miner. Onions were full of maggots and pupae and rotting in the ground. In the end we took a total of 500 onions, garlic and shallots to the tip where commercial composting temperatures will destroy the pest.
Monday 3 March 2014
Fencing in
Have built a retainer from metal sheets and scaffold poles. The debris net fence should slow cross-winds and catch airborne weed seeds from next door.
Sunday 2 February 2014
Freebies
Contacted a local scaffold company who very kindly let me have a load of used debris netting. I picked this lot up in a freezing cold sleet storm; after sorting out it should come in really useful.
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