Change of direction

Have been noticing of late that despite getting a fair amount of organic matter back into the soil it's soon flattened by the rain and readily compacts.

The rotovator  has now been sold.

Wildlife Pond

 

 

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.

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.