Katrin Carrots And Root Fly

For the last three years we've grown Katrin and Nantes carrots. Interestingly Katrin have been consistently less susceptible to carrot root fly - these haven't been covered during any stage of growth. Nantes in the next row (not pictured) were affected.

 Lettuce Lolla Rossa and Radicchio Palla Rossa. Both need to be out soon as this bed's earmarked for garlic.

Sparrowhawk and Blackbird

 This isn't a staged photo - the hawk was wedged so tight it couldn't move. Both birds were successfully rescued and released.

 Three lovely Burpless cukes

 

Helichrysum

and a productive PT

Lotty Lunch

 

Wildlife pond repair

 Presumably it was after frogs but a fox tore holes in the pond liner.  A repair didn't fix the leak so it's been replaced by a bath (plug hole etc. sealed first) and the old liner re-fitted to hide the pale  colour.