Spring is on its way!
The plum tree is starting to look fluffy!
Pip enjoying the sunshine today and giving the post a good schmoozling
And the chooks being herded away from my garden… time to think about putting up a temporary fence to keep them down the other side!
Half a carrot was enough for last nights chicken soup!
(NOT our chooks btw)
Whipped up some garlic and herb bread to go with it too! Smelled amazing
So… I’ve ordered a load of topsoil and compost to be dropped off Tues. to finish off the hothouse garden.
Debating on increasing the order – I suspect a few beds will need more soil
In the meantime, I’ve tried to keep up being out in a plot working if the weather isn’t dreadful
Speaking of dreadful… the side garden has been MASSIVELY neglected.
So… time to bend the knees and get in there
This was as far as I got yesterday… (above)
So fiddly trying to pull up twitch from between and under the rhizomes – I wasn’t willing to pull everything out. Will just try to snick off any shoots I see popping up from now on!
A couple of loaded barrows later!! (Jeff started pulling the next plot above apart too)
Doesn’t that just warm the soul?? Haha
Now my iris and tulips have a chance!
I’ve even spotted a couple of tulips doing their thing!
I’ve also scattered the iron pellets that kill the snails and slugs all through this patch. They really take a liking to both these plants so this year I want my flowers to look a whole heap less ragged!
Some daffodils popped out!
Hope your weekend was lovely (and you ache a little less than I do 🙂 )
Cheers!
oh! so i used some iron phosphate pellets this last may/early june for the first time since the slugs here got out of control. they ate through a large majority of my seedlings before i could even get some ordered through the local hardware store. needless to say, the pellets were very helpful in getting that under control. i liked the product since it just targeted the slugs/snails and naturally occurs in the soil. it was water soluble, so i would wander out to toss a few more handfuls after big rains every few weeks.
Hi Lee! Thats really good to know that its been working for you too! What a great find for the garden hey? Always so disheartening when snails clean out your seedlings!!
Another blog (commonhomesense) I follow (she’s from Wisconsin in USA) has some runner ducks that absolutely love slugs and keep them under control. They also use the eggs that they lay. And she also has chickens which do not roam freely. She does have a big pond which they love. But as long as they have tub of water (or kiddie swimming pool), they are happy.
I would love to have ducks in the future sometime! They are so funny! Nice big eggs that are awesome to bake with! Once we get the trees and stuff sorted (taking forever) I’d love to revisit the duck idea again!
Daffodils… harbinger of spring! As soon as I see one, even if there is snow around it, I know for sure spring is coming and the gloomy days and cold weather will soon be gone! ❤️
They are exciting to see aren’t they?? Roll on the better weather and fresh food!!