tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post5617836192160867548..comments2024-03-18T17:15:39.964+00:00Comments on Life on (nearly) a Small Island: All is safely gathered in.....Sianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13827449325297069660noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-4392423757605046442009-10-22T11:50:08.143+01:002009-10-22T11:50:08.143+01:00I've told all my allotment pests that if they ...I've told all my allotment pests that if they want a little holiday next year, there is a nice plot on Graemsay.... just kidding! Sounds like you had a very successful first year of gardening - good luck for next season!<br /><br />It's Pink Fir Apple by the way, or maybe they need little fur coats up in Orkney???WendyFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-56797892842651200162009-10-19T16:35:26.872+01:002009-10-19T16:35:26.872+01:00Hens uprooting things - w-e-l-l it depends. With ...Hens uprooting things - w-e-l-l it depends. With my previous crops I netted everything until it was well established. I'm conducting a trial at the moment - some of the onion rows I've protected from potential hen disturbance, and some I haven't.... For the bulk of the main growing season the hens will be banned from the garden (entrances blocked etc), but in the winter it seems a shame to bar them from a nice sheltered patch with some juicy worms..... though I'm disappointed they don't like slugs.....Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-63479368538844988452009-10-19T15:29:38.130+01:002009-10-19T15:29:38.130+01:00Your veg has been way more successful than mine!
...Your veg has been <i>way</i> more successful than mine! <br /><br />Sounds like the hens are very useful for keeping the pests away too. Do you have any problem with the hens uprooting things? <br /><br />I find that the birds (mostly starlings and blackbirds) about my garden tend to pull baby plants up - especially onions for some reason! And I had a young plant which I loved which they pulled up so many times it eventually died.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843861400672556148noreply@blogger.com