Snadgers Penultimate Plot

[Snadger]

Not much done at the plot today. Harvested some Mange tout peas and watered up, that was about it.

[Snadger]

After watering and feeding stuff in the greenhouse I harvested a mixed batch of yellow,tigerella and Ailsa Craig tomatoes.

I lifted about a quarter of my Japanese onions and was just able to carry them in a Te*co* delivery crate.
Hoed over the area they had been in and hoed some of the pathways until I got sick.



Very windy at plot so tied up my JA's with two lengths of clothes line fastened to the fence as the wind had battered them down

[Snadger]

Watered up, dug a few worms, went fishing.

[Snadger]

Called at the plot yesterday to drop off some veg peelings for the compost bin. Rightly or wrongly I also included mussel shells which are calcium based methinks. They probably won't break down but I can smash them up when I harvest he compost.
Watered up when I was there and noticed a bit of mould on my cucumber plants lower leaves. I put this down to the moisture in the air with the rain we have had and the shortage of sunshine plus low temperatures.
Late turnip crop is a failure as slugs have wiped out seedlings as they germinated.

Harvested a bucket full of broad beans while I was there.

[Snadger]

Not a bad Japanese onion crop methinks!

[Snadger]

And I still have this spring planted crop waiting in the wings. Harvested and cleaned the japs then hoed over the area they were in ready for various brassica plants in a few weeks time.

[Snadger]

Watered indoor stuff. Harvested French beans, carrots and Charlotte spuds for tomorrows lunch. Tied up some tomato plants and did a bit of weeding.

[mrbadexample]

Rightly or wrongly I also included mussel shells which are calcium based methinks. They probably won't break down but I can smash them up when I harvest he compost.

Rightly or wrongly, you'll be seeing those for years. About as compostable as wine corks!

[Snadger]

Rightly or wrongly, you'll be seeing those for years. About as compostable as wine corks!

You are probably right, but broken up with the eggshells they may help keep the slugs at bay.

I used to buy broken up oyster shells to feed my chooks to help form there egg shells.

[Nicos]

We leave oyster and mussel shells out in the sun , wind, rain etc for several months . They are then easy to crush.
We give the oyster shells to the chooks but I read somewhere that mussels absorb high quantities of heavy metals or something(????) so I'm not so sure really whether I should be using them?????

[Nicos]

Here is the report....
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens...ells-1.4930128

What do you think?
I wonder if oyster shells are just as bad??

[Snadger]

Here is the report....
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens...ells-1.4930128

What do you think?
I wonder if oyster shells are just as bad??

Funnily enough I read that article a few months ago. I think she was using grinders and cutting discs which would cause a lot of dust?

She is one heck of a sculptress though!

[Can the Man]

Hi Snadger, I just thought I’d let you know I have really enjoyed reading this thread and the history of your new allotment. I’ve picked up a few ideas from you. Thank you so much.

[Can the Man]

I meant to mention to you that I use a decoy Peregrine Falcon on top of my clothes line post and move it to the other post every 4 weeks or so, it has kept most of the pigeons away but I still have to net them because I also have loads of wild rabbits as neighbors. The netting has done a good job of keeping the white butterfly away. Though when I pulled a few leaves this evening there were what looked like very fresh eggs which I subsequently power washed off with the garden hose.

[Snadger]

Too windy to do much at the plot today so just watered indoor stuff and harvested 1/2 a carrier bag of tomatoes.
I really need to get cracking planting out my curly kale,red cabbge and pointy and ball head spring cabbage,...….but not today.