Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Where there's muck there's brassicas


We finally got around to planting out the brassica seedlings we'd been nurturing in the shed and then hardened off on the outdoor shelves. They look pretty good. We've planted a row of purple-sprouting broccoli (for summer) and some brussels sprouts (for Christmas dinner and winter in general). We had loads in the end but gave the remainder to our neighbour, John, and the rest were snapped up at the allotment seed exchange.
The green net was hidden round the back of the shed when we took over. We untangled it and let it dry and it's spot on for detering birds and cats from nibbling our crops. We made the stakes it's tied to ourselves and I think the final effect is pretty good.


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