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Felted & boarded the main shed roof & creosoted. Planted swede and g/shaft peas in paper pots. supped tea & coffee with mate ;D
Quote from: gavinjconway on April 11, 2012, 13:56:39Potted on about 200 Marigold seedlings in my Gh to plant on my potato ridges to try to chase them pesky slugs.. worth a try as I believe our site does have a slug problem..Gavin you sure you got that right about marigold and slugs. you may find that slugs are very much atracted to marigolds or is the idea the slugs feed off the marigolds and leave the spuds alone
Potted on about 200 Marigold seedlings in my Gh to plant on my potato ridges to try to chase them pesky slugs.. worth a try as I believe our site does have a slug problem..
Quote from: davyw1 on April 11, 2012, 15:21:12Quote from: gavinjconway on April 11, 2012, 13:56:39Potted on about 200 Marigold seedlings in my Gh to plant on my potato ridges to try to chase them pesky slugs.. worth a try as I believe our site does have a slug problem..Gavin you sure you got that right about marigold and slugs. you may find that slugs are very much atracted to marigolds or is the idea the slugs feed off the marigolds and leave the spuds aloneOoooo... was told or read somewhere on tinternet that marigolds were good to grow with spuds to deter slugs... I'll google to check up....
Quote from: gavinjconway on April 12, 2012, 18:55:25Quote from: davyw1 on April 11, 2012, 15:21:12Quote from: gavinjconway on April 11, 2012, 13:56:39Potted on about 200 Marigold seedlings in my Gh to plant on my potato ridges to try to chase them pesky slugs.. worth a try as I believe our site does have a slug problem..Gavin you sure you got that right about marigold and slugs. you may find that slugs are very much atracted to marigolds or is the idea the slugs feed off the marigolds and leave the spuds aloneOoooo... was told or read somewhere on tinternet that marigolds were good to grow with spuds to deter slugs... I'll google to check up.... I've known slugs and snails eat marigolds.... perhaps it may depend on the variety?
Nowt did not get home till 7.30am (still 3degrees out but a heavy ground frost)At a birthday party for one of daughters friends and now going back to sleep for a couple of hours :)Did however come home to some seeds from T&M not looked at them yet but all seam like veggie ones :) i complained that there was no veggie seeds in my 'free' seeds i got with both propagator having been told it would be a mix :) i know i am cheeky!!Still have a £10 voucher code to use up by mid april so am thinking i might get some seeds that last for next year or year after what would be good?? Parsnips? Carrots?? i need sprout seeds but am not stocked up for this year :) and want to get the most for my £1.99postage cost :)
,then back home and fired up the BBQ for lunch butterflied a lamb shoulder