Saturday, 16 August 2008

Cabbage White Butterflies

Brocolli netted too late/mesh gauge too large
to prevent caterpillars 'a-munching'
Small Cabbage White caterpillar
Large Cabbage White caterpillar & eggs



? discourage butterflies: avoid planting colourful flowers in the vicinity

? encourage birds as natural predators: winter feeders, spring bird box

Friday, 15 August 2008

Sunday, 10 August 2008

Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Poppies

Poppy seed heads from Heslington East

Tuesday, 5 August 2008

INVENTORY


VEG
  • peas
  • rocket
  • peppers
  • tomatoes
  • garlic [experiment]
  • radishes
  • chicory
  • spinach
  • spring onions
  • purple sprouting broccoli
  • carrot (to be sown)
  • turnip (to be sown)
  • lettuce (to be sown)

HERBS

  • mint
  • chives

SOFT FRUIT

  • raspberries
  • blackberries
  • goosegog
  • elderflower/elderberries

FLOWERS

  • sunflower
  • chamomile (dug up Hes East)
  • poppy (seeds collected from Heslington East)

Sunday, 3 August 2008