I love our garden. The plants, the wildlife, the seasons. These are some observations about it, not from an expert but from an enthusiast. And a few other ramblings besides.
Despite caging my brassicas, they have a fair smattering of caterpillars.
It is a mystery to me how the butterflies get in to the cage to lay their eggs as the holes are smaller than the butterflies. Maybe they drop their egss from outside, dambuster style?
If I remove the cage the birds will feast on the caterpillars. But they will also devour the cabbages!
There are few things more depressing than returning home after 2 weeks holiday to find the early signs of potato blight. Most years I have sprayed with Bordeaux mixture, but this year I never got round to it and now I'm paying the price. I will have to burn the tops, bin most of the spuds and avoid planting potatoes there for at least 2 years.
At least the sunflowers look cheerful. And as they dry up the birds will be able to feast on the seeds. If you're looking for garden bird foods, sunflowers are difficult to beat.
