One of the greatest pleasures of allotment life is getting to know my neighbours. Ron, Beryl, Vic and Tony are a lovely bunch, although we disagree on quite a few things.
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Potato blight
at 4:54 pm on Thursday 9 July 2009 5 Comments
I have a horrible feeling that potato blight is just around the corner. The weather has been just perfect for this horrible fungal infection to wreak havoc on everyone’s home-grown spuds.
Read moreAsparagus beetles
at 1:10 pm on Wednesday 8 July 2009 0 Comments
To my mind, the asparagus beetle, Crioceris asparagi, is one of our most beautiful insects.
Read moreThe coyote willow
at 10:01 am on Tuesday 7 July 2009 0 Comments
The shoots are the runners of one of my favourite plants, Salix exigua, or the coyote willow.
Read moreControlling slugs and snails with copper
at 9:38 am on Monday 6 July 2009 26 Comments
This season I’ve discovered the versatility of copper in my battle with Britain’s No.1 garden pest…
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