tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post8770918021323045668..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Where there's brass(icas) there are wood pigeons!Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-54356290916793208102014-01-11T18:23:46.745+00:002014-01-11T18:23:46.745+00:00At least we have winter greens, Snowbird - picked ...At least we have winter greens, Snowbird - picked a cabbage and sprouts today.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69854757782080099472014-01-11T18:20:43.723+00:002014-01-11T18:20:43.723+00:00Those sprouts look fantastic as do the caulies. Sh...Those sprouts look fantastic as do the caulies. Shame about your spring greens.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-85202900353675760812014-01-11T08:28:53.107+00:002014-01-11T08:28:53.107+00:00We are not allowed to fence individual plots but f...We are not allowed to fence individual plots but fortunately don;t suffer goose damage. Did the wind shred the fleece? WE used it at one time but found that it didn't last long. I'm sure that you make an interesting ghost! :)Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-53855197806329112392014-01-11T08:26:27.322+00:002014-01-11T08:26:27.322+00:00The netting does the job as far as pigeons and but...The netting does the job as far as pigeons and butterflies go Endah.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5886352833642789642014-01-11T08:25:29.257+00:002014-01-11T08:25:29.257+00:00Liming is supposed to help Alain but our plants st...Liming is supposed to help Alain but our plants started with club root during the dry weather this year. The trouble is once it gets into the soil it is difficult to get rid of it as nowadays nothing seems to touch it,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-60001404056349524472014-01-11T08:23:26.000+00:002014-01-11T08:23:26.000+00:00They do need space, Elaine what about the mini var...They do need space, Elaine what about the mini varieties?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73443610327613885292014-01-11T08:22:13.442+00:002014-01-11T08:22:13.442+00:00Cat poo in the garden is one reason I always wear ...Cat poo in the garden is one reason I always wear gloves., Caro - once bitten so to speak!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-85678598342806344582014-01-11T08:20:54.186+00:002014-01-11T08:20:54.186+00:00The wood pigeons in the garden are content to eat ...The wood pigeons in the garden are content to eat bird seed but on the plot they home in on things green.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83751238188880981462014-01-11T04:06:47.353+00:002014-01-11T04:06:47.353+00:00I covered mine with fleece, both to protect from t...I covered mine with fleece, both to protect from the worst of the weather as we are at 750 feet as well as the pigeons. Unfortunately, even with my giant clothes pegs and stones, this weather and the wild winds we get here remove my fleece on a regular basis, about once a day:( The pigeons are interested but more so are the geese who can run faster than a pigeon can fly! And with their huge beaks whole leaves disappear in a trice. Hence the neighbours get wonderful views of me enveloped in fleece while trying to make the geese believe I am ghost. Losing battle. I might try netting next year so that the wind can blow through but I fear that the geese will just barge into it and with their weight they can just lean on it and break it down. My dream is to have the veg patches fenced off. Perhaps next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83377073329157303702014-01-11T01:57:14.096+00:002014-01-11T01:57:14.096+00:00You have do a great job to protect your brassicas....You have do a great job to protect your brassicas. The net over the bed look so interestingEndah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47121289844994777602014-01-10T22:54:41.755+00:002014-01-10T22:54:41.755+00:00Sorry about the club rot. Apparently raising the p...Sorry about the club rot. Apparently raising the pH and improving the drainage can help (I only read this, I haven't experienced it myself. It might be something to look into.)rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12217127030377941482014-01-10T19:13:22.496+00:002014-01-10T19:13:22.496+00:00As my growing space is now considerably reduced I ...As my growing space is now considerably reduced I won't be growing any brassicas this year as each of the raised beds has some greens growing in them at the moment but if I carry on like this will probably fall foul of club root eventually. I never have any problems with pigeons eating them at home but they used to shred them at the plot.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-54683104455883729472014-01-10T19:04:16.383+00:002014-01-10T19:04:16.383+00:00I choose different crops each year as my garden sp...I choose different crops each year as my garden space is very small but will be putting broccoli back in the garden this year - I spend so much money buying it!! Can't believe the devastation in the first photo - you must have wept when you saw it! Your caulis and cabbages look good though so I hope you have more luck in 2014 with the broccoli! My bugbear is pooing animals (foxes and cats) rather than pigeons. I'm with SussexMouse and you - I'd dearly love to close off the growing space against plagues and pestilence! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14026687584629361192014-01-10T18:58:00.727+00:002014-01-10T18:58:00.727+00:00One of the tenants here used to throw slices of br...One of the tenants here used to throw slices of bread out for the pigeons - everyone complained except me as I was sure that was keeping them at bay when I grew broccoli and other brassicas! Nothing sophisticated about urban pigeons although I wonder about the wood pigeons that I see strolling around … Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71419506539155710242014-01-10T18:50:10.465+00:002014-01-10T18:50:10.465+00:00Did you see any slime trails, Marion? These would ...Did you see any slime trails, Marion? These would be apparent if it was slug damage also they would eat holes in the plants whereas the pigeons eat from to edges. I've often dreamed of a biodome over the plot where I could control the climate too.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-62280797692279168162014-01-10T18:48:25.328+00:002014-01-10T18:48:25.328+00:00The pigeons sit on the telegraph wires waiting for...The pigeons sit on the telegraph wires waiting for a chance to strike on our site! Not sure whether the homing pigeons that a couple of plot holders keep attracts them as there is maybe times when pigeon food is available,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56193283237267348282014-01-10T17:30:48.707+00:002014-01-10T17:30:48.707+00:00I am wondering now if we blamed Slugs for eating o...I am wondering now if we blamed Slugs for eating our greens when it was probably pigeons ! We will trying netting this year. It would be great to put a fruit cage over the whole Kitchen Garden. I have written down the Varieties you recommend Sue. Happy New year. Marion x SUSSEXMOUSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577376227998916866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79400375600057364522014-01-10T15:30:29.052+00:002014-01-10T15:30:29.052+00:00Such a shame Sue - I do hope the resistant ones ar...Such a shame Sue - I do hope the resistant ones are a success. A neighbour of mines grows lots of Brassicas yet we don't see pigeons in the gardens. Good luck with the new varieties you are trying.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68063998992834090532014-01-10T15:10:24.230+00:002014-01-10T15:10:24.230+00:00It is, Jo but we are determined not to let it beat...It is, Jo but we are determined not to let it beat us!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19568654925944495242014-01-10T15:09:50.237+00:002014-01-10T15:09:50.237+00:00No alternatives for broccoli though. Apparently th...No alternatives for broccoli though. Apparently there is a calabrese called Trixie but no-one seems to sell it! Southern pigeons preferring bread surely not. I thought all southerners had more sophisticated tastes. ;)Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2002618596814179482014-01-10T11:40:49.923+00:002014-01-10T11:40:49.923+00:00That must be so disheartening. They were so health...That must be so disheartening. They were so healthy when planted out and then to just keel over like that. You do well considering though. I think brassicas can be hard to grow at the best of times with one problem or another so I don't grow many. I do love broccoli though so that's definitely on the list again this year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18746830652888525652014-01-10T10:12:54.492+00:002014-01-10T10:12:54.492+00:00I'm very glad I don't have Club Root in my...I'm very glad I don't have Club Root in my veg patch - it can evidently be devastating. You seem to have identified a number of good alternatives though. Thankfully I don't get problems with pigeons either. Lots of them come to my garden for bread, but they never seem to take any interest in my brassicas. Southern pigeons obviously have different gastronomic preferences to Northern ones!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com