Further Top Tips From Arthur
23rd April 2011
GARDEN FLEECE. Garden fleece is something that I would really miss. It can be used to help warm the soil before seed growing. It will protect seeds from pests and birds and give better germination. Carrots for example can remain covered from sowing to cropping and will be protected from the dreaded carrot fly. However, the fleece must be in close contact with the soil so tuck it in well, or use something like bricks or lengths of timber to hold it down.
Slug pellets also seem to last longer under fleece and are no danger to pets or wildlife.
Fleece will help to protect many plants and shrubs that are not quite so hardy. All allotments seem to have their fair share of pests, so I wonder why fleece is not used more often. It really is very cheap to buy, so why not call in to the trading hut and try some.
Article supplied by Arthur Cornell.
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Slug pellets also seem to last longer under fleece and are no danger to pets or wildlife.
Fleece will help to protect many plants and shrubs that are not quite so hardy. All allotments seem to have their fair share of pests, so I wonder why fleece is not used more often. It really is very cheap to buy, so why not call in to the trading hut and try some.
Article supplied by Arthur Cornell.
If you have some top tips, or advice to pass on or share with the rest of your allotment colleagues, please do not hesitate to contact us via the website, or leave information with Karen, Tony or appropriate message or articles for consideration at the trading hut.