Linda Brennan gave a great workshop at the farm this morning about organic gardening. We spent an hour walking round while Linda honed in on the pests and diseases that were attacking our vegetables. She then told us how we could deal with them organically.
She also covered ways to improve the fertility and health of our soil. Linda packed so much information in just one and a half hours. Next Monday she will be back with another workshop “Fruit in Pots”.
We waste no opportunity over at the farm to put the kettle on, and today was no exception as we sat around after the workshop drinking tea and chatting. Nobody was in a hurry to move off.
Then, in a wild burst of enthusiasm after the workshop, I went over to my allotment and spent a fascinating (my tongue is in my cheek) time pinching off caterpillars and 28-spotted ladybirds.
I think ladybirds are the cutest thing and it’s a revelation to me that there is actually a ladybird that causes so much damage to my leaf vegetables. They were having a wild old time on one of my potato plants sucking and chewing and munching and whatever else they do on their path of destruction!
I like to end on a happy note so I took the camera out and captured this sunflower growing in Lindell and Andy’s allotment next to mine. The birds are going to love those seeds when the sunflower matures.
Happy gardening.
Allotment Adventures with Jean 