Two significant storms in succession, Ciara and now Dennis. The ground is already saturated so yesterday and today’s rainfall has brought flooding. Any chance of gardening outside was thwarted again! However inside the greenhouse I planted a small row of Ailsa Craig onions and another of Autumn Giant Leeks in a deep trough – bought from B and M I’m afraid and plastic to boot. I should really try and make seed boxes out of pallets.
The peas in a gutter that Joss and I sowed last week have been eaten by hungry mice! They have carefully dug out nearly all of them and scoffed the lot. More have been sown and holly leaves placed on top – sorry mice. Last night they started on my nicely germinating broad beans in pots. More thinking required to outwit them. Would they be able to climb the thin metal table leg in there? Probably not so both sets are placed on the table now.
Under the large plantpots are nestling woodlice, snuggled up for winter. Slugs are creeping out too.
Gardening in a Jungle 