During the second week of June I got on and cleared the brambles that had grown through and over the plastic sheeting.
It didn't take long to do,
even though it was fairly thick and prickly in places.
Once the area was bare, I rolled the sheeting down again, doubling it up as half the patch will be given over to the new poly tunnel!
The TYRES have been put back,
It all looks neat and tidy again.
The tiny plants were popped inside the tyres.
WHY TYRES?
- Slugs aren't to keen on them - though I'm not sure why - the plastic sheeting sits tight to the tyre, so the slugs have to crawl up and over to get to the plants.
- There's often a puddle inside the tyre = slug barrier
- Stops the wind flapping the plastic against the plants and damaging them.
- Creates a windless zone around the plant.
- Black absorbs heat and radiates it too = micro climate.
- And THEY'RE FREE
It's getting on for 5 weeks since I planted up the tyres,
The COURGETTES have come on a treat,
as have the YELLOW SQUASHES
and the OUTDOOR WONDER MELONS
SWEET
: )
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