Garlic

I have spent quite a lot of my time watering since July. Plants a made of water and if they not get enough they will not thrive.

Here we are at the end of September and all my plants are doing well and I up full up without a bare patch of land. I expect to be able to eat food from my plot till next March and beyond.

All due to watering when there is no rain.

Now is the time to be putting your garlic in. Do make sure that your bury the bulb at least three inches in the soil.

Rat traps

The Bain of my life down on the alottment is rats. So far this year I have caught 47, however last year I bought 53, which is just one one per week.

It makes you wonder how many of the best that there are around! I use traps batted with peanut butter.

I have five traps that I set every night. I have sometimes caught two in one night...never three, which bugs me...One night maybe.

We had a frost last night here in the UK...Bit early I think.

Kale

Kale. Often is the forgotten crop, however not by me. Kale is one that is increasing in popularity this is because of its nutritional properties.

 Kale( which is also known as borecole) can stand very cold  weather much better than most other brassicas.

Kale  is also  relatively free of pests and diseases, however it should be netted against birds because Kale is around when there is very little else and they really go fo it.

It is not too late to put this in.....I found some in my local garden centre, bout them and put them in yesterday.