On Friday Dave had the off and we went down to the allotment to water the greenhouse, pick a couple of lettuces from the greenhouse and then just as we left we sprayed a load of wasps who had very kindly set up home in the small birdhouse we had on the tree next to the shed. Nasty beasts ! Luckily the wasp nest destroyer was superb and we left after a massive spray !
On Saturday morning we went down to check the wasps nest and found just a couple of small wasps around the nest but no more activity so we sprayed again and then picked a lettuce for Grandma and Grandpa and went round to visit them.
On Sunday we went down again and luckily the wasps nest was completely destroyed and Daddy took it apart so we could see the insides of the nest and all the grubs - mmm, nice ! Then we picked all the remaining leeks, some of which we gave to Nanna and Grandad, and some of which we have in the fridge. Then Mummy planted out the Green Trevi Cauliflower. All of the brassicas are being attacked quite badly by pigeons, I only have 2 Kale plants left now, 2 died after being planted and then I think one was pulled out by a pigeon. So we all made a netting cover to go over the top of the cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli. I just need to construct another one over the rest of the cabbage, kohlrabi, kale and brussels sprouts. We gave the greenhouse another water and noticed that there are some flowers coming on the chilli plants (Hungarian Carrot look closest to flowering) Fingers crossed for that soon !
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