Today I planted out my barolotto beans. I wanted to get them away from the potential slug menace in the greenhouse, and they had outgrown their seed tray.
I dug a trench all around the wigwam support and lined it with comfrey leaves. I then lay all the plants in it and filled it back up with earth again. It was easier than digging holes really. The comfrey lining will hold in moisture and provide nutrients for the roots. I can imagine how the whole structure will look very fine once the plants have matured and I've added a few sweet peas.
It's time to make some more nettle fertilizer.
I fenced the plants in with chicken wire, as I've learnt the hard way that a whole crop can fall prey to slugs and rabbits over night. I thought that would be enough, with the chippings as well. How wrong I was. I returned the next day to see significant slug damage on some of the leaves. I think the rain makes a big difference to the effectiveness of the chippings. I resorted to slug pellets. They are organic, but the trouble is that mice eat them, so it's a bit of a waste of time putting them down outside a netted environment. I'm going to have to make a proper net fence for these beans before they whole lot ends up in the stomachs of vermin.
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