I was relieved to discover that the parsnip seedlings hadn't all rotted in the period of heavy rain after all. I have 21 of them, and while they were still small enough I spaced them out evenly and applied slug pellets. The chippings really keep the slugs down, but there are still baby slugs in the earth of the beds.
The radishes in the same bed have proved to have an age related problem. Only a couple of the roots have swollen up into bulbs. Apparantly this is to do with using old seed. The seed I used was supposed to be sown by 2012, so that explains it. Never mind, I can now use this space for the dwarf French beans, which need all the protection they can get from slugs and rabbits. They have already suffered a snail attack in the greenhouse, and I lost half the plants. I now have organic slug pellets placed strategically in every pot. I think I discovered the culprit, which was in fact a rather small and cute looking snail. I had evidence of its true nature, so sent it airborne into the maze in the hope that the ley lines there will give it super slime powers with which it can defeat vandals.
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