a weblog with an allotment attached
1 October 2007
Every time I dig over a new bed in the garden, I uncover one or two shiny new conkers, buried in the soil.
I think there might be some rather irritated - and hungry - squirrels in the neighbourhood this winter.
That said, by this morning these two conkers that I dug up yesterday had disappeared from […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 4:41 pm
29 September 2007
Or, In Kings Heath no-one can hear you scream!
Or, Revenge of the homeless web-spinners!
I have a difficult relationship with spiders. I am terrified of them. It’s irrational, I know. They just want to be left alone to munch insects in peace and would far prefer it if I wasn’t clumping around nearly treading […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 4:36 pm
6 September 2007
As well as rodent drama, the garden refurb also unearthed a couple of frogs.
This chap was living behind the same compost bin that was home to the Brum Family Mouse. He hopped away somewhere shady and cool when I removed his hiding nook. Clearly I am a heartless wildlife home-wrecker.
This slightly smaller, […]
Filed under: Potager project, Wildlife — Clare @ 6:03 pm
25 August 2007
Work on the potager project began in earnest today. As part of this, I had to dismantle one of my compost bins so it could be moved. The top was filled with only partially decomposed matter and was a bit twiggy, so I shovelled it all out into the wheelbarrow to go into […]
Filed under: Potager project, Wildlife — Clare @ 7:10 pm
29 September 2006
Spiders are not the only beasties thriving on the summer we’ve had. The slugs are back covering everything with slimy goo. Or Gooey slime. Whichever - it’s everywhere (even on the living room carpet! What the…?).
I think I have already mentioned the utter joy I experienced when I found slug pellets […]
Filed under: Today's Bible, Wildlife — Clare @ 8:09 pm
27 September 2006
This summer’s hot and dry spell followed by warm and damp conditions have clearly been beneficial to weeds and wildlife. Like so many others we are overrun with Daddy Long Legs (legses?) and spiders.
If you’ve been to P’Soup before, you might remember that I’m pretty scared of spiders. Skin-crawlingly, stomach-wrenchingly, hyperventilatingly terrified, in fact. […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 11:50 am
22 May 2006
(with absolutely no apologies whatsoever to John Knox for stealing the title of his misogynistic diatribe and improving it)
It’s great weather for slugs. Or so I gather from the beans at the allotment that have been reduced to pitiful-looking bare stems. I have back-up beans so all is not lost, but I’m gutted […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 5:16 pm
6 May 2006
Aside from frazzled tomato plants, I today discovered hard evidence that my most common garden foe is out and about wreaking the usual slimy, munchy havoc on my seedlings.
At home in the garden we have few slugs (unlike at the allotment), but unbelievable amounts of snails. Being a softie, I can’t bear the thought of […]
Filed under: Wildlife — Clare @ 2:44 pm