All our hard work!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Long story in short......boy rugby tackled scarecrow, Dad propped scarecrow up against temporary (wobbly) fence, rained, Scarecrow got soggy and heavy, fence bowed under weight, chooks got in vegie patch..Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! They have decimated the patch - the damage is awful.
We've bought new seedlings and more seeds - this patch is NOT saving us money!!! I'm in two minds about whether we uproot the broccoli which was knee height and is now just a few thick stems and start again, or wait and see if it recovers and produces anything. @#!*^! chooks! We'd better get some decent eggs out of this!
At least the lacewings arrived today. Highly recommend 'Bug Central' to anyone in Australia. They were prompt and reliable. Had a bit of a giggle reading the official note on the postage sticker which talked about the contents being part of 'an Integrated Pest Management System'. Sounds very flash - but translates as sprinkling cups of extra bugs around the vegie patch.
More photos when the patch doesn't look like such a disaster area.
2 comments:
Oh no! This has happened to me in the past too. So sad. It is never too late to start again. Makes you want to eat the chooks, doesn't it! Now I often cover the newly-planted seed beds and anything special with some chicken wire supported by brick at each end, so if they do get out at least some of the stuff is safe!
Sounds like good advice! thanks - but what do you think about the broccoli? Rip it up and replant - or see if it grows?
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