Monday, 13 July 2020

Cloches become tea feeders




July 2020: the pumpkins have all been planted outside now and we are using the plastic water container cloches, inverted and dug in, as 'tea' feeders.  Using a dilution of water to tea of 3 to 1. The tea is made of equal quantities of Nettle, Comfrey and Borage (steeped till stinky in an old water butt) which we will feed every other day till the end of August to give the plants maximum support to produce big fruit. Being around all summer will hopefully reap some food rewards for the winter ahead.