There were people tonight, in orange jackets, going around the wee road in front of the flat, shining torches backwards and forwards across the ground. What else were they looking for but frogs? There are plenty around just now, with ponds nearby. And are they, like, municipal workers, collecting the frogs to put them helpfully by a pond? Or are they operating for a firm that supplies to a restaurant in the French Concession? I really need to learn Chinese, so I can ask about this stuff.
Leech or flatworm? Ants and Swiss Chard
For the 2nd time in a week or so, (1st time regarding dwarf beans ), I'm following Alys Fowler's advice, this time with regard to Swiss chard . Long story short, after midsummer plants which often bolt if planted in spring will resist the impulse to do so, probably because of shortening days; (I say shortening, but in Glasgow, in July, we're still getting 18 hours of daylight). I got a packet of Bright Lights , at a good price, (another reason to wait until July before sowing, lots of bargains, I've noticed). But where to sow them? Most of the 2nd bed is under a tarpaulin, but it wasn't quite big enough to cover the whole bed, so the last 5ft or so went under a sheet of plastic, (in the background of the photo in this post, here .) Transparent plastic was a foolish idea, weeds were growing underneath it, so I covered most of it with sheets of metal from the old shed. I decided to leave the tarp, but use the area beneath the plastic for the chard. Who-ah there...
Are you not fluent yet?? Come on Nix.. pull your finger out..!
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