Just a Sprinkling

On Sunday morning the temperature fell below freezing for the first time this month. So after a mild start to the month some cold wintry weather has arrived. It was sunny and cold most of the day clouding over late in the afternoon with a dusting of snow arriving late into the evening.

We noticed on our visit to the plot at the weekend that the pesky pigeons had been up to their tricks again this time choosing to devastate our sprouting broccoli plants. It’s difficult to decide whether to keep some protection on the winter brassicas or leave them vulnerable to  the pigeons. In previous years the plants have been damaged when sudden collapse of the netting due to heavy snowfall has broken the plants. It’s a bit of a no win situation.

We’ll just have to hope that the plant manages to make a recovery and produce some delicious broccoli spears in a few weeks time. If it doesn't then I think in future winter brassicas will need protecting with the risk of damage from the collapse of the protection  the least problematic of the two options

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