I started to repot my tomato plants and as I tipped out the compost these little fellows fell out. They are intricately formed bullet shaped cocoons with perfectly cut rose leaves to seal the ends. Inside there is a clear looking wet grub. After a quick google I found that these cocoons are most likely to belong to a Leaf Cutting Bee.
Our crop is now growing well… We have potatoes, onions, leeks, courgette, marrow, butternut squash, parsnips, carrots, beans, rhubarb, cabbage, cauliflower, beetroot, spinach, aubergines and sprouting broccoli.
So I have started to grow my own! I think its become a bit of a novelty of recent, but after receiving my 100sq ft plot in April last year I got to work clearing the waist high weeds. After a summer of digging last year and some digging again last weekend I have finally sown my first seeds, and I aim to bring you an allotment update from time to time and maybe some little tips sprinkled between web design posts.
Last Weekend:
