Modules for me. I have with a plague of voles in my garden. Any largish seed will be eaten.
I have noticed a massive difference in the veg this past year (for the better) having imported a lot of good top soil for raised beds and adding quite a lot of compost. My slowly improving technique may have a minor impact but I think the main difference has been lighter, more fertile soil. Everything has grown better, even though the native soil isn't bad. Just not rich enough for veg.
I ended up with far more beetroot than we could eat, having planted extra rows to allow for vole losses and transplant 'sulking'; the beet seedlings all grew well. The voles ate the strawberries instead. So no strawbs for us this year and LOTS of beetroot relish in the cupboard.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
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Modules for me. I have with a plague of voles in my garden. Any largish seed will be eaten.
I have noticed a massive difference in the veg this past year (for the better) having imported a lot of good top soil for raised beds and adding quite a lot of compost. My slowly improving technique may have a minor impact but I think the main difference has been lighter, more fertile soil. Everything has grown better, even though the native soil isn't bad. Just not rich enough for veg.
I ended up with far more beetroot than we could eat, having planted extra rows to allow for vole losses and transplant 'sulking'; the beet seedlings all grew well. The voles ate the strawberries instead. So no strawbs for us this year and LOTS of beetroot relish in the cupboard.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Have you tested your soil recently, beetroot tends not to like acid soil.