As I posted a couple of days back, I wanted to take a few photos of the plot as it is now so I can remember where I still need to spread compost once the winter crops are out of the ground, so here they are.
The first two are the new bed and the one next to it, where I still have some leeks, small spring onions and brassicas. And in fact the other side of the spring onions there’s also my outdoor garlic which hasn’t sprouted yet.
Then the next two, with more leeks and spring onions, red chard and various brassicas in one, cabbages, kale and purple sprouting broccoli in the other.
The next two rows are mostly sprouts with a few PSB plants, then leeks, parsnips and some left-over beetroot, though most of the foliage from the parsnips has died back now.
And the final pair, one of which is completely unoccupied for the moment and the other has some more spring onions, a few more beetroot and a mixture of brassicas that I had left over and just stuck in because it seemed better than wasting them.
Finally, a couple of shots of the entire plot from opposite corners…
The damage, mostly due to deer I believe, is quite widespread. First they went for the beetroot leaves
and now this is all that’s left of the red chard
We’ve had one single pick of that this winter 🙁
After they’d run out of red chard, the parsley disappeared
They’ve even browsed off most of my father-in-law’s Alstroemerias!
I’m not sure this is deer though. It could be pigeons, though I’ve not really seen pigeons about that much this winter.
But for the cost I’m tempted to put up a trail camera to see if I can catch exactly what is doing the damage. Perhaps I’ll look into building one using a Raspberry Pi.