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I usually have a nightmare trying to germinate curcurbits, but have had success this year trying a different way of sowing. Try dibbing a seed into damp compost as usual, but then cover it with dry compost and then completely leave it alone somewhere warm and bright. Don’t be tempted to water it even if it looks a bit dry. It means this year I’ve got far too many squashes and cucumbers, but no complaints here! Good luck!
I’ve found permeable mulches and plants have all been great slug harbours. Bare earth is my preferred option as it is easy to hoe once everything’s under control. Having said that, it’s very wet here and the soil is pure clay, so it can get slippy in the rain. Straw on the paths over winter keeps them clear of most weeds, and it usually rots down in time for summer when it’s left bare. Hope that helps…!
Hello, hope this helps – http://tuckers-seeds.com/index.php?route=product/product&keyword=welsh onion&product_id=1266
I got some red welsh onions from the same company and they grow really well. Also, there are perennial leeks – Babington leek – you can get them from Chiltern seeds.
Hello it’s terrible here too – they are even coming inside our house to eat seedlings! Something that has worked brilliantly as a deterrent is sheeps wool, used either as collars for individual plants or alongside a whole bed, it doesn’t have to be thick. Mine is shoddy – the waste stuff you wouldn’t want to spin with, so it’s easy to get hold of if you have a spinning/weaving guild local to you.
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It’s the same here, there’s a rookery next door. I’ve found that netting, supported by sticks/posts around the bed, stops them. Once the onions & garlic have been grown on for a while & have a good root system the birds no longer uproot them. Make sure they can’t get under the netting.