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The caterpillar has landed |
There's a new arrival on the plot. This year's sorry-looking courgettes were the final straw. The answer to the vagaries of the Scottish climate is to go undercover. And so may I introduce Polly, and isn't she a beauty? I am not sure everyone round here shares my polytheism but her personal attributes are many. All plants benefit from greater warmth, at least at some point in their cycle. This brings- as well as the chance to grow the queen of all the veg, aubergines - earlier spring crops while warmer autumn conditions allow more chance of ripening borderline late crops. Some tomatoes would be nice, and will benefit from protection from our characteristically wet blighty Augusts. The wind protection is one of the major gains here, with climbing beans probably the greatest beneficiary. In winter, Polly will produce superior quality of the hardy outdoor survivors like spinach and winter salads. And then there are my deluded visions of apricots, peaches and grapes, not to mention a new home for my not-so-hardy kiwis with the distant hope that the vines will grow bigger than the 5cm they have managed so far. All so more space to accommodate all those inevitable coach parties.
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