Tuesday: Annoyed this year, I bought tomato plants, rather than grow from seed. Not as big and slow growing. Won't make the same mistake next year.
I know it's not the compost, I use the same each year. Everything else I grow using it gets big quick.

Plus the bags of compost are very big, cheap compared to brand names. But will be buying a composter. Local council to encourage using them, have a deal with a company to supply them at cut price compared to buying them in the shops.

Tuesday: such is planting new this year. Cherry tree and a nice smeller can't remember name of. But know a guy who does when time to order it. Had to keep toms and salad in greenhouse. Not now :)

Finally Sun!
After the wettest April/May had in several years.
Had to replant some flowers, snails ate previous lot I planted!

skipinnz: Damn.. I have to sacrifice some good of the good stuff!!

I can handle it *sniff*

skipinnz: Beer I'll use, making it 'investigation safe' is easy enough. Yet I am finding (after finding various articles on the net) foil and copper are not to slugs taste! As a point blank deterrent it's discouraged all but one little salad muncher. Though that could have been through proximity to a low wall.

Just a quick question on slug and snail control...

I'm trying out using aluminium foil as a deterrent rather than using slug pellets. Can anyone advise on the effectiveness of aluminium foil v copper, as I've heard good things about it as well.

Or, if you've not found them effective as a deterrent, can someone recommend a good animal and children safe alternative?

Cheers :)