Firstly one of the Foxes had murdered a pigeon and left a load of feathers everywhere.
Secondly the Tomatoes had been murdered by Blight.
Thirdly the Courgettes and Patty Pans had been murdered by time.
The biggest issue was of course the blight. We had to rip out all of the tomatoes and bag them up. They cannot be put into the Green Waste or into the compost bins. Fortunately we had a few bags from compost lying around so we chopped up the stems and roots and put them in along with most of the fallen tomatoes. Then we dragged them to the waste area for collection by the Council.
The blight has come about because of the amount of rain that we have had recently. It seems to have affected most of the site as there are other plot holders who are also in the process of ripping out their plants. Fortunately for us, the plants in the greenhouse seem to be unaffected. But I still don't think that they'll produce any more fruits.
The courgette plants we simply pulled by hand and threw them into the green waste bins. The feathers....? No those we just left in place as a testament to our guardians of the plot. Pigeons, Rats and mice. Foxes are welcome to any or all of them on our plot. I just wish more people saw the usefulness of them clearing up the vermin that eat our seeds and produce.
