Our late-planted green manure survives and thrives after the December frosts
Great to be digging again on New Year's Day, working the bank, weeding gorgeous crimson nettle root, stubborn bramble and dead-doll bindweed. But we are not talking scorched-earth clearance. We fully expect much of it to come back reinvigorated (truth is we are oddly fond, but need to encourage it to make room for other stuff).
A few lonely swan-like beansprouts peak out among the prolific rye
The good news is the rye, rye grass and some of the trefoil and clover (still impossible to tell which ) survived the heavy mid December frosts and are sprouting all over the plot like Elton John without the wig. The less good news is there is now no sign of the bucketful of field beans which were shooting strongly. After searching pretty thoroughly, we found maybe six or seven succulent shoots and suspect the pigeons which launched heavily and lazily off the plot when we arrived are as greedy for bean shoots as any Oriental shopper!
Has anyone else had similar experiences? Is there hope?
