25 Nov 2023

I did mention in an earlier post that the bird had evil intent well that was very true. All the basil has been dug up and unceremoniously discarded. I thought about purchasing some bird netting but it’s a bit hard covering plants that have grown in a pot.

I’ve replanted all the dug up plants and gave it a feed of Seasol. Hopefully I’ve saved it and I’m sure the cooler weather and rain would have also helped.

On the positive side – there are lots of worms in the soil so that’s the reason the birds are feeding.

The tomato plants are exploding with new growth – lots of green tomatoes on the vines. The carnation propagation hasn’t died so that’s a bonus and I carefully pulled an offshoot off the fig tree with lots of roots and have replanted it in some propagating soil.

Next week I’ll also start a veggie patch at the kindergarden and get the children involved with planting seedlings. I’ll save some milk bottles and turn them into hanging baskets and start a mulching tumbler. I’ll also use the milk bottles as a watering can.

I’ve also placed some skewers around the basil plants so it’s more difficult for the birds to dig them out – let’s hope that works, but it usually does help.