Rogue potatoes, broccoli, cabbages and brussels

In June rogue potato plants started popping up all over the vegetable bed, I decided to let them grow unless they interfered with other crops. I was also given some broccoli plants which I soon realised that pigeons love! I thought it was slugs doing the damage so I had been putting organic slug pellets down. I chose organic slug pellets not only to prevent nasty chemicals on the vegetables but also to save wildlife as birds eat slugs and organic slug pellets don't hurt the birds that eat the slugs. It wasn't until a neighbour told me that it was pigeons doing the damage to my broccoli that I realised I had to net them over. It was a little late but I was hoping the broccoli would recover. Another neighbour gave me brussel and cabbage plants. I know I am lucky to have many generous allotment friends! I netted them over too as I realised that pigeons do really love green leafy vegetables! They had already demolished my Kale!!

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