Birds and vampires

Next up were the onions and shallots. We got the sets a few weeks ago, again from Fruit Hill Farms. Sets are miniature bulbs, which means they get off to a fast start having more stored energy that a seed to work with. Sets are planted flat end down so that the tip is just above soil level. 

A great tip I got was to nip the tops off to stop the birds thinking they are worms and pulling them out. 

And to keep the vampires away, two rows of garlic went in too. I broke the bulbs apart into cloves, 'cracking' is the official term, and planted them a good two inches below the surface with the top pointed up. 

On the agenda next week is wigwams and bamboo creations so the beans can runaway with themselves!