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Wild Bird Cover performance - GLAS

Base price · 2017-01-02 02:52:48

How is your WBC - ours looks like a field of weeds. Originally we sowed oats and linseed in ley after ploughing (contractor). Two passes with a power harrow (same contractor) to till. We broadcast the seeds with a Vicon wagtail borrowed from a neighbour. Harrowed in the oats 4 ways with our old spring tine harrow.…

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#52 24-08-2018 9:02pm

bbeeforsalmon

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Base price wrote: »

Came across this bumblebee sheltering on a phacelia flower late this evening. I bought 2 kgs of phacelia seed and broadcast it after the oats & linseed.

Considering the drought that we had I am very happy with the performance of the wbc this year. There are hundreds of bumblebees every day.

Lots of bumble bees on sunflowers and dahlias in the garden this year. Must be the heatwave.

My re-sown kale germinated and is now about 2 inches tall. Not much use to the birds.

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