Been to Garden Class.

Today we have been discussing friends and foes in the garden.

Friends = Hedgehog, spider, toad, some butterflies, Robin, frogs
How can we encourage these into the garden? Put out drinking water in suitable containers, some on the ground, or build a little pond. Put out suitable food (hedgehogs should not have bread and milk). Build some form of protection housing for frogs and toads. Toads and birds eat insects. Spiders eat smaller insects. Birds eat bird nuts, seeds and fat balls (winter time).
Various kinds of plants specifically encourage bees and butterflies into the garden, look out for them.

Foes = Rabbit, mole, caterpiller, slugs, snail, rodents, various insects.
How can we control them, = by use of barriers, by use of netting (in case of rabbits, it needs to be buried at least six inces under the soil.) Snails, can use traps, bait, copper strips, eggshell, soot, thyme scattered between you plants. Protection of plants by covering with fleece.

There are various books, c.ds., T.V., programmes and classes that you can find to help you understand and learn.