No, for the sake of netting cabbage I would rather not let the pigeons have some. I only have the space to grow a few heads and it's not worth the effort if I'm only doing it to feed pigeons. Besides, there is plenty foraging for pigeons where i live.

Like many people have said here I believe there is a use for pesticides but only in the face of defeat. Having worked in commercial Horticulture in the 80's and 90's I think we have come a long way in improving our approach to growing food. The amount of pesticides applied to Brassicas for example w...

I have also just lifted my onions grown from sets ( Good Crop). I have set my leeks into the same ground almost immediatley. I know they are from the same family but the onions were occupying the soil for about 12 weeks which to me is a very short period of time in a crop rotation programme. When I ...