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I'm also not sure they are as effective as 'ordinary' pellets, it is difficult to judge accurately (my fault) as I also used nematodes (once this season) and slug pubs.

Carrots were certainly not protected as well as I would have liked, and I had to resow twice to get decent rows. Other previously vulnerable plants such as sunflowers survived very well, with little damage. French beans have been sytematically decimated though, many are only at flowering size now!

Prepared a raised bed, placed potted peas in bed. Made a 3ft frame with
1"x 1"x 4ft wooden stakes then strung the stakes in all directions. Surrounded frame with fleece and top cover with fleece secured by drawing pins.

When peas matured, took fleece top off then a few weeks later reduced sides to half hight.
This kept the birds off and gave an exellent early crop concidering I live on the North East coast.
I am going to try this next year for Carrots as companion planting with Onions, Marigolds and Shallots did'nt do so well.
This method will work for late sowings.
All the best to all
Fred Perry.

My rotations happen several times in the year as i grow crops year round.

I like to follow potatoes with winter spinach and leeks and sometimes spring cabbage.

Also this sequence seems to work a treat for me.
Autumn sown Broadbeans (top dressed in early spring w garden compost)H:May then sweetcorn H: August(sheep manure in planting holes) then late brassicas (sprouting broc usually) H: Jan-March then main crop onions from sets (top dressing bonfire soot).