some excellent advice here. Some of which I will be taking myself including a detailed log of produce type, seed names, plot position, feed and yields.
Hang in there Dude. Plant some asparagus and some PSB as soon as you can to keep you interested in spring time so you don't deal with all your disappointment in late summer. You can save some for March and April! Hahaha!
I had a shocking year with some veg. It will be something different each year.
Feeding: This is a complex subject and what is right for me will not always be right for you. Spend the winter finding about your soil types and what your crops need and when. I'd put my finger on this a primary task for you.
Slugs and sails. Nuke 'em. No prisoners. No retreat. No surrender. Organics are not man enough for this job, in my opinion, and unless you need to be certified organic this is the one area that we should always go commercial and toxic. Copper tape? I don't rate it. I've only ever seen it fail horribly and it's very expensive. Others swear by it.
Everyone will tell you that slug and snail traps baited with beer do work. This is an inexpensive "always on" option. Disposal is a bit ghoulish. Wear gloves and (if you are a drinker) develop a taste for wine as beer will not be your buddy after you've emptied a few pots of beery slug goo.
But let us never forget the good old fashioned weekly torchlight slug & snail harvest on a damp night. You can create snail shelters around your garden to harvest the snails that way during the day. They seem to like brick and concrete. Got much of that In your garden?
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If anyone you know has chickens then give the slugs and snails to your chicken guy. A couple of bird tables and feeders will also encourage predator birds.
Slugs and snails are slow, stupid and always hungry. This battle is weighted heavily in your favour.