[Benny130]

Next question!!

So on the weekend im going to directly sow spring onion, peas radish and rocket.

Do i need to cover the ground that I have sown them into to stop them being eaten??

[bigben]

 I never have on any of them but have had a few peas eaten by mice. I now dust the row with a little curry or chilli powder to mask the smell of the peas germinating. Seems to do the trick.

[DD.]

It's the peas that are at most risk (from mice). Mine get tightly netted with debris netting or meshed with narrow gauge wire.

[Wavertree Red]

Sunday - planted radish
Monday - bed ransacked by fox, planted more.
Tuesday - dug up again, planted more, noticed onion beds next to it are fine.  Crushed up an onion on to radish bed.
Wednesday - bed not touched.

Early days but I'm hoping the fox hates the smell of onion.  If not I'll cover next time.  I don't even like radish but promised someone I'd grow them.

[Benny130]

  And weather seems to be on the turn, back to being nippy over weekend. I assume its still a good time to get sowing??

[DD.]

Should be OK.

It's going cooler, but not cold!