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I’m trying to increase fruit and veg yields by attracting more pollinators to the plot. I sowed yellow rattle last autumn, which feeds off the nutrients in the roots of nearby grasses, creating bare patches for native meadow plants to take advantage of. I’m hoping that by next year, we’ll start seeing ox-eye daisies, ragged robin, cornflower, and cowslips joining the buttercups, cuckoo flower and clover. I’ve recently discovered spotted orchids in a couple of areas, which I’m very happy about! Teasels, too, are appearing, the seeds of which the goldfinches love.
