Hello all,
Thanks to those who came last
Thursday night. We got quite a lot done and harvested plenty. It's
great to see how quickly the harvest goes from the table, especially in
this hot weather. We did some removal of spent veg and had a bit of a
tidy up in the shelter. It's a lovely place to sit, especially when
it's free of clutter. We also sowed some coriander and parsley seeds.
May need to go along and add a few more this week as it's difficult to
keep them watered in this heat. If you can help with watering through
the day please let me know. It only takes 5 minutes to spray the seed
beds once you know where to find the tap heads!
This
week there are some odd jobs that need doing, as well as harvesting
more produce. We'll also need to do some serious watering so if you
enjoy standing with a hose you are most welcome to come and help out.
We need to tidy up around the entrance, particularly the middle path
where a self seeded (and productive) tomato has taken over along with
some weeds.
If you've been to the garden
through the week you may have noticed the "pick your own" signs I have
put with the strawberries, rhubarb and perpetual spinach. This means
they can be picked as needed, in return for a donation as usual. There
are 8 - 10 sheets of short lengths of corrugated iron that need to be
moved. If anyone would like it, please let me know. Once this has been
removed we will be able to clean up the area under the veranda at the
container. The compost heap is out of hand at the moment so if there
are enough hands on deck we'll do a bit or sorting there too. Compost
is a valuable commodity in the garden but we actually have to manage the
waste to make the stuff. We'll get better as time goes on.
I
have hung some current catalogs from Green Harvest on a bulldog clip
at the harvest table along with some North East planting guides. These
are free so pop in and grab yourself some if you're interested.
It sounds like there's a lot to do but if we get a bit done each week we'll easily keep the garden looking great and productive.
Hope you can join us tomorrow night from 5.30pm.
