Today’s working party continued digging nettles out of the ‘Food Forest‘ area, and we then mulched with cardboard and woodchips. Although the weather was a bit grey and chilly, all the digging and barrowing warmed us up nicely – and … Continue reading Nettles & Woodchips
A small working party today – just three of us – and the kind of glorious blue sky that reminds and reassures you that Spring really is on its way. We combed over the site for the first sign of … Continue reading Muddy boots & blue skies
Chris came to film at the allotments today, and to interview us about the project. He’s been visiting all the projects supported by the Community Environment Fund, capturing video evidence to help the funders show the impact of their investment. … Continue reading Filming
Not quite as wet as it was on Thursday, but still pretty soggy today as we continued with the Food Forest. Jane and Dez were on nettle removal near the newly-planted apple trees, while Rita, Dave and Janet made up … Continue reading Another wet working party
A pretty soggy working party today. We began by filling the gaps in the hedge with some hawthorn whips, and then – as the rain really set in and we all started to get very cold – we filled one … Continue reading Planting in the rain
Today a visit to the tree nursery to pick up the fruit trees and bushes (Apples, crab apple, quince, greengage, raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, redcurrant, gooseberry) that will make the framework of the mini Food Forest* we’re planting on the project … Continue reading Tree Nursery
Bitterly cold couple of hours today, rigging up the IBC totes to harvest rainwater from the shelter roof. There is a bewildering array of advice online about how best to do this, so today’s rig is a temporary version. Eventually, … Continue reading Rainwater Collection #5 & raised beds
The water butts on site are frozen solid and it’s too cold to be wrangling tiny nuts and bolts to put raised beds together, but the sun on the frost was too beautiful to resist this morning. Interesting to see … Continue reading New Year Cold Snap
We were lucky with another dry, bright (but chilly!) day for the second of our workshops led by Garden Organic. Anton joined us on site to talk about Building Soil Health. He began by digging a couple of holes in … Continue reading Soil Health Workshop
Allotmenteers are hardy types, so the freezing temperatures and ground frost today didn’t stop us from gathering for the Successful Composting workshop, led brilliantly by John from Garden Organic. This was the first of two workshops we’re hosting on site … Continue reading Composting Workshop
Urban Allotment: climate resilience & community 