May 11, 2022 from Angela Hoy
We had 13 volunteers! Be sure to sign up for work parties. Click here to sign up for May sessions. . Click here for the June-Sept schedule. We are hiring a Work Party lead. Email Joanne for information.
We discussed the next phase of planting, the summer vegetables, which will take place in June; it is still far too chilly at nights for warmer season vegetables like beans and squash/cucumber/tomatoes. We had a bit of a chilly breeze but no rain, so were able to continue weeding the vegetable beds, especially the Broad Bean and Pea beds which had sprouted hundreds of tiny unwanted seedlings. And the rest of the 'volunteer' potatoes were removed from the Garlic, which looks almost ready for harvest (end of June). Most of the spring planting seedlings generously supplied by Urban Roots Giving Gardens have now found homes, but we planted a few Chard and Parsley plants, and the remainder were shared between the volunteers. We have more than enough Chives of our own, so these were donated to the Produce Library. As we had manpower available, we took the opportunity to completely turn the compost: a barrowload of finished compost was added to the herb bed where the new Parsley was planted, after which Bin 2 was turned into Bin 3, and Bin 1 turned into Bin 2. Not much heat, but hundreds of tiny creatures toiling away in there! At the end of the session we were treated to delicious home-made rhubarb muffins and Mint tea , very welcome!
