Today we tackled the aphid problem using the power of water! Both apricot trees and the broad beans received a nice spray down and by the end of the work party, no more aphids can be seen. Scary to think where they all went…

An interesting conversation was generated around the nitrogen content of compost. It is important to get your compost tested because we learnt today that a percentage higher than 2% would mean that the nitrogen gets released the year the compost is applied. Remember that nitrogen promotes vegetative/green growth, so if you want anything like fruits or flowers out of a plant, high nitrogen might not be the best idea. 

Volunteers worked together to hill the growing potatoes to prevent any green toxic potatoes from forming. A few lucky volunteers got to try the young fava beans. Unfortunately, they were not yet ready for harvest. Last but not least, two varieties of tumbler cherry tomatoes were planted in the vertical garden. 

Wenwen