The forecast is looking hot hot hot! Today we learnt from Alex that the germination rate of a seed is directly correlated to the amount of soil particles it comes in contact with. So finer and less clumpy soil does great for the seeds! 

Art dropped by with some black cap raspberries for us to sample. They are native to eastern North America and can often be used as purple dye. Be careful as they can stain!

Angela recruited a few gardeners to turn the compost today. We unveiled the compost from the weeds bin and there was so much! Three barrows full to be exact. The last time this was done was on March 27th, close to 4 months in the making. The compost was spread throughout the woodlands border and the edible forest area.

Several root vegetables were planted today, including the red carrots from the citizen seed trial and different varieties of daikon and radishes. Can’t wait for them to pop up!

In the morning, I brought the gardeners some Asian buns from the seniors event happening in the park. After 2 hours of hard work, lunch of dolmas and fatayer was provided by Silva. For a refreshing beverage, Selina brought fireweed syrup served with cold soda water, find the recipe here.