04 September 2014

Hello blog followers

Sorry, no memory ... in the camera
We only had a half day and spent it weeding

28 August 2014 - The last day of August

Cutting the tape.
Not some grand opening, just training the tomatoes.

Yellow raspberries, ripe & sweet

This was Ryan's last day and Sheila's last day as a volunteer.
A good excuse for a barbecue.

Meanwhile, someone has to keep on weeding

The top bed

Digesting. Cheers.

Back to work creating a new raised bed

hard work but finished in an hour 

ready for some brassica seedlings

safe from the pigeons and slugs.

21 August 2014 - An uncertain day

What should we do?

Compost bin being turned upside down. Good result look out for the worms

Amazing! more potatoes to be pulled out 

Collecting manure for the plot

This is royal mews manure - lot of straw....

A big tomato reddening under the camera

Weed free it would be

No weeds left and lets enjoy the sun while it lasts

The bed after a good dig and weed free

The sky was menacing we rushed to the community room, just in time to avoid the rain.

                              Sorry, we have not introduced our special volunteer student,                    Welcome and Thank you Ryan for your hard work.
                                      Last week some members of the group talked about dominoes, and ...
out they came with coffee and biscuits

A serious business

The winner would get to share ...

Actually the winner, Ryan, left empty ended. 
We shared our harvest with the food bank.

14 August 2014 - A dark and cloudy day

The weather forecast and the sky, for once, were in agreement.

We decided to rush to the plot, water the young plants in the shed 

and collect some vegetables.

We spent the session cooking and eating them while the rain pelted down.

We had a cucumber salad, sweetcorn and green bean minestrone soup.

Not many photos were taken.

7 August 2014 - Not a breeze

Getting ready to face the hill and the heat

More treasure hunting

Perhaps this 'Jogging' cucumber could do with more exercise

Basil seedlings going to a loving home

Our harvest for the day

31 July - Another hot day in the garding

Another hot day, waiting for more to come

Thirsty plants. Thirsty people

Sheila's strimmer frenzy

After the strimmer

Busy weeding

Jogging cucumber in flower

Some early produce

Lifting potatoes

John demonstrates one hand digging

Gardening can be hard work

Some of our harvest shared with food bank

24 July - Bees, beans and buses

The gardening group were invited to help make an edible, bee-friendly garden at The Norwood Bzz garage.  We met up early at the allotment and took care of the plants, before it got too hot.

Plenty of runner beans, nice to eat raw, steamed or in a stir fry

Sweetcorn

Manure - we got 2 wheelbarrow loads.

Lots and lots of watering.

We donated some of our runner beans to the allotment food bank

Tomatoes

Free lunch at West Norwood bus garage.

We planted rosemary, mint, rocket, tarragon, and the seedlings we brought with us

We took turns at digging a hole for a cherry tree

Then we planted the tree

Lambeth Horticultural Society gave us flower bulbs and tubers to plant.
They should come up next year.

The group took plenty of breaks in the shade and were provided with bottles of water while we worked.  Everyone enjoyed the session and we look forward to seeing the Bzz Garage in bloom, with plenty of bees in the future.