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This season is coming along well. We have a few courgettes already (early) and this weekend we noticed the first flowers on the young aubergines and pepper plants. The beans are starting to scramble up the poles and there are green tomatoes. The orchard was checked over and the apple trees that had been ring-barkedContinue reading “Promise of Produce”

After yesterday’s rain much of this morning’s gardening was devoted to group bonding and chatting alongside the basics of a bit of weeding and tomato side-shoot removal etc. This gave time to have a good look at the state of the orchard which is standing up very well. Back in the spring we had foundContinue reading “The Fritz Orchard”

26 May – we had a good morning doing general maintenance tasks at the garden today with eight volunteers weeding, planting more onions and mulching fruit trees while other worked at spreading wood chips on the access paths. The next two work parties (Saturday 29 May and Wednesday 2 June) will mostly be more ofContinue reading “Keep Saturday 5 June Free”

Mike from the Mac Farm came with his tractor this afternoon and tilled the garden. We don’t actually plough the land, that goes far too deep and brings up clay, but till the top few inches to give a good with for planting. We also found that a sheet of “geotex”, the felted variety, onContinue reading ““We Plough the Fields and Harrow … “”

It looks like the gods are smiling and we will be able to open the garden on Saturday 15 May First thing – we will be observing the basic covid health protocols. Bring a mask to wear if you cannot avoid getting too close to other volunteers. Try to observe the usual social distancing procedureContinue reading “Season Start – Saturday 15 May”

Given some nice weather in the next couple of weeks so that the site can be ploughed and tilled we plan to hold our first volunteer work party on Saturday 15 May starting at 9am. The opening season dates are as follows – if you have given us your name as a volunteer or wouldContinue reading “Opening the Garden – 2021”

The 2019 season was a huge success with a 26% increase in the weight of produce over 2018 … which itself was a record. We have written an illustrated summary of the seasn if you would like to know more – the summary also includes information abot the new Orchard at Fritz which we areContinue reading “2019 in a Nutshell”

2018 proved to have been the best harvest since the garden started. Our backs certainly feel as if that is the case … In particular the various cucurbitae (squash, cucumbers, courgettes) were increased by almost 90% despite the presence of various insect pests that we have not seen in previous years … and the squirrelsContinue reading “2018 Harvest Summary”

The winning pumpkin was grown by Annika Peschlow with a circumference of 62 inches. Other, almost as large, pumpkins were grown by young gardeners Julien Rosu, Mia Brady, Kristjan Peschlow and Giulia Peltier. Thanks to everyone who planted a seed back in the spring.