Preparing for Autumn and the path!
We had a productive day at Growability on Wednesday, starting to wind the plot down ready for winter.
The dahlias which were donated after the gardeners world show by Audley End House and Gardens need protecting from frost. They have fat roots called tubers which grow underground in bunches. Mathew carefully dug them all up and brought them to Willow and Amanda to clean. It was a mucky job but our team got stuck in with their usual spirit and we now have lots of clean tubers drying in the greenhouse ready to be boxed up and brought back to the plot next spring.
Barry and Marion worked on the beds: weeding, moving vegetables on to other beds and adding compost which Barry took from the old tomato and chilli pots in the greenhouse. Willow joined in with a sieve to get rid of the stones - it’s all looking great!
Julie was looking forward to a sweet potato harvest after she planted one in a grow bag - well they didn’t quite look like we expected! Long and thin, more like long wonky pink carrots! We will try again next year!
Strawberries, again from Audley End House and Gardens, needed their runners removing and planting. Amanda knows exactly how to do this and is becoming a bit of an expert! Runners are new strawberry plants on long strands which the ‘mother’ plant grows.
Lastly, we had the best surprise at how far the wheelchair friendly path had come along. This has been an ongoing project for a few years with our big hearted charity collaborating with our super friends at Dig It Community Allotment who have found the most wonderful local business in T K E Landscaping who did so much work to help, even donating some of the materials. Thanks also to Saffron Walden Building Society who have not only helped to fund our club from their community fund, but also sent a team in last week to help to finish the work. Our own Steve Lee has played a big part in all of this, do give him a pat on the back (not too hard though!)
Our members had so much fun - we hope you like our photos!
Supported by Essex Community Foundation
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