Wassailing

January 17, 2016 ~ lynnsrose

More than forty people joined us for our third annual wassailing in the orchard area, with Sue’s apple cake, some cider made from fruit from the tree on the allotment boundary with Waterworks Road and other refreshments ably overseen by Amanda

The Petersfield Community Choir joined us again to sing a number of traditional wassailing songs.

Emily and Keith then gave a practical demonstration of pruning our apple trees, cutting out damaged wood and crossing branches, and trying to encourage an ideal goblet shape.

So here’s to our next growing season.

November garden

November 22, 2015 ~ lynnsrose

With the onset of winter, things are dying down, though seed heads still give interest. However, there are winter crops, like these leeks planted earlier

and field beans

Path laying

November 22, 2015 ~ lynnsrose

We’re continuing to lay the plastic matting that will form the foundation of a wheelchair accessible path in the garden.

The idea is that grass grows up through the matting to provide a green path with a firm foundation. Bruce, Lynn & Christoph were busy fitting further sections this afternoon

Brownies

October 4, 2015October 4, 2015 ~ lynnsrose

Sheet Brownies have visited us again. On Tuesday 29 September they harvested some of the sweetcorn they planted earlier this year, and roasted the cobs over a fire in the fire pit. They’re planning some other visits, including some star gazing later in the year when its clear

Stall at Lavant Street Market

October 4, 2015October 5, 2015 ~ lynnsrose

We had a stall at the Lavant Street market on Sunday 4th, selling books and some produce to fund-raise, and talk about the garden. A sunny day led to a steady stream of visitors.

Lynn R & Diana on the stall in the morning

We raised £110.30, and twenty people tried their luck at guessing the weight of one of our pumpkins. It weighed 3.945 kg (8lb 11oz): the nearest guess was 3.6 kg and the winner will receive their prize – the pumpkin – in the next few days

Flowers

July 16, 2015 ~ lynnsrose

A left-over onion – or is it a leek?

We also have sweet peas by the gate : the more we pick the more they’ll keep flowering

Summer harvest

July 16, 2015 ~ lynnsrose

Some of our earlier efforts have come to fruition, and we now have lettuces, spinach, potatoes, peas and onions to harvest, with courgettes, runner beans, and sweet corn not far behind