After a rather frosty January, February has brought warmer weather, unseasonably warm with highs of 14 degrees... Last Sunday 14 willing volunteers turned up for the regular session.
With so many eager hands, the woodland garden by the hazel copse got weeded in time for the spring flowers to come up and look their best.
The roof of the compost toilet finally got felted to protect the plywood, which has stood up to the weather remarkably well. Bindweed roots were dug out and the area by the sitting logs got tidied.
Best of all we made a start on the ultimate beasties' home - converting the mess of old wood and branches into a giant nest-like curved edge. This will have lots of partially composted materials over the top, a dream pad for insects and small mammals. It will also enclose our hazel copse area nicely and give it a sense of place. This also emptied our compost bins which had gone completely out of hand, plus it dealt with the pile of brash and branches and old building wood. A win-win situation for man and beast.
Volunteers went home with pak choi from the polytunnel for supper. Next on our agenda is to get seeds and start sowing soon. Anyone connected with us has a say on what we are growing, so don't be shy!
We love this growing chart: https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a20120884/most-cost-effective-vegetables-grow-home-garden/, take a look if you are thinking of growing your own veg at home...
Last but not least, we were mentioned in Cambridge Edition - February issue. They did not contact us so we could not comment on the cow topic. Cambridge cows herald spring! Read the feature on page 48.
