Summer is here!

A satellite image of where we are... off Trumpington Road

While temperatures soar abroad, it is overall quite moderate and sunny here in Cambridge. We do have a watering rota but the outside beds don't need as much attention this year, it was incredibly dry last summer, so dry the grass turned yellow and looked like straw. And talking of water... here's a picture of our water closet!

Our compost toilet

Toilet's door with
protective eye

We have been busy with planting out seedlings as the polytunnel was getting crowded. We have enjoyed crispy pak choi and lettuce from the polytunnel and some tasty chard growing by the pond.

The watering volunteers are focusing on keeping young plants hydrated, some are a bit tricky because they are under bottles or cloches. The trampoline bed has runner beans and tomatoes this year. There's rocket, coriander and mixed leaves in the raised beds - great for summer salads. Charlotte advised us that a good soak aimed at ground level is better than sprinkling water over the plants and bed, especially in the heat of the day. 

We have exciting news, there is a new growing group, coordinated by the University's Botanic Garden. As the logo says, it's the Cambridge Community Growing Group. We attended the second meeting in May and made some exciting plans alongside the other community gardens. We hope this alliance will bring us all benefits and more volunteers....