Both the garlic and the elephant garlic got planted this week, and still time to plant more, as well as broad beans which could happen next week. All the garlic had been saved from last year.
The biggest job of the week was to turn out all of the compost bins, move and then repack them. It is always a good opportunity to see if the compost is too dry or too wet, and to make adjustments. Fallen leaves get collected every session, and it will take several months to fill the leaf mould compost bin. We are thinking it would be a good idea to cover the pond surface with netting to catch falling leaves that will pollute the pond, but we have to think of the wildlife that use it and make it safe for them too.
The strawberry planters got planted up, and so we have many strawberry plants left, a few will go to some of the Incredible Edible projects in the area, and perhaps others will go to the Fremantle park project. Nothing gets wasted, and even if things get delegated to the compost bin, it goes to make excellent compost.
Below is a picture of one of the Fremantle Park planters being well looked after by locals. Pleased to say, everything is currently looking lush and green there.
Now we have had plenty of rain, and beds are being cleared we can continue easily with the ‘big weed’ and work through the entire plot catching things before they have a chance to flower – again they get added to the compost bin. Something is also making the most of the softer, pliable soil and trying to dig several holes up against the wall. Perhaps they are trying to dig their way to the other side. Always interesting to see and wonder at what the wildlife are up to, and the abandoned chewed up trainer left behind on the path leads you to imagine all sorts of things going on when we are not around!
What’s next?
- Sort out some netting for the pond
- Sow broad bean seeds
- Move the bench
- Re-arrange the herbs
- Start moving strawberry plants
- Order some fleece and another compost bin
Strawberry planters newly planted 
Fremantle Park Planter Beautiful coloured chicory heads African marigolds still being visited by lots of insects This amazing wall flower has not stopped flowering since it was planted in the spring
