Sandgate Community Garden Team Diary Entry for 14th April: All hands on deck and only time to chat if we were busy with a job as well.
Things have picked up at a great pace this week with some lovely sunshine and warm days; we managed to get in two whole sessions at the garden. Where we used to have plenty of time to chat and pack away early if all the tasks had been completed, this week it was all hands on deck and only time to chat if we were busy with a job as well.
One of our gardeners had a sort out at home and brought some garden chairs up to the plot so that it was sheer luxury to sit in the sun on a proper chair sowing the courgette and squash plants. More trays of radishes and spring onions got sown as well as more pots of leeks. The calabrese, lettuces, spring onions, bulb fennel, and a few onions got planted. We were delighted to see that the potatoes are showing through the soil. The gooseberry bushes are in full flower as well as the honey berries. The time sped by this week and there are still outstanding tasks which will have to be moved into next week.
On Thursday there was a visit from two of the Green Councillors, Rebecca Shoob and Polly Blakemore to our hot composter situated in the grounds of Folkestone College. They were interested in finding out how the composter works. We are always pleased to show off our great composter and are looking forward to the day when we have lots of compost to share with the wider community.
What’s Next?
- Repot lots of the pot plants
- Take up much of the lemon balm overtaking the orchard area
- Sow more seeds
- Lots of flowers to prick out and pot on
This weeks update from the Sandgate Community Garden Diary.