Sandgate Community Garden Team Diary Entry for 28th July: A squash seems to be climbing through the hedge.
How can it be nearly August when you have been waiting for the summer to arrive? It will be really interesting to see what the rainfall has been for this month, it will be more than usual, and the cloudy days add up to make the month quite disappointing so far. Oh well, some things are certainly enjoying it like most of the brassicas, the squashes are setting their fruits, (one is even climbing through the hedge) and we have picked the first of the courgettes. The sweetcorn has also suddenly started to lurch skywards, and of course the weeds…
We planted some cabbages for late autumn / winter, and managed to get the purple sprouting in too which will start flowering next spring. We pulled a few of our onions which were from seed this year, and picked the first of the dwarf beans. The cucumbers are trying hard to do something, and the Nepalese slipper gourds started to flower. We sowed some Chinese cabbages and potted up some donated bearded irises in preparation for our plant sale which is now a mere four weeks away on Sunday 25th August at the Sandgate Sea Festival. We have been busy collecting and growing all sorts of things for the day, so please get in touch if you have something we can sell to boost the funds.
We had decided several weeks ago as a group, to have a picnic at Pent Farm. Some of us work there, but only a few have been there to see the garden. We were extremely lucky because the weather was just perfect and it was great for us all to be together at the same time, to share some delicious food and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.
What’s next?
- Plant the leeks
- Check the dwarf beans for blackfly
- Finish tidying the hedge
- Sow more Chinese cabbages and coriander
This weeks update from the Sandgate Community Garden Diary.