We had a warm & clear late summer/early autumn day for our March working bee… Pete, Luke & Kate with Edie and Isla came early to water and turn the compost. Over the course of the morning they were followed by Dora, Tia & Jeremy with Jasper & Arden, Sam & Saaci, Ian, Lindy with Ginger & Alice, Sarah, Simone with Smooch, Louise, Tony, Matt & Yael with Essie, Akira & Dante, Tom, Jo, Joy, Laurell, and Pete (the second!)… 25+ gardeners in all had a busy morning! and Tom provided a live soundtrack.
With the warm weather and regular watering the garden is looking bountiful… corn, broccoli, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, grapes, strawberries, pumpkin, lettuce, cabbages, potatoes, leeks and numerous greens and herbs are at various stages of fruiting, flowering, flourishing and being progressively harvested. Many of the beds are so dense & luxuriant there are few 'weeds' to speak of and those that are there are hard to see.
The morning's main activities were to untangle, thin out, lift and stake some large & over-crowded tomato plants; to remove a few other plants, mainly brassicas, that had completed their natural cycles… these were added to the compost; to generally tend the beds and edges and thoroughly water. Coriander, rocket and parsley seeds, and some sunflower seedlings were sown/planted where spots could be found… The swap meet fluctuated in size over the morning with people trading various fruit, veggies and preserves from home, and with beans and tomatoes from Albert St being added.
There were lots of passer-bys looking in during the morning with Daylesford bursting at the seams on this ChillOut weekend.
Below: the morning in pictures, thanks to Tia & Jeremy!
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| Smooch oversees proceedings |
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| Dora with produce, Tia with Arden |
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| Jasper & Arden do some heavy lifting |
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| Ian & Jeremy (a couple of stake-holders), Sam & Tony judging brassicas |
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| Louise, Simone, Ian & Sam at work on the tomatoes |
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| Akira, Essie & Matt shredding & mashing brassicas for the compost |
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| Sarah & Lindy take a break, Tony & Pete get serious about hose fittings |
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| Lindy & Alison |
Finally some post-bee views of the garden...
Next working bee — SATURDAY 12 APRIL — 10am
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