There's nothing like a sunny morning to draw people into the garden… and the converse is true… so it was a wet and misty Saturday morning that kept people away from our scheduled working bee. The garden is going into a winter mode… there are some exhausted plants to come out (corn, tomatoes), seeds to be saved (beans), mulch to be spread, and the beginnings of leaf offerings either to be distributed on beds or added to the compost (which needs turning). That said, the garden is looking great, not least because the grass had been mowed and the edges and beds maintained (thanks Tony, and Anita, among others...) Also, the seed bed set up in April is sprouting away, and other plants too are loving the wetter conditions (red mustard greens).
A few of us gathered under cover over a coffee and wondered whether the winter bees should be less formal, determined by the weather on the nominated day… so perhaps the arrangement could be: 2nd Saturday of the month, subject to weather… and when the weather is very wet we move to the next weekend? With warmer and drier conditions this week people are encouraged to drop in and incrementally attend to whatever seems appropriate, as happens with the watering, and which, as mentioned above, has also been happening with general maintenance. Perhaps this is a good explicit ongoing winter strategy, not in place of, but as well as the scheduled bees? Responses and comments welcome!
Please note correction!
Next scheduled Albert Street bee: Saturday 7 June
NEXT SCHEDULED ALBERT STREET BEE IS ACTUALLY
SATURDAY 14 JUNE
SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH!
NEXT SCHEDULED ALBERT STREET BEE IS ACTUALLY
SATURDAY 14 JUNE
SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH!
