Seed spectacular!

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Blackhorse Road area residents gathered together on Saturday (April 10th) to learn how to grow vegetables from seeds, at BAG’s new community garden site off Coppermill Lane.
Thirty participants of all ages, from toddlers to pensioners, sowed pumpkins, tomatoes, beans, lettuces, herbs, and also ‘companion’ flowers like sunflowers and nasturtiums.  They then had the chance to swap seeds, cuttings, and gardening advice with each other, whilst enjoying a cup of tea and the spring sunshine.

Residents have been asked to raise the seedlings at home, and then bring at least some of them back to the next workshop on 15th May, where they can learn about the next stages, potting on, and planting out.  We hope to have some raised beds ready so that some of the seedlings can be planted out in the community garden.

The next workshop will take place on Saturday 15th May from 11am til 1pm at the Douglas Eyre community garden, next to the sports pavilion, off Coppermill Lane.

The gardening group also hopes to start regular Saturday morning work days from May onwards, so that people can just turn up and get involved.

For more information, or if you have a source of topsoil / compost  / scaffolding boards (!) contact Caroline on 07958 058677 or gardeninginfo@blackhorseactiongroup.org.uk.