Strawberry good!

Fruity! Nice!

Well! So much for the summer! All it ever seems to do these days is rain. The project is still going, but there's only been one chance in June to get out into the garden! And because of this, the place looked like a jungle! After some much needed weeding the planting beds were cleared and we discovered the strawberries! They should be ripe for picking any day now. WOOOOO! 

In other news!!!! Two volunteers have found work! I am super proud to announce this news! Hooray! 

 I need some new volunteers! This project is proving that it helps to do volunteering to gain employment. So what are you waiting for? Trinity House Community Resource Centre every Wednesday at 17:00! All welcome!

Lettuce have a look!

At long last, the sun is back and the rain has stopped! Although, as I write this it is actually raining! But the heat and the rain have turned the garden in to a jungle! The potatoes are coming up well and the lettuce is almost ready for eating! WOOP WOOP!
We desperately need some more volunteers down at the garden though. If you want to get involved we would love to have you come along. Every Wednesday at 17:00 at Trinity House Community Resource Centre in Rusholme! 

Welcome back, Sunshine!

Before

Hooray! The sun came back this evening. All is well down in the garden too. The seeds are starting to shoot (mainly the lettuce but also some peas!) and the netting seems to be child proof so far. 

Just a small group of volunteers today so it was a relaxed affair. Not that it is usually manic - how manic can you get in a garden?! Any way, I just went off on a tangent there, sorry. The grass had turned into a bit of a jungle since the clouds burst at the start of April so Sangeen gave it a mow. Meanwhile Ste and I shake'd and raked! We've sown some wild flowers ready to just do whatever they want to do. Here's some photos of the garden that is slowly starting to come into its own.

During

After! 

On the right is where the wild flowers will grow. If they want. They are wild after all.

If you want to get involved then please feel free to just come on down to Trinity House Community Resource Centre on Wednesday May 9th. If you want to contact me for further information then call 0161 248 2929 and ask for Becky. 

What's with the weather?!?

Well it rained all day so the volunteering event was cancelled! Apologies for that again. Fear not, it has been rescheduled for Monday April 30th at 17:00! See you all there!

It's growing time

This week was very exciting (if a little too exciting for me)! We planted some flowers in the boarder that was dug out a few weeks ago and also managed to plant some potatoes ready for growing and eating! Over in the vegatable planters things were looking good too! some of the seeds have started to shoot up! However, as these planters are in a play ground we had some maintenance to do. The beds had been trampled on. Boooooo. You can't stop kids having fun though! So in an attempt to save the crop we DIY'd some netting. Who knows if it will still be there on the next volunteer day! Fingers crossed the drawing pins did the trick and held down the netting. 

Here's a peek at some of the latest developments!

Forget-me-not

Lettuce shoots! Woo!

The next volunteer day will be Wednesday 25th of April at 17:00. As always, if you want to get involved then just come down to Trinity House in Rusholme. See you there! 

Feel free to contact Becky on 0161 248 2929 if you have any further questions.

 

Why does it always rain on me?

It rained today. A lot. So the volunteer day was cancelled. The sun has actually come out since it was cancelled but never mind! The next volunteer day will be Monday April 16th at 17:00 if you want to get involved!




In the mean time here's some photos of the progress from last week! A new grass patch and a broken flower!