Growing, preparing, enjoying, sharing. Local produce and more..
We are at the garden as usual on Thursday 25th May.
Sowing sweetcorn, squash and more beans. Lots of harvesting salad items (bring a container! and lots of watering in this hot dry weather.
All welcome to this friendly group.
Dress appropriately for the weather, wear sensible shoes, and bring a water bottle.
Please bring gloves and hand tools along if you have them. These can be provided otherwise.
#growtogether
This will be a regular weekly session. Just turn up.
This week we will be looking at how the meadow has grown so far, looking at paths of desire that have formed and planning how to move forward now we can see what is happening. We will be smartening up the edges and filling the bug hotel. So if you have any edging tools or things suitable for the bug hotels such as twigs, bamboo, anything natural really then bring it along, don’t worry if you don’t there’s plenty of pine cones and bits at the meadow we can use.
Everyone welcome including children of all ages but please be aware garden tools will be being used at each session and may be left unattended so all children must have a supervising adult at all times.
Email us for more details
The stall is stocked with loads of new seedlings now, including beans, tomatoes, chillies, French marigolds, basil and strawberries.
Seedlings
Sorrel ‘Belleville‘ – Easy to grow. Lemon-flavoured leaves great to add to salads or use in soups and sauces. Perennial – comes back every year.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli – Produces repeated harvests of tasty purple or white florets for up to two months., in winter/early spring. Needs protection from garden wildlife.
Kale ‘Red Ursa’: Pretty, frilled variety. Particularly good for winter and spring harvests. Leaves dry well for later use.
Cornflower: Wildflower, great for pollinators.
Comfrey ‘Bocking 14’: Wonderful for pollinators. Deep rooted, pulls up minerals most other plants can’t reach. Leaves concentrate these nutrients and makes a great fertiliser for fruiting plants. Doesn’t self-seed, so non-invasive.
Basil: Needs warmth and sunshine. Best indoors or in a greenhouse.
Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom‘ – Pot-luck, lots of varieties donated from the Grow Community
Chilli ‘Cottonmill‘: Spicy! This variety was given to us by someone from the Bengali community. We don’t know the variety, so we call it ‘Cottonmill’. Easy to save seed.
French Marigold: Colourful and easy to grow great. A great companion plant for tomatoes.
Squashes coming soon!
Indoor Only
‘House’ Tomato‘: Specially bred to grow happily on a windowsill. Does not like being outside, even in a greenhouse!
Seed box
Still plenty of seeds in our seed box for you to #haveagrow with.
Our Stall
Our stall is located at 71 Leyland Avenue
Please walk or cycle if you can.
If you do need to come by car, please respect our neighbours when parking up and please turn off your engine. Thank you!
Grow Community – Sopwell’s annual pop-up seedling stalls will pop up over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, May 26-29.
Fruit and veggie seedlings will be available for you to pick up and #HaveAGrow with.
Help yourself to what you need and consider leaving some for others.
Use the map (click here) to find your nearest stall or why not host one yourself.
Simply pop any spare fruit or veggie plants in a box outside your house with a sign, and let the neighbours know!
Let’s #GetGrowing and #GrowTogether
We are at the garden as usual on Thursday 11th May.
Checking on our sowings, and preparing beds for the Beaver’s trip down here to plant their seedlings! Also harvesting spinach and lettuce.
All welcome to this friendly group.
Dress appropriately for the weather, wear sensible shoes, and bring a water bottle.
Please bring gloves and hand tools along if you have them. These can be provided otherwise.
#growtogether
Grow Community - Sopwell 
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