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Sunflower Competition – last entries today!
Share your strawberries
Do you grow strawberries? Now’s the time to get those runners rooted to make new plants. See “Propagation” section towards the end of this article from the RHS.
Please consider sharing new plants with friends, neighbours and the Grow Community.
Advertise them locally, drop off at the stall at 71 Leyland Avenue, or join our plant share and swap events next year.
Let’s #growtogether
READY TO PICK – SUMMER FRUITS
Blackcurrants, summer-fruiting raspberries and strawberries are all now ready to pick from the beds at the Berners Drive community garden.
Pick those that look the ripest.
Wash before eating.
They can be stored in the fridge for a few days.
There’s also a second-flush of peas ready, as well as herbs and herbal teas.
The garden is located at the bottom of Berner’s Drive, St Albans. Next to the playarea.
Please walk or cycle there is possible.
CANCELLED: July monthly session at Berners Drive Community Garden
Sat 15 July | 10.30am-12.30pm
Due to the bad weather conditions, July’s working party is now CANCELLED.
Join us instead on Sunday 16th at the Cottonmill Gathering, at the Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre, 12-4pm, where we will have herbal teas, seedlings and planting activities on offer.
READY TO PICK – BROAD BEANS
Broad beans are now ready to pick from the raised beds at the Berners Drive community garden.
Pick before they get too large to enjoy them young and succulent.
You can eat them raw or cooked. Wash before eating.
They can be stored in the fridge for a few days.
The RHS website says:
“Regular picking encourages further pods to form. Use secateurs or scissors, to avoid damaging the plants. Pods lower down the plants mature first – check them every few days, as pods can ripen fast.”
The garden is located at the bottom of Berner’s Drive, St Albans. Next to the playarea.
Please walk or cycle there is possible.
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