21 June 2010

As the longest day of the year is upon us, Helston Court Growers begin to reap the rewards of the Garden. The potatoes that were planted in February have been harvested and enjoyed on the plates of residents from Pagin House and Helston Court.

Advice to all growers - Keep your potatoes covered to ensure that they don't turn green! As well as looking unappetising, green potatoes can give you a bad stomach ache

Monday 10 May 2010

As we enter the month of May, the community garden at Helston Court comes into bloom, with the Figs, Jerusalem Artichokes and Rhubarb all thriving.

We are also pleased to confirm that after an entire day of rain all 5 water-butts are bursting full with harvested water.

Diagram of Garden

Wishlist of Plants

Plants we'd like to grow in the garden:

Pat would like to see: Loganberry, Kiwi, Fig, Broccolli.

As the garden will be very hot in the summer (the heat will be stored by all the concrete and walls) we're thinking particularly of drought resistant plants, like those from the mediterranean. So rather than Apple trees, we could try a couple of Almond trees. These would be planted in very large pots, or perhaps the large sacks that builders' merchants use.