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

Goodbye Gemma

All the growers at Helston Court Community Garden and colleagues at the Bridge Renewal Trust would like to say a great big Thank You to Gemma Harris (Development Worker) for helping us get the garden started.

Mon 19 April 2010

The residents opened up the garden for extra sessions and Pat (left)

repatriated a fennel plant that was 'hiding' in isobel's bay tree pot

To make the site sustainable we are rainwater harvesting.

Unluckily for us we haven't had much rain so Fatma (left)

problem solved and went to collect some water from her

house with buckets and a wheelbarrow