Now the clocks have changed, our days on the Growing Communities urban market gardens have been shuffled around a little. By 4pm it’s too dark to start packing the salad bags, so we’ve been doing most of the harvesting on Wednesday morning and delivering the salad to the Old Fire Station (Growing Communities HQ) where it’s packed straight into the veggie bags. It was a cold old task this last Wednesday, I tell you, after the snow the night before, but the skies were clear which always makes it good to be outside. It’s just Ru and me packing the salad bags now, as our apprentices finished their stint with us last month. They’re going to be taking on the newest of the Growing Communities sites, the first in our patchwork farm scheme – watch this space!
My Tuesday mornings are still spent down at Clissold Park. Although the leaves are almost done falling from the trees – lots of lovely leaf mould in the making, thanks to volunteer Michael collecting them all up – and our salad leaves are growing at a much slower rate, the site is still looking pretty good. Especially pleasing is the Evening Primrose, which carries on adding its burst of yellow to the autumnal days. If you get the chance, pop the whole flower in your mouth for a delicious nutrient kick…
