A big thank you to all who came to our last working bee for the orchard this year. We had a lovely sunny afternoon with enough people to tackle the last hard clearing job. Between us we cleared the debris and weeds from the left hand side, along the wall and even got a fair way up the slope. The stone circles around the trees are completed and we straightened up the wooden edges of the bed that holds the vines (and now also marigolds and thyme). Plus we spread the last of the mulch around where it was needed. The wildflower seeds that were sown a few weeks ago are starting to come up around all the trees. It is all looking fantastic.
Archive for November
Last Working Bee for 2009
Hi all – we are having a working bee in the orchard on Saturday November 14th at 2pm. We just need to clear the northern edge of weeds and last bits of debris and also clear a few weeds from the slope behnd the back wall to stop them taking over all summer and seeding all over our orchard.
The site is looking great now and the bare dirt around the trees should soon be covered in wild flowers as the first seeds were sown this week.
Also I thought it would be good to have a few before and after photos so we can see what a huge difference all our hard (but enjoyable!) work has made in the last few months.
