Friday, 16 November 2012

Selling Potatoes, Cutting Turf and Weaving Willow

Another busy week flies by.  Above you can see Danielle weighing out our competition potatoes ("Blue Belle" variety).  We have been selling them to staff to raise funds for the shed roof repairs!  So far, 13kg has raised £26 so it's going well.
 Meanwhile Catriona and new member Cameron dig up our "Highland Burgendy Red" potatoes.  We had a request for 1kg of these, but are keeping a good number of them for our own consumption as we haven't tasted them before!  They are red all the way through.
 Margaret, Catriona's mum came in again to help.  She really has been great with digging turf for the new hedge as well as weeding the raised beds - she's gradually working her way round the garden to catch up on all the summer weeds!
 Here Connorhan, Kyle and Kieran continue preparing for the hedge to be planted.
 On Thursday, Lewis and Catriona spread wood chips round the fruit bushes....
 ...and Cameron wove the willow back into the seat structure to tidy the new growth.  We also gave the top a "haircut" and...
 ...used it to make the edge of a mini border on the steep slope at the bottom of the garden.
We filled it with soil and planted out the iris that Mr Mafarlane brought in before the October break.
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  1. der Wandersmann25 November 2012 at 18:12

    LOL ... £26 for 13 kg ... that about a pound per pound, if memory serves ... forgive me ... a pleasant bit of silliness.

    I'm very interested to see your hedge, and how well it does ... I assume it's not just privet, which is almost de rigeur for hedges over here, but something rather different. Hedge roses would be nice, but once they've settled in, it's not wise to defy them! Remember the old song.

    You folk are certainly getting a lot of good work done! It's a wonder you're not all tripping over each other, bustling about like that. Good leadership, I'll wager.

    That willow really seems to have "the gift of life", doesn't it? Requires constant attention, but it's worth the trouble.
    And you've done a fine job with those withes, weaving those barriers! Take care that they don't begin to grow! These are outdoors, and not just some veranda furniture ... and willow loves to grow.

    I'm sure you'll enjoy the irises ... and once established, they can be used to make many more beds ... they're wonderful flowers, and should be in bloom before the Summer break. Mind, though ... the bunnies love the roots, if they can get 'em.

    Cheers ...
    der Wandersmann

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