Photos - Raised beds and soil

On Wednesday 16th Dec 2009 David Locket brought us a trailer full of soil to put in our raised beds. We bought the raised beds from the Greenhouse shop in Dingwall and also won their latest competition. Below, Dave Lynch from the shop presents us with our prize of £250 towards the club!

Upcoming competition and events

We need to raise £100 towards the purchase of a new shed. This is essential for us to store equipment and also work on the allotment even when it's raining! Click to hear our podcast about upcoming events for fundraising before the Christmas holidays!

Also, please feel free to leave any comments about what you think of us creating an allotment and any ideas or suggestions you might have for us!

Next Steps

There is actually a lot for us to do to get a garden up and going.

We had our first meeting on Wednesday 18th November and talked about what to call the Gardening Group and what we would like to grow etc.

The following Wednesday (25th November 09) we planted up the barrels outside the front of the school with a mixture of bulbs - they should give good colour (tulips and daffodils) and scent (blue hyacinths) in the spring. The weather was horrible! Wet and windy, but we persevered!
On Wednesday 2nd December 09, we collected leaves from under the tree on the bank behind the school building. We have stored them ready to put into a leafmold pile for composting. They will need to rot down for two years before they'll be ready to use!

This Wednesday (9th December) we plan to start laying out raised beds ready for a delivery of topsoil next week!

How the club started

It started with a group of pupils from the Eco group. We enjoyed planting bulbs around the school to improve our own environment in the spring and asked a simple question: "Why can't we have some raised beds and just plant some vegetables?"

Miss Swallow agreed to find out if we could get some raised beds and very quickly it was decided that we would meet to plan things and get started. We now meet every Wednesday lunchtime and new members are welcome.