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Issue 35: July 2018
Welcome to our occasional newsletter for a roundup of our activities, projects, events and volunteering opportunities
Incredible Edibles
 

Thanks to all for the lovely and positive feedback we have received regarding the community herb planter we put out at the Pavilion in early May. If you haven’t yet seen it, pop along and help yourself to some herbs. We’ve planted them to share with the community. The planter currently contains: Oregano Thyme, Sage, Mint, Salad Burnet, Chives and Parsley. The idea is for people to take a pinch/a snip, only as much as they need for free. More details including some culinary usage can be found on our website at http://greeningchinnor.blogspot.co.uk/p/incredible-edible-c…

 

Station Road Community Garden

We would like you join us for a little gardening session at 10:00 am on Saturday 21st July 2018 to help plant up our new Station Road Community Garden Planters.
 
We've found an 'unloved' spot and thanks to a grant from Chinnor Parish Council, we are placing three beautiful and robust planters on the small triangular piece of land on Station Road adjacent to the vehicular entrance to the library, Pavilion and St Andrew's School.
 
Shortly these planters should be joined by a WW1 memorial bench to enable villagers to sit and enjoy the space. This planting is intended to complement the herb planter we put out in May adjacent to the Pavilion. 
 
Our aim is to eventually have a network of accessible community food throughout Chinnor – our community’s contribution towards incredible edible Chinnor.

We are delighted that our planters have been fabricated to a professional standard by one of our team of repair café fixers who probably wants to stay anonymous (thanks Ted) and also to the CPC grounds team who have assisted in moving them to site.
 
During the week the planters will be made ready for use and on this Saturday we will be planting all of our treasures.
 
Our intention with the planters is to fulfil three of the senses
  • ·         Touch – ‘Touch me’
  • ·         Sight – ‘See me’
  • ·         Smell – ‘Smell me’
We have an extensive range of planting to put in place on Saturday morning and the community garden is for all to enjoy and to take part in. So come and join us and most importantly bring your young growers along to give a hand.

For more information email greeningchinnor@gmail.com or call Linda on 07973 788339

 

 

Sweet Pea - Gardening Advice with an Environmental Slant

Well it looks like summer has really joined us with a bang. It is turning out to be our driest and sunniest period for 42 years. In 1976 Sweet Pea was just a seed albeit wearing flares.

First priority is water conservation. One of the biggest users of water can be our lawns. Put the sprinkler in the back of the shed and do not try to mow it. When the rains return, as they will, this is still England; you will be amazed how quickly brown turns to green.

Try to use a watering can and give your plants a good soak and not a splash. They will not need watering every day but when you do make it worthwhile.

The only thing that really needs a hose is your runner beans.  A spray mist across the red blossom will help them to set and produce beans.

Equal first priority has to be caring for our garden wildlife. Please, please, please leave out a couple of largish dishes of water which will need replenishing daily. During the day you will get an extensive range of wild birds drinking and washing themselves, at night you will get baby hedgehogs (hoglets) coming to drink to keep themselves alive.

We are starting to come to the end of our seasonal planting window. You can still plant out the winter broccolis - purple or white and also some late sprouts. The chard family which include perpetual beet and rhubarb/rainbow chard are perfect for sowing now. Don’t forget your salad vegetables such as lettuce and radishes. 

Good gardening
Sweet Pea

For more information on any of our events or items listed here please visit our website at www.greeningchinnor.blogspot.co.uk, or subscribe to our occasional newsletter   

Linda Brawn
Greening Chinnor
email: greeningchinnor@gmail.com |website: www.greeningchinnor.blogspot.co.uk

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