Tatworth Community Crop Production Project - History in Photos May 2009 - how it's being done!
May 2009 Photos
Advances to the clearing of the boggy bit and adding to composting, planting cabbages, runner bean wigwams, etc. Tuesday 28th May 2009 Andrew with his ‘old-fashioned’ Mattock removing turf from the boggy patch
Baby field mouse or vole disturbed by clearing a reed patch. Its Mother dragged it away to safety when I looked an hour later. I thought I'd killed it but no, thankfully!
Sandra, Anne and Andrew in conference as he takes away the turf to a new area for rapid composting
Clearing more turf from the patch that the piglets were going to clear
The vegetation and original turfing composting piles
Andrew building the new turf composting area
Anne watering the shallot patch
Sandra shallow digging - to avoid losing too much nutrient (thanks Julia!) - the unturfed area
Andrew playing with new toys from Colyton's ‘Toolbox’ shop - ancient tools designed for the job: advice from John luce!
In his hand a special tool for digging out Dock. To be used on thistles as well
Saturday 30th May 2009 Cabbages by John, Sandra and Andrew! With some rudimentary netting for cover from the birds
The runner bean poles go up (Sandra, John and Andrew) ! Tying up tomorrow