GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS - 7th May 2023

TEN THOUSAND CARROTS

On this course Charlotte and I tried to pack in as much information and as many techniques, with hands-on practice, as we possibly could. We covered seed sowing and propagating plants from root and stem cuttings, compost making and management, planting tatties and onions, different kinds of fruit and veg beds and managing them, and a bit about forest garden, orchard and woodland management. Perth Community Farm is a brilliant place for doing all this as we have such a wide range of stuff set up for people to see in action, rather than just reading about it. We always planned that teaching would be our main function - I reckon teaching 100 people to grow carrots is better than just growing a hundred carrots yourself. If a hundred people grow a hundred carrots you get ten thousand carrots...

NEXT DATE FOR THIS COURSE - SUNDAY 4th JUNE

The open section of the polytunnel space is really adaptable for all sorts of courses and events and is actually the warmest workshop I've worked in - much better than a cold, damp, draughty farm outbuilding. The least bit  of sun warms it up straight away. (More about local businesses, incomes and resources coming soon...)