Yesterday we visited Ynys Hywel Farm in Cwmfelinfach. In partnership with the Parent Network the farm has opened an allotment for people to use from 12:00 – 2:00pm every Wednesday. Thanks to Theresa Heal and team for showing us around this great project for the community. If you would like to give a hand and learn how to grow and plant your own fruit, veg, and flowers, please contact the Parent Network. You might even get lucky like us and have the opportunity to bottle feed the lambs.
Yesterday our volunteers started work on a third plot at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery. John showed Gethin, Rees, Sam and Morgan how to plant leeks, broccoli, and calabrese, which is another type of Broccoli. Our volunteers helped to cultivate the land using a hoe to break up the soil before sowing the seeds. The broccoli should be ready to harvest 55-85 days after seeding, and the leeks 120-150 days.
Thanks to Paula and Sarah for popping by to say hi and for having a go at weeding – it was lovely to see you. If you would like to volunteer with us we are at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens every Tuesday morning from 10.30 until 12.30.
Yesterday, at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens and Nursery, our volunteers built a wigwam support and planted runner beans. They also planted courgettes and French beans. Thanks to John for all his help and for showing us the best way to utilise all the space on our plot. The carrots, onions and broadbeans are slowly starting to sprout and the fruit trees are all looking really good.
Our volunteers sowed the courgette seeds by planting them individually on their sides and spaced them out to give them room to grow. They have also been covered to encourage growth and to stop the slugs and snails snacking on them. The French beans have been sown outside as there is no longer a risk of frost. They have been planted directly in the ground and should be ready to harvest in around forty-five days’ time.
Yesterday morning, Caerphilly People First volunteers Sam, Morgan, Amy and Rees worked on our new fruit plot at the TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery in Gilfach. The vegetable plot is starting to take shape and is looking much better now the weeds have been cleared, and the sun was shining, making it the perfect morning for working outdoors. The blackberries and blueberries our volunteers planted last week are also looking good. If you would like to volunteer with us at TARAGGAN, we are there every Tuesday morning from 10.30am onwards.
Today volunteers Sam, Gethin, Morgan, Rhys and Adrian began working on a second gardening plot we have obtained at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery, which we will use to grow fruit. John showed us how to transplant the blackberries and blueberries from pots into the ground, and how to look after them. The other plot (the vegetable plot) is looking good after a bit of weeding, and so far we have planted broad beans, onions, potatoes, carrots, beetroot, blackberries, and blueberries. Well done everyone – you are doing a fantastic job.
At our most recent gardening session volunteers planted carrots, onions, and potatoes. Thank you, John, for all your advice and for teaching us how to plant the seeds and potatoes correctly. Our volunteers always look forward to working on our plots at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery, and next week we will be planting green beans and zucchini in the greenhouse.
Working outdoors is great for your well-being and mental health. If you would like to volunteer with us, we visit the gardens every Tuesday from 10.30 until 12.30.
Finally, after weeks of rain, this week we had the perfect weather to work on our plots at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery. Volunteers Sam Evans and Gethin Chamberlain planted mixed beetroot, which will grow into a mixture of colours – red, white gold, and the unusual pink ringed chioggia, giving a variety of flavours for salads.
Caerphilly People First Volunteers are at TARAGGAN every Tuesday morning from 10.30 until 12.30. Working outdoors is great for your well-being and mental health, so if you would like to join our gardening team, please get in touch.
This week we visited our plots at TARAGGAN and decided it was too cold to get the tools out, so our volunteers had a look at the space we have and how we can best utilise our plots.
Sophie wants to grow sweetcorn, Morgan wants to grow carrots, Sam wants to grow beans, Chris wants to grow potatoes, Anthony wants to grow courgettes, and Gethin would like to grow grapes. On this day, we visited Woodfields Nursery garden centre in Ystrad Mynach to purchase the seeds for these items, plus seeds for broccoli and beetroot. We can’t wait to see the results, and we’d like to thank John from TARAGGAN for giving us give us the best advice and help, as always.
This week Caerphilly People First Volunteers have been hard at work on their garden plots, planting broad beans.
Broad beans are packed with a whole host of vitamins and minerals, and including them in your diet can be beneficial to your bones, brain function, and immune system. Broad beans take 16 to 20 weeks to reach maturity and can be planted from February onwards, for harvest throughout the summer. We are looking forward to picking them and eating them when the time comes.
Caerphilly People First Volunteers are at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery in Gilfach every Tuesday morning from 10.30am onwards, so feel free to pop along if you would like to get involved.
Yesterday the group took part in a couple of healthy outside activities. During the morning we restarted work on our allotment at TARAGGAN Educational Gardens & Nursery after the winter break. It was lovely to see John again and we’d like to thank him for tending to our plot throughout the winter. Our volunteers couldn’t wait to get back to their tools and prepare the plot to plant broad beans next week.
Lunch was followed by a brisk walk in the beautiful sunshine. Connecting with nature and working outdoors is so important and has so many physical and mental benefits. Our members have been looking forward to this day, and really enjoyed it.
Our volunteers meet at TARAGGAN every Tuesday at 10.30am, so if you would like to get involved please get in touch.
