Weekend plans

JOBS TO BE DONE: 2-May 2026

9 to 10am followed by coffee and chat.

Great to be back. Can see the Garden is being visited by hungry foragers. A sign of the times I guess.

Jobs outside the beds 

1. We use fallen Autumn leaves to provide Carbon for our compost bins and now is the time to start collecting. I have some bags if you’d like to help.

2. Strawberry pots - prune off all strawberry runners, fertilise pots with blood & bone fertiliser then top dress with pea straw mulch.

3. Pinch out the remaining stalks from “scissor harvesting” of the French Sorrel then fertilise with Charlie’s Carp.

4. Pinch out remaining stalks from “scissor harvesting” of the Parsley in the pots on the southern fence.

Arbor 1. Plant Sweet Pea seeds

Bed 1. Dig up Kipfler Potatoes in the northern half of this bed. Carefully scoop out Garlic plants growing in the rear half of the bed so we have Garlic in the front half, Kipfler Potatoes in the rear half of this bed.

Arbor 2. Plant more Climbing Snow Peas.

Bed 2. Pinch out remaining stalks from “scissor harvesting” of the Parsley.
Plant baby beetroot seedlings.

Plant seedlings (looking for Fennel) on southern side of the frame.

Arbor 3. Train the Nasturtium onto the arbor frame.

Bed 3. Once again the Asian Greens have been heavily “scissor harvested”. These plants will continue to thrive if the remaining stalks are pinched out. Harvest for your own use.

Arbor 4. Plant a few Climbing Nasturtium seeds.

Bed 4. Rocket has also been unsustainably harvested and will respond well to some TLC. Harvest some for your own use. Cherry Tomatoes can be bagged and yellowing leaves can be removed with secateurs and placed into the green bin.

Arbor 5. 

Bed 5. Yellowing leaves can be removed with secateurs and placed in the green bin. Clusters of fruit can be protected in bags. Lateral shoots can be removed to enable better air circulation in the cooler, more humid weather.

Arbor 6. Plant Sweet Pea seeds. Harvest beans.

Bed6. Harvest Chard and Kale sustainably ie pinch only a couple of leaves close to the main stalk ensuring there is at least three leaves remaining.

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