Saturdays @ Charlies Community Garden

Weekend plans

Jobs to be done: 31 October 2026

9 to 10am, followed by coffee and a chat.

Jobs outside the beds

Check for stink bugs on Cireus trees & remove, casrefully ensuring eyes are protected. Drown bugs in bucket of water.
Fertilise Cirrus trees with Cireus Food fertilise in plastic milk bottle in small shed.
Go to Shortlist Cafe to ask Han for some veggie scraps/ Lettuce leaves can be given to worm farms. & remainder to compost bins.
Some of the Raspberry suckers near lemon tree could be thinned to prevent competition with each other and the lemon tree.
Asparagus stems are looking thin. Spray them with Organix Harvest foliar spray as directed on the bottle.
Tend compost bins.
Wash bird bath & refresh water.

Bed-by-bed jobs

Bed 1. Transplant Sunflower into bed 5.Harvest Kale for your own use.

Arbor 1. Pick Sweet Peas. Decide if it’s time to remove the plants which are suffering from powdery mildew.

Bed 2. Harvest Beetroots, Coriander & Lettuce for your own use.

Arbor 2. Are Lebanese Cucumbers ready to train up the arbor?

Bed 3. Check to see if any Marigold seeds have germinated.

Fertilise the Beefsteak Tomato with Organix Harvest Foliar spray mixed according to directions on the bottle.

Arbor 3.Pick some Nasturtiums for your own use. Tend the plant removing leaves affected by powdery mildew & pruning extra shoots beyond the arbor frame.

Bed 4. Harvest some Chard leaves for your own use. Radish seeds planted last week have germinated - they may need thinning.

Arbor 4. Check if Sweet Pea is ready for removal. Tend Nasturtium - pick flowers, remove yellowing leaves, train tendrils onto frame.

Bed 5. Check the beans are climbing the frame. If they need extra height to climb, there is a very tall white frame by the shed which could be helpful.

Some of the poppies are ready to be removed. Spray four Zucchini seedlings with Organix Harvest foliar spray as directed on bottle.

Arbor 5. Lebanese Cucumbers may be ready to train onto the frame.

Bed 6. Pick Snow Peas.

Arbor 6. Train beans onto frame. Pick sweet Peas and remove plant if it’s well past producing more flowers.

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