wilbara
Clearing the weeds
Posts: 29
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Post by wilbara on Feb 6, 2022 14:08:07 GMT
SOME YEARS AGO MY GRANDAUGHTER AND I LAID OUT A GARDEN WHICH
WAS VERY SIMALAR TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.
EXCEPT FOR ONE BIG DIFFERANCE.
IT WAS COMPLETLY ENVIOMENT FRIENDLY.
THE BIG BEDS ON THE SIDES CONTAINED BLACKCU RRANTS.
REDCURRANTS,GOOSEBERRIES AND ROSES.
EVERYONE OF THOSE PLANTS WERE VARITIES THAT HAD THE RHS AWARD
FOR BEING VARITIES THAT WERE ATTRACTORS TO BEES,BUTTERFLYS AND
OTHER INSECTS.
THE FLOWERS IN THE SMALLER BEDS WERE ALL INSECT ATTRACTORS.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PLOT WERE TWO GREENHOUSES ,ONE OF WHICH
WAS OCCUPIED MORE BY TWO GROUPS OF CHILDREN POTTING AND PLANTING
THAN MYSELF.
THIS GARDEN COULD COME TO LIFE AGAIN IN THE COMMUNITY GARDEN
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT.
ITS UP TO YOU.
ARE YOU WILLING TO PUT THE EFFORT IN
WHO KNO WS IT MIGHT EVEN WIN BOUQUETS LIKE THE ORIGINAL DID
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David
Clearing the weeds
Posts: 49
Allotment site: America Lane
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Post by David on Feb 8, 2022 8:57:14 GMT
Sorry I have been out of the game for a while (Hospital and Phenomena - The Trouble with getting old)
I am all in favour of creating a better for our young people as they are the future
I am a little disappointed that 47 people have read the post and no one sticks their hand up
I know you all think of your little allotment is to where escape and hide from life's problems
But we are all facing the changing future of Climate and what it could mean to our future gardening
Its about time we were seen to being more proactive and encouraging our youngsters to take up the challenge
That is why i started the wildflower garden at the front of the allotment (The local neighbourhood have helped in preparing the plot - Thanks to them)
A lot of young persons from the local hub would love to be involved and act as volunteers to help us old time persons with the heavy digging
The Climate is going to force us all to face up to the change that we must all make sooner than we think?
I know this will upset many of you (and i apologise in advance) but we need to take the control of our own destines or in a couple of years you will have no plots to cultivate
Regards David
Count me in with your Package - lets see what others are prepared to do
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wilbara
Clearing the weeds
Posts: 29
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Post by wilbara on Apr 8, 2022 10:24:07 GMT
THE ENVIOMENT ISSUE GOES ON AND PEOPLE KEEP RUSHING FORWARD TO SAY THEY
ARE DOING THEIR BIT.
BUT ARE THEY ,ARE YOU?
HOW MANY OF YOU,GIVE A THOUGHT TO HOW YOUR MOBILE PHONE CAME INTO YOUR
HANDS.
DID YOU GIVE A THOUGHT TO HOW THE RAW MATERIALS FOR THAT PHONE WAS
OBTAINED,OR DID YOU MIND BLANK ON THE ISSUE.
ALL THAT OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT YOU HAVE GOT STORED IN YOUR HOUSE
THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS USED WHEN YOU VISITED THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT
DID YOU QUERY HOW THE EQIPMENT THEY USED GOT THERE
WHEN YOU TELL YOUR CHILDREN THAT GROWING WILD FLOWERS IS WONNDERFUL
DID YOU SAY THAT GROWING VEGETABLES CAN BE JUST AS WONDERFUL AND IT HAS
THE ADVANTAGE OF FILLING SOMEONES BELLY.
IF NOT YOURS PERHAPS THE OLD AGE PENSINORS DOWN THE ROAD.
AS FOR THE AMERICA LANE SITE SHOULD NOT THE EMPHIS BE ON GROWING VEGTABLES
NOT WEEDS.
A ROW OF RUNNER BEANS OR BROAD BEANS ATTRACTS MORE OF OUR FLYING FRIENDS
THAN ANY WILD FLOWERS.
MANY HERBS DO THE SAME THING.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ON THE SITE GROW EVEN THE BASIC HERBS ON THEIR PLOT
WHY NOT.
THEY SUPPLY Haven for bees AND MORE IMPORTANT BUTTERFLYS
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