Bradford and Bingley Canoe Club

In the morning we finished off this section of the work at the canoe and kayaking club. We cut back some of the side growth of the trees on the bank. On the bank side near the spilings we planted some willow sticks, firming them into holes made by the crow bar, making sure they were the right way up! They should take root and form another section of protection for the banking. 

After tidying away all the willow debris we set off to the orchard for our afternoon’s work installing the timber bed edging for one of the veg beds. The shaping spaces team had started the job but it hadn’t been as easy I suggested as the timberlocks did not go easily through the lovely oak sleepers. Instead we used site pegs to nail the timber in place, once we had positioned and squared it. Some of the well-rotted compost was added to the soil and garlic was planted in one section of the bed. 

SupervisionIn the grass near the greengage we planted a small packet of crocuses, adding to some Amanda planted with Shaping Spaces last week. The final bulbs to be planted were some Allium spaerocephalon; along with the crocuses these will provide nectar for the bees and butterflies. We choose to buy ‘ecobulbs’ to avoid planting flowers with systemic neonicotinoids.