Seeding in the dark - no bulbs needed!

Heading East

It was a small team that managed to get themselves to Southwick this week ( despite traffic chaos) to give a helping hand to Carol and her Eastbrook community gardeners.

Having set off in the light and warmth 50 minutes earlier, I don;t think I was the only one to have forgotten just how quickly the light goes at this time of year and how chilly it can get too!

Massive thank you to my trusty team

Huge kudos must be given out to my team tonight BelindaJohnGillybean and Duncan for their hard work and for going the extra mile outside of our borough!

As soon as we got there Carol gave us instructions for our task in the orchard. We set about digging out a border around the trees. This involved lifting out large chunks of turf with either a fork or a spade. There was some discussion as to which group had a tougher job ! There is no doubt that the group with the spade were much neater !

With the turf debris being snuffled away to be recycled the bulb planting commenced . Following this we blended the wild flower seeds with sand then sprinkled them and trod them in.

50 minutes later, even with the help of torches. it got too dark to safely continue and we called time on it.

With some night mode group photos and a quick tour by Duncan of the newly refurbished gym and studios in the leisure centre we all set off home again.

Have a great week all of you and hope to see you at Byron Road together with fitness on the seafront !

Julia xx