Radbourne Walk - putting our plan into action

On Saturday morning (1st February)  a group of Northfield allotment plot holders and local residents got together to put a plan into action. Luck was with them because the sun shone - not a drop of rain fell all morning.

Rubbish had to be cleared, muddy paths made clean and a new meadow created for Ealing

Plot 243 - Day 3

I have a favourite TV programme - it's called DIY SOS. They help people who have become overwhelmed with the task of extending their home. Some poor soul works every weekend, every evening, every spare moment - but the building work never seems to be finished. Then maybe illness slows them down and it all grinds to a halt. At DIY SOS they bring expertise - but importantly they throw a lot of people at the problem. 

Well plot 243 is our problem - unloved and supposedly uncultivateable. To get this plot cleared we would need plenty of people to volunteer their time and get stuck in. 

I stood on the plot this morning at 10.15 and wondered if anyone would turn up....

Plot 243 - Day 2

So, today was day-two on plot 243. 

On day-one we used brush cutters and strimmers, today it was rakes and a box of matches.

The strimming and several years of neglect had left behind a lot of plant material to clear away. We've spent the day raking it up .

Plot 243 - Uncultivateable.

We have a plot - unloved and neglected - in the corner of the site. It has been left unused for a long time and the longer it is left the worse it will get. It's really sad because it is a great plot, the soil is good and there are even some raised beds. There are two fruit trees, raspberries, holly for a Christmas wreath, and you can see bulbs pushing through the soil. It is close to a gate and water - what more could you want.

Paul with the brush cutter - tackling the denser brambles