Nature Blog by Jenny Bourne
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Hallowe'en Dig/no dig
Thursday 31st October 2024
A mild, overcast and damp day for Hallowe’en; some of this season’s pumpkins and squashes will be being carved into scary faces, with a (well supervised!) tea light glowing inside for later this evening. Meanwhile I’ve been harvesting the last of the dried beans
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Red and gold
Tuesday 22nd October 2024
A prolonged spell of mild and intermittently very wet weather and it’s still not feeling very autumnal, apart from a bright Hunter’s Moon last week and cobwebs shimmering in early morning light.
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Biodiversity Projects
Thursday 3rd October 2024
Over the past years RPA volunteers have constructed and managed a range of projects that benefit site biodiversity and plotholders alike. One such feature is the native deciduous hedge that runs the length of the south perimeter side, now one of the longest complete hedges of its kind in Surrey.
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Compost season
Wednesday 18th September 2024
No frosts so far but a large harvest moon full last night and the first of the tender flower annuals have been casualties to cold mornings. Crops of brassicas, onions, leeks and shallots, fruit and the occasional gigantic courgette plant are all up for harvesting,
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AUTUMN SHOWS
Thursday 5th September 2024
It’s the RPA Autumn Show this Sunday, our very popular and well attended annual get together to celebrate all things growing successes of veg, fruit, flowers, preserves and cake making at the highly competitive Produce Show, Tallest Sunflower and Heaviest Pumpkin competitions…