Community Garden Project

Starts: Tuesday 16 Apr 2024

Places: 12 ( Left: 3 )

Time: 9.30am - 11.30pm

Duration: 6 months

Tutor: N/A

Price: € 0.00

Detail

The Benwiskin Centre Community Garden Project from 16th April 2024
Weekly sessions are held on Tuesdays from 9.30am - 11.30pm and will run until end of September/early October 2024.

As there is plenty of knowledge between current gardeners, the group had agreed to work together without a tutor when the project re-commenced this term.

With support from Sligo Co. Council, we received support for a Tutor to Join the group and the purchase of tools and soil for the community garden.

Sophie Skinner, Tutor, joined the group Tuesday, 21st August 2024. Sophie is holding a gardening workshop at The Benwiskin Centre on Tuesday, 17th Sept. Separate details will be posted on our Facebook page and wesbite for this. This is a free event, open to anyone that would like to attend.

Tasks are discussed between the group and delegated between the group on a weekly basis.

This project provides a great opportunity to:-

* Make new friends whilst learning / improving skills
* Learn to grow fruit and veg from seeds / seedlings
* Includes organic gardening, pesticide free
* Use of polytunnel and outdoor area
* Trying new plant varieties
* Use of seaweed/farm manure as fertiliser
* Seed saving
* Rotation of plant groups to minimise plant disease
* Composting
* Harvesting
* Visits to other local organic gardens
* Cook-up with garden produce at end of season

Newcomers are welcome to join the group at any time, with experience or without, come along, very informal relaxed course. For further details please call 071 9176721.