St Anne's Park, Dublin

Again, I am on the mailing list for the GIY Clontarf group, and got the following email;

Hi Everyone,

Would you like GIY to text a reminder for upcoming meetings?  If you would, please email your mobile number to Aidan at akennedy@circa.ie  and enter GIY in the subject box. Looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting on 16th February.

Valerie and GIY Clontarf

The date and time for the spring meeting is established:

The meeting will take place on Saturday 18^th February and we are to meet in the Red Stables at 10.00am.  Noel McEvoy is in the process of writing to everyone informing them of this, and as Noel has said, attendance will be vital as we determine how to continue with the walled garden allotment project.  It is, as it as it has always been, a collaborative project, and as Noel’s department is experiencing the effects of severe manning and budgetary cutbacks should we hope to continue with the project we will all have to lend a hand so-to-speak.

Everyone should receive official notification of the time and date over the coming week…

Hi all,

Just by way of update.  A number of people have asked about the manure heap, its source and its position.  All relevant enquiries and timely too.  I have spoken to the person who delivers this manure and asked him to desist from bringing any further manure drops down to the walled garden for the time being, informing him that if ,and when we require more, we will contact him.  I suppose it is a good source of free organic material, but we had better utilise it and not allow it to remain heaped.   manure for veggie plot should be quite well rotted, and though Joe Brougham (at least I think that’s his name) has been supplying this manure it is fresh from the stable floor, so ideally it needs a couple of months of weathering before being truly beneficial.  But with all the new tenants beginning to work plots, and others being prepared for planting up in a number of months, the the pile of manure currently in place should not be long in being used, and I think we should re-think our strategy and location for future manure and compost drops, but we’ll get back to you all on this…

Hello All,

This is not a promo, oh no! But it is a little info for some who may be interested.

Personally I am not a big fan of weekly/monthly gardening magazines.  They do serve a purpose and there’s no doubting that they have their own avid readers; whereas I prefer to learn hands-on, so-to-speak…but, with that said, with this month’s edition of the BBC Gardeners World magazine, there is a handy and informative pull-out and drop-down fruit and veg guide which you may find useful.  Someone bought me a copy of the magazine and I think the pullout guide is an easy reference source…just thought I’d pass it on…

JJK

I am on the mailing list for GIY Clontarf – and received the following update for anyone interested….

Happy New Year from GIY Clontarf.

Our first meeting of the New Year will be at 6.30 on Thursday, 19 January in the Raheny Library.  Our speaker is Craig Benton from Foodwaste.ie (Government sponsored initiative) who will talk on COMPOSTING (a subject dear to many of our hearts and really important for healthy crops).

We hope you have had a chance to look over the seed catalogue, and we will be taking orders at the January meeting as they have to be in by the first week in February.  Please bring your order form and the cash to pay for your seeds.  Looking forward to seeing you then,

Valerie and GIY Clontarf.

Hi Committee Members

Happy new year.  I was in the allotments today and I notice that there is no pressure at the water supply situated between Plots 61/62. I am Plot 62. It flows very weakly but not enough to use a hose. I was hoping that you could report it to the council and ask them to take a look before both plots get heavy into the season and have crops planted.

The reason being is that last year they done some work on this water supply and they broke the perimeter fence of my plot as well as spreading gravel over a large part of my plot. It would be great if they could take a look at this now so as to not damage any crops in the next few months. I hope to grow potatoes in this general area. I checked other water points and there were no issues with them.

If they have to damage Plot 62 again this time out can we come to prior agreement that they will fix any damage caused. Like everybody else I have worked hard on the plot last year and would like to keep it as it is.

I would greatly appreciate your help in getting the issue resolved. If you could keep me up to date that would be great. Thanks a lot for your help.

Wayne O Cuana - Plot 62

Does anyone know where I can get lenghts of decking timber – preferably free!!!