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BENTHALL in April – 14.04. Workday

April 15, 2019 by bakeacake2

Apparently we’ve not worked at Benthall in April before. But that didn’t stop a great turnout and a good workout. The weather was fine, though quite cold.

The first task was to cut up a large bough which had come off a huge conker tree. This provided something for everyone … brash, bonfire, and the big bowsaw!

An early cake o’clock gave the fire chance to get going. After this, a few remained to continue with the fire. Nick took the rest of us to look at the second task.

On a large scale, this was like the beginning of one of those multi-square puzzles, where you move one square to create a space for the next.

From here …
via many, Many, MANY barrow-loads!
… to here …
… leaving what was once part of the pigsty clear to take plants from the cold-frame.

The final piece of the puzzle will be growing salads for the tearoom, in the cold-frames.

Finishing a bit early, Nick took us for a short tour around the garden, and back ‘in time for tea’!

(Much better than ‘raking grass’!)

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