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All change at the nursery

4/4/2020

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Obviously life at the nursery has changed somewhat dramatically in the past few weeks.
Just as we were finishing winter tidying and prun- ing tasks, lockdown restrictions were imposed.

As a consequence, all our volunteers, bar Chris and myself, now have to stay away from the nursery. Luckily we had almost finished tidying and pruning the nursery. The last week we all gathered saw all the fruit trees judiciously pruned and the willow area tidied up. Currently chris comes in on fridays and myself(+my partner Anne) turn up on monday. 
Principally, we check the stratification boxes and water/weed, plus various other jobs. This arrangement seems to just about work at present, as times are quieter now. Saying that, on monday Anne and i were rather surprised to find 15 bags of seeds germinating. As a result of processing these bags the tables(above) are groaning with germinating seeds and seedlings growing robustly. Only 18 bags now remain in two boxes.

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The Guelder rose seedlings(pic. right) are looking exceptionally lively. Hopefully this means we will have plenty of seedlings to transplant in June, and therefore more sales stock in a year or two.
Hopefully the lockdown situation will have changed a little by then as the transplanting season represents a far busier time at the nursery. Chris and i may have to rethink the' two days a week with one person on each day' strategy. It is rather a cruel twist that all our volunteers have plenty of time to lend a hand, but an incapacity to actually turn up!
I do hope you are all keeping safe and well. I will  endeavour to provide more regular blog updates about the nursery. Feel free to comment on the blog. This can be also used as an open site to keep in touch with other volunteers and find out how each other are doing. Just use the comments option to let me know what you are up to and comment on each others comments!
​Stay safe and well

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Terry Crosswell
4/5/2020 02:48:02 pm

Great to see the update Martin. It sounds like you are coping ok so far and that the seeds are germinating well. Sadly I am on self isolation for 12 weeks so it will be some time before I see you all again. I hope you all stay safe and well and manage to stay on top of things as the weather improves. Best wishes to all from Terry.

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martin
4/6/2020 10:17:26 am

Lovely to hear from you Terry. At least you got in a holiday to Tenerife before isolation. Plenty of gardening, home improvements and diy now (incl. nest box building)? We are trying to find quiet places for the odd walk, doing some gardening and checking out what left-over paint we have, for minor redecorating. Keep in touch, Martin and Anne.

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Ann Trinick
4/6/2020 12:11:08 pm

Great to hear from you Terry and that you are staying safe in your self isolation . ..It has to be done sadly !
Martin and Anne you were busy last week -so many bags !!
I am really missing our plot like everyone else I expect and can’t wait to return ,meanwhile the blog is a good way to keep in touch so thanks Martin .
Best wishes to all , take care of yourselves xx

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