Despite the rain a brave bunch of dedicated diggers turned up to begin the work of transforming a patch of weedy wasteland (not that we’re the type of people who believe in ‘weeds’)…
…into an Apothecary Garden.
We began by selecting the plants we wanted to keep (there was already plenty of useful self-seeded plants such as sorrel, chestnut, dandelion, nettle, clover and elder) and then thinning out the rest so we could plant other food, herb and medicinal plants.
The rain was a bit of a pain, but at least it made pulling the plants out easier 😉
We then selected our plants…
…and marked them with our specially designed DUG tags…
Many hands made light (if wet…) work…
…and we soon had a wide variety of plants in place; including raspberry, mint, pak choi, rocket, chives, basil and oregano, to name but a few.
We’ll be back next week to continue planting during the New Fringe Exhibition party (don’t forget to bring some food and drink for the party if you’re joining us) and will be working on the garden throughout the summer.
If you’d like to join us or know of a patch of land which could do with a little TLC then leave your details via the contact form below…
Doncaster Urban Growers 
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