Chepstow Community Wildlife and Gardening Network

16/06/2020

Just picked these beauts from a friend's tree.

09/06/2020

My new patio water feature 🤣🤣

01/06/2020

Good morning all!
There's still time to plant tomatoes. It's easy to do and you don't need lots of room, a big garden or a greenhouse - you can plant in pots and grow bags :)

The best ways to grow a speedy crop of tomatoes, below.

20/05/2020

It’s World Bee Day! 🐝

Take a closer look next time you see a bee - can you identify which species it is?

11/05/2020

Share photos of your veg patch here 🥕

It doesn't matter how big or small, an allotment or a window box, let's see your patch.

I'll start with my rather 'relaxed' veg garden🍅

09/05/2020

First thing tomorrow. There will be tomato (Moneymaker and others?), Chilli (mixed) and Greek Basil plants outside my house on the Gloucester road, opposite the garage in Tutshill. Help yourself 😃

07/05/2020

I have some spare tomato plants, mostly Moneymaker and a couple of trailing plants.
I'm in Tutshill.

05/05/2020

This is great to do, especially with kids, as part of your daily exercise.

02/05/2020

It is with regret that the planned plant swap for next weekend is cancelled.

The decision to cancel was not an easy one but I felt that that people making non-essential trips and the possibility of groups gathering on someone's drive was not something I wanted to encourage. However, Individuals can continue to use this page to offer/request plants.

Thank you all for your interest and support and special thanks to everyone who said they would host on their drives.

Who knows, if there's still interest after the lockdown has been lifted we can revisit the idea of a plant (all plants, not just veg) swap again.

Happy gardening everyone!🍅

23/04/2020

Given the fantastic response we have had to the plant/seed swap on the 8/9 May we will definitely be going ahead 😁

We have confirmed venues in Tutshill, Garden City and Pwyllmeric but if there is anyone else willing to host a drop-off/pick-up on their drive please send me a message. The more venues we have the more people we can reach.

By all means use the page to advertise your swaps in the meantime, but please consider holding back some for the 'big event'. You could also start sowing some now, it's not too late - most veg seedlings will appear in 7-14 days.


🌻Chepstow Community Gardening Network working with Transition Chepstow🌱

22/04/2020

Is anyone interested in a vegetable plants/seeds swap?

🍅Date: 8/9 May

🥒3/4 locations (tbc) around Chepstow and Tutshill (so no-one has to drive).

🥕The idea is that you bring any surplus plants/seeds to leave or swap and if you see something you like take it away with you. This is a good opportunity for those of you new to gardening to try your hand at growing vegetables or to try to grow something new. First come, first served basis.

🥦The exchange areas will be cleared to allow for appropriate social distancing measures.

🥬Please comment here if you would be interested.

🧅Watch this space in the coming weeks for advice and info on veg gardening for beginners, getting children involved, how to plant veg in pots and more...