The Westbury-on-Trym Library Group with help from SusWoT have planted a selection of runner beans to replace the broad beans. There are three varieties of bean which will be available for library users to pick this summer. The green runner beans, Moonlight and Firestorm, need to be regularly picked to encourage new growth so please …
Library garden runner beans have replaced broad beans Read More »
The Beans sown in February are now being harvested and reports are that they are delicious. They need to be eaten now! It is hoped that we will be able to plant out some more things in a week or so, perhaps tomatoes, borlotti beans and courgettes. Plants are still available for planting out from …
A Library Garden for Westbury A group of people some from SusWoT some from the library planted broad bean seeds in the new library garden at the end of November. Now they have started to come up!
SusWoT Get Growing Day This Saturday 2 June SusWoT has its Get Growing Day at 47 Abbey Road from 12 noon to 5 pm. The Community Garden on Stoke Lane, behind the Co-op, is also open from 1 pm to 4 pm. Some of the Tomatoes on sale tomorrow SusWoT will be selling tomato plants …
These tomatoes are now ready to be planted out! SusWoT will be selling tomato plants at just 50p each at the Westbury Fair on Saturday. We will be in the Doctors Car Park. The Fair is open from 11 am until 3:30 pm. Varieties available include Sungold (the sweet cherry tomato), alicante, shirley and tumbler …
SusWoT Tomato Plants for Sale this Saturday at Westbury Fair Read More »
On Saturday 11 people managed to pot up all the tomatoes, over 1000. Those not shown above were sifting garden compost! It is planned to use these plants to encourage people to grow their own by selling them at 50p a go at various events in Westbury-on-Trym.
This Saturday 21 April we need to pot these: Into these We have about 800 tomato plants. We are starting at 1pm on Saturday in Abbey Road and hope to finish by 5pm. We also need about 200 more pots. If you have 10cm (3 1/2 inch) pots that is ideal we don’t lreally …
OUR AIM We aim to help local people start to grow their own. We have been doing this since 2011. We try to get people started by providing plants that are ready to be grown on. We started with tomatoes about 1500 of them! And have since moved on to about a dozen different vegetables. …
Can you help SusWoT to get more people to grow their own? Read More »
SusWoT will be at the National Trust apple pressing event which runs from 11am to 3pm. We will also be showing off one of our wormeries and selling overwintering broad beans seeds very cheap to plant in the next month. Bring along some apples and go home with some tasty, fresh juice. Don’t forget to …
Apple Pressing Saturday 18 October at Falcondale Road Allotments Read More »
SusWoT has its own category at the Village Show this year. There are three SusWoT Categories at the village show. You will need to enter by 5pm on Tuesday 2 September, Entry Information is here. Class TITLE 91 Plant or Produce Grown from SusWoT Seeds or Plants Open to All 92 My First Plant or Produce …
Enter The Westbury-on-Trym Village Show Sat 6 September Read More »
