Our volunteers are making signs for our trees in Brighton
Growing Hollingdean look after 323 fruit and nut trees in the Hollingdean, Brighton area. These are found on the wonderful green spaces we have between our homes. These new tree labels, are hand painted by volunteers, to help volunteers identify them accurately to give them the care they need. And you to know what sort of tree they are and when they will fruit.
Anyone can join us to look after these trees. We really appreciate it when you report to us if they are damaged. If you are able to mulch and weed around a tree too, that is fantastic! Most important of all- please can enjoy their blossom, their shade and their fruit or nuts. All the wildlife will too including birds, small mammals and the insects we really all want to thrive.
See our Tree map here.
The Growing Hollingdean tree map shows where all the different trees are located. You will see how each tree species- the Latin name- is shown. Also, when to prune it, when it flowers and when it fruits. Why not join us to survey the trees or paint some labels?
Wanted FREE roof tiles for a community project in Hollingdean
Growing Hollingdean volunteers are looking for free roof tiles to print tree name labels in Brighton. Please contact us (below) if you have some and will will arrange collection. Thank you so much.
Growing Tips for February – Salad leaves indoors
Grow salad leaves at this time of year cut and come again lettuce or rocket will grow indoors on a window sill. Keep watering and you will see them start to grow in a few weeks. Get the kids involved, here’s how. One pack of seed will go a long way. Why not give a seeded pot to a family member or friend?
Come and join us for our next tree guardian volunteer session. Email us through our contact page here to let us know your coming.
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Thanks so much for your kind efforts in caring for nature, and in a way that we can take some nourishment from the fruits of said trees.
Can gladly keep an eye on local trees around the crossway area in Hollingdean if it helps. However, joyously taking care of the organic growth in our space means there’s always something taking up time & care here.. and as much as i would take pleasure in painting some tiles & surveying, regretfully i couldn’t offer myself to partake in events as unable to always guarantee am free & would possibly be letting others down, so best i commit to just doing what am able to do.
This year we donated a three year old fig (which we grew from seed right here in Hollingdean) at the church yard project on beal crescent and happily go over to ‘keep an eye on one of my babies’ at least once a week. Shall get across again come early spring and bring it some fertiliser/manure & proceed with strulch atop the roots (inonised straw mulch) throughout and continue to add a gradual build-up of woodchip mulch over next few weeks so fig is all set & able to retain more moisture and should then thrive when the hotter weather arrives. I’ll also feed her every 6 weeks throughout, which is included on my care chart, and shall check her water & ph at least once a week as per all my other food plants. When late spring arrives i shall probably bring a terracotta olla to insert in the ground and a water bottle that fits on top of the olla.. will then require less watering. Just realised I’ve pruned mini apple & pear trees, but didn’t prune fig yet. I’ll need to jog myself to recall the best time for fig pruning & get on that as I’ve others to get round also.
We have another fig which we also would like to donate please. If you could kindly offer advice please re whom might we address this with?
Take care. In gratitude and humility.
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