Lasagna Compost Making at Hervey Road

4 Goodgymers helped their local community in Greenwich
Cat Sowden
Sarah M
Rachel Henry
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Greenwich

Wednesday 10th July

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Football? What football?! On Wednesday evening the sun finally shone again as four GoodGymers met at Charlton House. After a nice lap of the park, we headed off to Hervey Road sports ground to help Richie with some tasks in the community garden. We were delighted to see the wildflower seeds recently planted were begin to grow, so one group was given the task of weeding the grass from this area. Richie told us the plan to germinate Yellow Rattle here (he’d traveled all the way to Scotland for the seeds!) which will help the wildflower meadow thrive. The second group was given the task of turning the compost, creating ‘lasagna layers’ of compost and dried grass. After a final fight with some determined brambles, we headed off (after solving the issue of having been locked in the grounds for the night!).

Well done team!


This task supported
Friends of Hervey Road Sports Field
to clear weeds on the perimeters of the Sports Field where we have planted little trees and want to sow wildflower seeds

protect and promote biodiversity where at present brambles, thistles and tuffets of grass and alkanet proliferate

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