Monthly Archives: October 2022

A Very Friendly Afternoon of Seasonal Activity

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Friends of Parkinson’s Park would like to thank everyone who came to Apple Day and helped produce the juice. Such a productive team – we must have produced over 10 gallons.🏆 Hope you all enjoy it; if you took some home it needs to be used within 3-4 days, or frozen for later use. Many thanks to Chris Parapia and Jennifer Kirkby for the delicious apple cakes.

Every apple was used, and the waste pulp has now been put around the apple trees, it will mix with the falling leaves to form a mulch and feed the trees. That in turn will help with the mycorrhizal growth – beneficial fungi for good root growth. 🍄

Thank you as well to all those who planted daffodils, or who took bulbs to do so later – around 450 in all. They need to be planted by mid November, in a 4 inch deep hole, pointy end upwards. Then we can look forward to a joyful, spirit lifting display next spring.🌱

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APPLE JUICING AND BULB PLANTING – SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER, 2pm – 3.30pm

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On Sunday, we are celebrating Autumn’s bounty and planting in hope for a beautiful Springtime display.

Bring along your garden and windfall apples for juicing and collect some daffodil bulbs for planting around the Park, including the approaches along Kelcliffe Lane, Oxford Avenue, Greenshaw.

Apples juicing is a good way to ensure that apples are put to good use, and not wasted. They need to be in a reasonable condition, ie not rotting, and it would be helpful if you can wash them before you bring them. They are cut up and crushed for juice that lasts 3 – 4 days if left in a fridge, longer if frozen. (Bring a bottle/jug to put it in.) We are supported in this by Urban Harvest.

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APPLE DAY 30th OCT, 2 – 3.30PM

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The weather looks awful tomorrow 23rd October, so we are postponing Apple Day to Sunday 30th October.

GATHER UP YOUR GARDEN APPLES AND COME ALONG

Every year FOPP hires the apple juicing kit from Urban Harvest for local people to make use of all those unwanted apple crops that would otherwise go to waste. (You may have seen Monty Don doing it on last week’s Gardener’s World.)

This year there has been a bumper apple crop, so if you have run out of apple baking ideas, bring them along to our Apple Day, help make some juice and take some home- this can be kept in a fridge for 3-4 days or frozen.

All apples will be mixed together to create a blend and the juice shared out – bring a plastic container if you’d like some. It would be helpful if you can wash the apples before your bring them.

We’ll also have some apple recipes to try

There are still apples around the Park to gather up. So we’ll be sending out foragers to gather those.

If it has rained make sure you have sturdy footwear, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Clean hands are also vital.