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Green manures like these peas and beans are useful for suppressing weeds and improving soil on areas that are not currently growing crops to be harvested for food. Peas and beans are in the legume family and legumes are particularly good because they can fix nitrogen from the air into the soil via nodules in…

Along this north-west face of the upper half of our central wall (pause for breath) we have a number of plum and cherry trees. They were due for a good prune and retraining in keeping with the desired and attractive fan shaped structure. Several of our volunteers tackled the job last Tuesday evening. I’m told…

Despite our regular volunteering and opening sessions being in hibernation over the last couple of months, essential work has continued. In particular we have nearly completed winter pruning in our heritage orchard. Some trees had got too tall and have been reduced accordingly allowing them to focus their fruiting energy in areas that are more…

Our usual volunteer sessions are suspended and the walled garden is not open to visitors for the next few weeks. Some important routine tasks such as maintenance and winter pruning will still be carried out. We look forward to welcoming everyone back soon and will publish the restart dates in the course.

.. taken by our volunteer Jane. Not every day this autumn has had perfect weather but Wortley Hall Walled Garden is always a great place to be. We are still harvesting and new crops are growing.

On Sunday 15th October the amazing walled garden team of volunteers and friends laid on a brilliant event attended by hundreds of visitors. We received so many positive comments about the walled garden and sold loads of apples, juice, cake and other garden produce. Thanks to everyone who came and supported us on a beautiful…

Look around our heritage orchard and see if you can find which trees have names that match these clues.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/wortley-hall-how-a-group-of-volunteers-have-taken-on-the-walled-kitchen-garden-at-a-yorkshire-stately-home-famous-for-its-fruit-trees-4365296

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At the walled garden we are harvesting most months of the year. However, in this season that ‘fills all fruit with ripeness to the core’ we are definitely at our busiest in terms of picking, digging up and distributing. Current harvesting includes: Apples, pears and figs; salad leaves, cucumbers and tomatoes; aubergines, chillies and peppers;…