April has brought all different kinds of weather and this has had an effect on the orchard and the work we have been able to carry out. Many of the jobs have been delayed, however the cold start to Spring has meant that the weeding and grass cutting didn’t start until the end of the month.
The beginning of the month still saw the orchard water logged, however, the rhubarb didn’t seem to mind the cool, wet weather.
As the weather slowly warmed up and the sun began to shine, the fruit trees began to wake up and by the end of April the blossom started to appear. The plum trees were the first to show their flowers followed by the apple trees and the nut trees. We also wanted to add to the diversity of wild flowers abd the marsh marigolds flowered for the first time in April.
The members of the orchard also made great progress on the new seating area. There is much more information about this on our Project page.
Lanchester Community Orchard 