Basic Allotment Gardening: Surviving the First 6 Months

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Interested in growing your own produce? Starting an allotment can be daunting, so this workshop aims to build confidence and skills for surviving the first six months.

Join experienced tutors from Black Mountains College for a free taster session in basic allotment gardening - no experience or equipment needed.

Free refreshments, parking and toilets at each venue.

What will I learn?

• An introduction to starting out and planning
• Learn about weeding, and plant and soil care
• Have a go at building a raised bed using hand and power tools

What to bring on the day:

• Wear comfy, weather-appropriate clothes for being outdoors
• A water bottle
• Optional: notebook and pen

How to book a place:

• Choose the location and date most convenient for you and select 'book here'
• Each workshop is the same content, so you just need to book once unless you're keen to do it twice!
• Spaces are limited to 15 at each session.

Workshop Locations and Dates:

All sessions run 11am - 1pm

• Thu 5^th March - Meadow Street Community Garden, Pontypridd CF37 1UD (Google Maps link here)
• Fri 6^th March - Down to Zero, Talbot Green, CF72 8PN (Google Maps link here)
• Sat 7^th March - Down to Zero, Talbot Green, CF72 8PN (Google Maps link here)
• Sun 8^th March - Meadow Street Community Garden, Pontypridd CF37 1UD (Google Maps link here)
• Fri 13^th March - Crop Cycle, Treherbert, CF42 5PA (Google Maps link here)
• Sat 14^th March - Crop Cycle, Treherbert, CF42 5PA (Google Maps link here)
• Thu 19^th March - Cynon Valley Organic Adventures, Abercynon CF45 4SE (Google Maps link here)
• Fri 20^th March - Cambrian Village Trust, Tonypandy, CF40 2XX (Google Maps link here)
• Sat 21^st March - Cynon Valley Organic Adventures, Abercynon, CF45 4SE (Google Maps link here)
• Fri 27^th March - Maes Newydd Garden Centre, Aberdare, CF44 8HU (Google Maps link here)

Cymraeg

Hanfodion Garddio Rhandir: Goroesi'r 6 Mis Cyntaf

Diddordeb mewn tyfu eich cynnyrch eich hun? Gall dechrau gweithio ar randir fod yn frawychus, felly nod y gweithdy hwn yw magu hyder a sgiliau ar gyfer goroesi'r chwe mis cyntaf.

Ymunwch â thiwtoriaid profiadol o Goleg y Mynydd Du am sesiwn flasu am ddim ar hanfodion garddio rhandir – does dim angen unrhyw brofiad nac offer arnoch chi.

Lluniaeth am ddim, parcio a thoiledau ym mhob lleoliad.

Beth fydda i'n ei ddysgu?

• Y camau cyntaf a chynllunio

• Dysgu am chwynnu, a gofalu am blanhigion a phridd

• Rhoi cynnig ar adeiladu gwely uchel gan ddefnyddio offer llaw a thrydan

Beth fydd ei angen arnoch chi ar y diwrnod:

• Gwisgwch ddillad cyfforddus sy'n briodol ar gyfer y tywydd a’r awyr agored

• Potel ddŵr

• Dewisol: llyfr nodiadau a beiro

Sut i gadw lle:

• Dewiswch y lleoliad a'r dyddiad mwyaf cyfleus i chi a dewiswch 'archebu yma'

• Mae pob gweithdy yr un peth, felly dim ond un sydd angen i chi ei archebu oni bai eich bod yn awyddus i'w wneud ddwywaith!

• Mae lle i 15 ym mhob sesiwn.

Lleoliadau a Dyddiadau'r Gweithdai:

Mae'r holl sesiynau yn rhedeg 11am - 1pm

• Iau 5ed Mawrth - Gardd Gymunedol Meadow Street, Pontypridd CF37 1UD (Google Maps yma)

• Gwe 6ed Mawrth - Down to Zero, Tonysguboriau, CF72 8PN (Google Maps yma)

• Sad 7fed Mawrth - Down to Zero, Tonysguboriau, CF72 8PN (Google Maps yma)

• Sul 8fed Mawrth - Gardd Gymunedol Meadow Street, Pontypridd CF37 1UD (Google Maps yma)

• Gwe 13eg Mawrth - Crop Cycle, Treherbert, CF42 5PA (Google Maps yma)

• Sad 14eg Mawrth - Crop Cycle, Treherbert, CF42 5PA (Google Maps yma)

• Iau 19eg Mawrth - Cynon Valley Organic Adventures, Abercynon CF45 4SE (Google Maps yma)

• Gwe 20fed Mawrth - Ymddiriedolaeth Pentref Cambrian, Tonypandy, CF40 2XX (Google Maps yma)

• Sad 21ain Mawrth - Cynon Valley Organic Adventures, Abercynon, CF45 4SE (Google Maps yma)

• Gwe 27ain Mawrth - Canolfan Arddio Maes Newydd, Aberdâr, CF44 8HU (Google Maps yma)