{"id":1713,"date":"2026-07-06T20:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/?p=1713"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:40:38","slug":"open-day-new-polytunnel-and-1st-donation-of-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/?p=1713","title":{"rendered":"Open Day, new polytunnel and 1st donation of vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Open Day was a success, helped by the best weather of the year so far. Volunteers helped on the day and the feedback was really positive. Special thanks to Maria who helped give the garden a festival feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Open Day at The Sanctuary Garden\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P-xOBOR255s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second commercial polytunnel, donated by Fiona and Richard is now up. Rather than cover it with polythene, we used some up-cycled environmesh that keeps out the birds and cabbage white butterflies. It also slows down the wind and makes the tunnel much warmer and the plants less battered by the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are planning to cover the top half of the tunnel with plastic and make it a dry work space to plant seeds, pot on and also run workshops. Thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewcarnegie.co.uk\/\" title=\"\">Carnegie Dunfermline Trust<\/a> for the grant to purchase the postcrete, posts, mesh and plastic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-id=\"1714\" src=\"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260630_122602-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260630_122602-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260630_122602-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260630_122602-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260630_122602-640x288.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260630_122602.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-id=\"1716\" src=\"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702_105643-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702_105643-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702_105643-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702_105643-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702_105643-640x288.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702_105643.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At last we have our first harvest of courgettes that was donated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/picts.org.uk\/\" title=\"\">Picts in Cowdenbeath<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"622\" data-id=\"1715\" src=\"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260706_111846.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260706_111846.jpg 280w, https:\/\/thesanctuarygarden.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260706_111846-135x300.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Open Day was a success, helped by the best weather of the year so far. 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