Bitterne Park Growing Places (BPGP) will again celebrate home growing at its ‘Top of the Crops’ stand at Trifest on July 23 with a range of activities for adults and children.
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BPGP is a community group of local residents who share tips, advice and stories about growing their own food, as well as seeds, plants and tools to help anyone get growing.
Details from BPGP in their own words:
Photography competition - Submit your photos in the category ‘Look what I grew’ to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Tuesday 12 July. Competitors will be shortlisted by a local professional photographer. The winner will be selected on the day by visitors to the stand. Take a photo of any plant (or plants) that you have nurtured:
- It can be of a flower, fruit, vegetable, shrub, houseplant or even a weed.
You might have grown it from seed, taken a cutting, been given it or bought it. It doesn’t matter as long as you have looked after it.
It may be something that you are proud of, or something that has gone hilariously wrong. Either way, it brings a smile to your face.
The photo can have been taken at any time as long as it was taken by you.
Multiple entries are acceptable.
Please do not enter any photo that has previously won a prize.
Growing tips and advice - There will be an area for local growers to share their creative tips and advice about home growing. Do you grow vertically? Have you experimented with upcycling in the garden? Are you a pro in growing rare crops? We’re looking for unusual tips that people might not have heard of before that can be demonstrated. Join the Facebook group to share your tips or send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Gardening agony aunt and uncle - Two volunteer experienced gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions about growing veg and flowers. Bring your veg questions from 12 - 4pm and your flower questions from 1 - 3pm.
Plant and book giveaway - Save any spare plants and bring them down on the day for the plant giveaway. Please label the plants so we know what they are. If you have books about gardening or cooking that you no longer need, please bring them along for the book giveaway. You can also drop donations off at 77 Hillside Avenue. No magazines though please, as they’re hard to shift. Plants and books will be completely free on the day for anyone to take (you don’t need to have donated anything to take something home).
Fruit and veg surplus box - If you have any surplus from your garden, please bring it along for the surplus box. Anyone can take from the surplus box on the day, you don’t have to give to receive.
Kids activities - All you need to do for this is bring your kids on the day and encourage them to get involved. The activities will be based around getting kids interested in nature and home growing.
For more information about BPGP join their Facebook group or head to http://www.bpgp.org
• The Growing Places stand will be at TriFest in Riverside Park on Sat July 23 from 12pm - 4pm.