A hot, dry May followed by a very wet July have made things challenging at Oldham's Northern Roots.
Volunteers are preparing to harvest leeks, aubergines, carrots and potatoes which are being grown at the siteVolunteers and staff at the UK's largest urban farm and eco-park have said its first growing season has been tough because of the unusual weather.
Farm and landscape manager Georgia Forsyth Sijpestijn said there was also "frost damage" at the start of 2023.The farm's team have been preparing to harvest leeks, aubergines, carrots and potatoes, which have been grown on the 160-acre regeneration site near Alexandra Park. "At the start of the year, we took some of our crops into our polytunnels and they got frost damage," she said."In July, the wet weather has meant more slugs and some of the tomatoes haven't grown that well, because it's not been sunny".
The site is undergoing many changes as the eco-park takes shape and two striking buildings, a learning centre and a visitor centre, will be built on the site, which will house classrooms, a cafe, an exhibition space and a shop.Ranger Sam Clayton said he had been "surveying the site to pinpoint the trees which had been suffering from Ash dieback disease".
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