Category Archives: Edible growing

Space for Growing Food

Posted on November 30, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

You can tell it’s winter. The layer of frost on my raised beds is a give-away sign, but more than that, I’m indoors. At a computer screen. Catching up on all those interesting documents I haven’t had time to read, … Continue reading →

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Raspberry harvest

Posted on September 18, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

Or perhaps Harvest’s raspberries?  Back in January, Harvest distributed free raspberry canes to community gardens in the city as part of their efforts to promote edible growing (see January blog). We had four. We planted two in the shadier central … Continue reading →

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Summer news from winter

Posted on August 22, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

I feel a bit of a fraud, posting about the London Road Station garden when I’m a hemisphere away, but e-mail messages having been coming in regularly over the last few weeks about LRSP activity. As I can’t be at … Continue reading →

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Our video: relive the mini-orchard event!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

Madaleine’s just finished the final edit of our first London Road Station Partnership video. Remember the mini-orchard event back in March? It’s all here …   Click to view our video!

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Spring greens

Posted on May 17, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s been a frustrating and confusing spring. The daytime temperatures have barely been in double figures, there have been strong winds and heavy rains. Usually at this time of the year, gardens are crying out for moisture. This year, we … Continue reading →

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Improving relationships

Posted on April 18, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

So far, no sign of the ruby-tinted spinach we seeded back in early March: too hot, too cold, too wet, too windy or perhaps it was the squirrels? Germinating seed is sometimes more difficult than you think, particularly in open … Continue reading →

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Mini-orchard planting

Posted on March 16, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

We had a very successful fruit tree planting last Sunday. Seven fruit trees were planted guided by Brighton Permaculture Trust, and all in all, around 50 people came along to celebrate and help dig in the trees. Pete West – our … Continue reading →

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More on our fruit trees

Posted on March 6, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

Work in the gated plot continued today with another raised bed being built, ready for our mini-orchard planting on Sunday. We’ve got a dustbin for planting a plum, and battens have been prepared for fixing the trellis wires for cordonning … Continue reading →

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Old Sussex apples and pears

Posted on February 15, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

No, not some local variety of Cockney rhyming slang, but the mini-orchard we’re planning for our raised beds at London Road Station … With the help of Brighton Permaculture Trust, we plan to plant three apples and two pears as cordons growing up … Continue reading →

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2012 planting plans

Posted on February 14, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

We’ve been been thinking for some time about what to plant in the gated plot where we grow edible plants. We were proud of last year’s two mange-tout, but the mange-tout and the runner beans were not very productive. We … Continue reading →

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