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Reviving Preston Circus planters

Posted on September 4, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Again, it’s been quite a tricky gardening year, with cold followed by hot, and not so much rain recently. It’s been particularly tricky at the Preston Circus planters, where we have to water with watering cans. We’ve just done some work trying … Continue reading →

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Propagating

Posted on September 3, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Late summer, and it’s time to propagate plants for next year. We’ll be doing some propagation this afternoon with rosemary and lavender from the station garden, pinks from the Preston Circus planters and perhaps even the dark begonias that we invested … Continue reading →

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Late summer pruning

Posted on August 28, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Our fruit trees are looking like shorn sheep – fresh and sprightly, relieved of their season’s over-exuberant growth. Bryn Thomas from Brighton Permaculture Trust visited last week as part of our fruit tree project. For the apples and pears, it’s … Continue reading →

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Short listing

Posted on August 12, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

A brief post – as I can’t keep up. We’re thrilled to have been shortlisted for two awards this summer – hoorah! We’re one of three stations shortlisted for Southern Railway’s ‘Tsars and Stars’ awards for ‘best community station’. Madeleine will be … Continue reading →

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You win some, you lose some …

Posted on August 12, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

Yellow courgette 11.8.13 We’re now into harvesting at London Road Station garden. We have climbing beans, yellow courgettes, raspberries, chard and sorrel, along with various herbs – sage, rosemary, oregano, chives, tarragon, thyme, dill and mint. Our beans are again … Continue reading →

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Variety – our tomatoes and courgettes

Posted on July 15, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

We’ve been wondering about the behaviour of our tomatoes and our courgettes, both of which are now doing well in the sun, but have particular, intriguing characteristics which have puzzled us. I’ve checked up on the varieties we’re growing to see … Continue reading →

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The art and science of watering

Posted on July 12, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s suddenly got hot. Temperatures have now been going over 20C for about 10 days. The French beans and the courgettes have perked up. But we haven’t had much rain for about 10 days. On Tuesday, our four water butts … Continue reading →

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Shady summer colours

Posted on June 23, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

We’ve not paid the shady triangle a lot of attention so far this year. It’s coming into its own with lush green growth everwhere: the fatsia japonica is huge, the ferns are growing up high again, we had to cut … Continue reading →

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Season’s successes so far

Posted on June 23, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

The successes so far have mainly been salads and other leaves. We’ve been harvesting rocket and lettuce regularly, and our cavalo nero is growing beautifully with edible bouquets being picked each Tuesday. The Unwins’ mixed lettuce leaves and rocket, seeds … Continue reading →

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The irony of neglect

Posted on June 12, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

It keeps happening: just as I am trying to nurture a new plant, nature laughs in my face and produces a fine specimen in a neglected area. It’s actually quite reassuring – it puts us in our place. It happened … Continue reading →

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