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Carrots!

Posted on March 19, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

How come we’ve neglected carrots? The Raised Bed Gardener says carrots are ideal for containers and raised beds, they suit cooler climates, seed can be sown in containers at least 20cm deep  or raised beds in early March, they can be … Continue reading →

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Gardening in a gale, singing in the rain

Posted on March 17, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

  Big Dig Saturday March 16th at 11am was probably the maddest time to be out gardening. Icy rain, 33mph blustery winds, the garden paths turning to mud: but as Mary tweeted, ‘it’s not about poor weather, just poor choice … Continue reading →

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Big Dig Day Saturday 16 March

Posted on March 7, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s Big Dig Day on Saturday 16th March. To celebrate the national campaign to get more people involved in community food growing, we’ll be open between 11am and 2.00pm. Click here for Brighton Big Dig flyer. More on Big Dig … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on January 26, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

We are waiting. Gardens in the winter are suspended, resting … It’s been wet, very wet since the beginning of December and we had strong winds. The New Year was wet again, and then last week, the snow came and … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on January 3, 2013 by londonrdstationpartnership

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. This blog got about 3,400 views in 2012. We’re delighted people have wanted to find out more about what we do. It would be lovely to have … Continue reading →

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End of the season

Posted on November 6, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s getting cold. It’s sunny out there but the blue sky belies the real chill in the air. The light is fading now at around 4.30pm. With the low sun blocked by surrounding buildings, the gated plot is in shadow … Continue reading →

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Harvest supper 2012

Posted on October 16, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

It’s harvest time again. This year’s produce was rather more substantial than last year’s but with different successes and failures. This is the basket of final pickings that went into our harvest supper last Friday.

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Fighting for Flora

Posted on October 4, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

At London Road Station, we’re gardening on two tiny plots of land. We’re getting to the point where we could certainly work with more land. Every Open Day we have, more and more people express an interest in gardening with … 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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Photos from SE in Bloom

Posted on September 17, 2012 by londonrdstationpartnership

 

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