One man and his organic plot enjoys the harvest festival
Our head of horticulture Chris Collins soaks up the autumn harvest and colours in his allotment and balcony garden.
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One man and his organic plot looks back on a dry summer
As we approach the final part of what has been a challenging summer for all allotment holders, it is always good to look back and try to learn lessons from how the elements have affected plant growth throughout the growing season.
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Family-friendly potager garden wins award at autumn show
Our miniature potager garden with its inspiring take-home ideas for tiny gardens - and tiny gardeners - was awarded a Silver Gilt at the Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair.
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HSL seeks White Sprouting Broccoli
In the Heritage Seed Library we're always looking for seed varieties that we can rescue and we’re making a conscious effort to gather those that might otherwise be lost.
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September podcast now available
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Take five small steps to give nature a voice this Organic September.
If we all adopt organic gardening practices in our gardens, we can make an impact on the environment and preserve and attract insect life.
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Edible Playgrounds success in the Midlands
Garden Organic has been delivering the Edible Playgrounds project to schools since 2019. The project is in partnership with Trees for Cities, a charity that works with local communities to cultivate lasting change in neighbourhoods, whether it’s revitalising forgotten spaces, creating healthier environments or getting people excited about growing, foraging and eating healthy food.
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August podcast - allotment special with Rekha Mistry
This month sees the return of the National Allotment Week, an initiative let by the National Allotment Society, so we’ve got an allotment special podcast for you.
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Gardening during drought
Climate change is bringing more frequent extreme weather conditions to the UK and this means we need to adapt our growing habits. Extended periods of increased temperatures and heat waves can be damaging to our precious plants and can mean we need water just when it’s in short supply.
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July is here and thoughts turn to when to water, what to pick and what to feed
In this month's episode, Chris updates Fiona on his allotment and shares his approach to planting, influenced by years of working in parks. Sarah returns to talk to Garden Organic’s Director of Horticultural Science Dr Bruce Pearce.