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Bigger, better and as smiley as ever

Bigger, better and as smiley as ever

The South London Master Gardeners had a bumper crop of activityin the autumn of 2011. There are: 72 volunteers supporting community growing and mentoring households 24 new MGs joined the programme at our fourth foundation training in September training and boosted numbers significantly. After the 12-month reviews with our second cohort from October 2011 (two [...]

New Year – get ready for windowsill sowing

New Year – get ready for windowsill sowing

Before you know it, it’ll be time to sow so why not prepare by making this DIY windowsill light reflector?  It’s fun to make and will ensure your seedlings  have the warmth and light they need to grow strong and straight. Click here to access the step by step instructions Have a look  here at [...]

Winter jobs – planning and more

Winter jobs – planning and more

Use winter to plot, plan and develop your growing.  There’s a whole lot of joy to be had looking at seed catalogues online, or getting them in the post and perusing in bed, curled up on the sofa, on the commute.  However, selecting can be mind boggling, given the wonderfully wide range of varieties plant [...]

Peckham Seed Swap and Social

Peckham Seed Swap and Social

Twenty or more of the South London Master Gardeners met up in Peckham for a really enjoyable swapping of experience, seeds and stories. Annina’s three-cornered onions were pounced on among dire warnings of  their invasiveness. ‘You have to keep cropping them!’, went the cry. Celia shared drying beans from Greece, Garden Organic provided hardy pea [...]

Cut!

Cut!

Which way round do the secateurs go? Is this a lateral bud or a fruiting spur? Which is the leader? These were among the strongly-pondered questions at our training on autumn pruning of fruit trees. 20 North and South London MGs joined forces at Millfields Community Orchard in Clapton which is sited in the lee [...]

Master Gardeners' blog posts

Sprouting Alfalfa!

Sprouting Alfalfa!MG Aphoung writes: Is it too cold outside? Lets start the year with Organic seed sprouting! I’ve chosen Organic Alfafa seeds by Chase Garden. They are really great to add to your salad or morning shakes! Not only will they sprout in 3-5 days, they take up little room… and they are very nutritious! Photo [...]

Streatham Common Community Garden

Swiss roll cuttings

Events

Feb 19th: Seed Sowing at Streatham Common Community Garden

Feb 19th: Seed Sowing at Streatham Common Community GardenStreatham Common Community Garden is a thriving new initiative on what used to be the Park’s nursery area. Come and join them for their seed sowing day and get the growing year started! Come and sow a seed to be grown on in greenhouses and planting out later in the year.You’ll also be able to [...]

Feb 20th: Master Gardeners and friends drinks and seed swap

Feb 25th: Bonnington Square Community Garden Work/Green Gym Day

News

Bigger, better and as smiley as ever

Bigger, better and as smiley as everThe South London Master Gardeners had a bumper crop of activityin the autumn of 2011. There are: 72 volunteers supporting community growing and mentoring households 24 new MGs joined the programme at our fourth foundation training in September training and boosted numbers significantly. After the 12-month reviews with our second cohort from October 2011 (two [...]

leafmould – best organic practice

Peckham Seed Swap and Social

Case Studies

Jo’s starting seedlings

Jo’s starting seedlingsMG Jo writes: I’ve just spent 2.5 hours making paper pots which I’ve filled with compost  and a variety of different tomato seeds, basil and chilli peppers which now all have pride of place in propergators  on my window ledge. I am starting a monthly growing workshop on 27th January at one of Wandsworths sheltered [...]

Kathleen and community container growing

update from Pamela on school project and Cressingham gardeners

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