Summer survivors: Grow your own vegetables

Long, sunny days are wonderful for crops in community gardens and allotments, until the rain comes to an abrupt halt! With hotter, drier summers becoming more common across the UK, consider how to grow your own vegetables successfully. Some crops positively revel in sunshine and lack of rain, whilst others struggle when temperatures soar. Constant…

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Holiday-Proof Your Community Garden

August is a wonderful month in the garden. There is a glorious abundance of summer veg crops, and containers are at their very best. It’s also the time when many of the community head off on holiday. This leaves behind the question of how to keep plants well watered when fewer folk are around. The…

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How to make your community garden more sustainable

Recent studies show community gardens support health and wellbeing. People move more, eat more produce, and bond socially. These spaces already showcase sustainable gardening in action. Let’s explore how to boost their sustainability even further. Composting Composting is a major sustainable practice that turns garden waste into rich compost. It is also simple to manage.…

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