I sowed these about 3 weeks ago and they were stubbornly refusing to do anything in my unheated greenhouse. Fair enough – they are from warmer climes. So I brought them inside and just a couple of hours on a warm radiator and they did a flash mob germination! Thanks to Robbie the Rockstone (Master) [...]

Master Gardener Brigid Philip encourages her Master Gardeners with monthly emailed tips and ideas to keep them inspired and growing, it’s an easy and direct way of supporting her food growing mentees. She’s included a great summary of Mark Ridsdill Smith’ s training session with the Master Gardeners a couple of weeks ago, more here. [...]

We asked Garden Organic’s Master Gardeners for their top sowing tips to get you started growing food this spring. Here are some of their suggestions... “Sowing seeds is like bingo: eyes down for a full-house!” Steve Penny “When planting seeds with children, I recommend two seeds per hole to avoid those disappointed little faces.” Helen [...]

Seed bomb – definition: a combination of seeds and compost inside a biodegradeable container used to sow seeds in inaccessible urban spaces. If you spot a neglected corner of your neighbourhood, chuck a seed bomb in and the rain should do the rest. You will need: CLAY – natural potter’s clay – some clays have [...]

A beautifully sunny Sunday in Gillespie Park and the Master Gardeners spilled out of the Ecology Centre after the morning’s training to welcome the local food growers that they mentor to join us for lunch, seed sowing and general food growing chat and advice. It was the first time we’d brought together the Households that [...]