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CLIMATE RESILIENT GARDEN: Focus on Planting
Another busy and inspiring Climate Resilient Garden session today, with 10 enthusiastic attendees, including our small growers, whose passion is truly infectious! While our keyhole garden development is on pause as we gather more recycled bricks, today’s focus was all about planting. Thanks to generous donations, we introduced new seedlings to our space, ensuring every inch of soil is put to good use. Recycling remains at the heart of our project, and today we repurposed pallet collars—kindly gifted by an allotment neighbour—to plant courgettes, cauliflowers and turnips. We’ve also carved out space for our vertical growers, where Olla pot irrigation will help sustain them. Plus, another squash arch is on…
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CLIMATE RESILIENT GARDEN: Moisture Retention
One of the emerging insights from our participants’ research has been the effectiveness of mulching in retaining moisture in garden beds. While this concept had been quietly simmering in the background during the construction of our keyhole garden, an opportunity arose on our other site, giving us the perfect chance to test it in practice. We had recently filled the pallet collars lining our squash arch with manure, but we quickly noticed how dry it was, raising concerns about the health of our newly transplanted Turks Turban squash. Drawing from our research, we decided to trial straw as a mulch. Conveniently, we had straw bales on hand in our Kitchen…
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CLIMATE RESILIENT GARDEN: A Holistic Approach
One aspect that has become increasingly clear is that climate-resilient gardening extends far beyond simply cultivating beds. It’s a holistic approach and encompasses a range of sustainable methods. With this in mind, we’ve adjusted our brief parameters, reflecting a more comprehensive perspective. We’re incorporating resilient techniques alongside our planting strategies. A key priority for the team is ensuring the ability to harvest seeds for future growing seasons – this reinforces self-sufficiency and adaptability. To achieve this, we are sourcing our seeds from realseeds, a company dedicated to empowering growers to save their own seeds. Since our vision aligns perfectly with the Real Seeds vision, we’re thrilled to take this step…
