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The Autumn term has flown by in a haze of heat and dust in the East of England making typical autumn garden activities difficult such as weeding and clearing beds and bulb planting. The plus side has been an extended season of harvesting tomatoes - this has to have been the best year for outdoor tomato...
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The autumn sowings of broad beans and peas are ready for harvesting now - infact - we picked over 3 kilograms of broad beans at Brampton Village Primary - just before half term. Autumn planted onions and garlic will be ready soon too. Radishes were also eaten by pupils. Its been a busy summer term.,...
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Its been busy few weeks in the RHS Partner school gardens in the eastern region. I have been working with Browick Road Infants School planting their new school allotment with fruit. We planted raspberry canes 'Autumn Bliss' . This is an autumn fruiting raspberry - that fits in well with the school...
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I went along to the opening of a new school garden this week at Holland Park Primary School in Clacton. This is a great example of a well organised school garden - a result of careful planning, full staff involvement and community support from Clacton in Bloom volunteer - Maureen Goodwin who regularly...
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