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From seedlings to abundance: Our garden in full swing

Sep 2, 2025
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The vegetable patch at Besson Street garden (Photo Credit: Chris Banks)
The vegetable patch at Besson Street garden (Photo Credit: Chris Banks)

We’ve had another very busy couple of months in the garden.


Somehow, we go from teeny seedlings to rampant growth in those eight weeks!


The two beds which benefitted from complete compost renewal back in the spring are now awash

with produce. We have some bamboo growing in the garden which we cut back to make wigwams for the beans, and a trellis for the melons.


Doing particularly well this year are the various varieties of squash, some of which are determined to

climb over into the Kender Primary playground, cucumbers – ridge and “crystal apple” – melon, cabbage, and courgettes – yellow and green.


Squash  (Photo Credit: Chris Banks)
Squash  (Photo Credit: Chris Banks)
 (Photo Credit: Chris Banks)
 (Photo Credit: Chris Banks)

Tomatoes have been a little slower this year with the strongest ones probably those that self-seeded from last year’s crop.


Raspberries are in peak season at the moment and provide a daily treat for our staff and volunteer gardeners, oh, and the birds. Ripened on the cane, the flavour is intense and gorgeous.


This exceptionally dry weather has meant for a lot more hand watering. But when we have had a downpour, the recently installed water butts have captured the run-off from the greenhouse roof which we can then use to water the plants growing inside the greenhouse.


 (Photo Credit: Chris Banks)
 (Photo Credit: Chris Banks)

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Tara Doridy
Tara Doridy
4 days ago

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