As an alternative to the Chelsea Flower Show, the Fringe runs for three weeks 18 May – 9 June. The Squash and Bean swap grows out of an amazing 2012 of community growing for me – involvement in Incredible Edible Lambeth and the design and set up of the Clapham Common Bandstand Beds. Follow the project on …
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Cucurbits (courgette, pumpkin, squash) can be really satisfying to grow as they have big seeds that you start off indoors in May and produce nice plants pretty quickly. The fruits are shapely and tasty, and their final curing (sitting in the sun once ripe) encourages a postive transition to autumn, I feel. I’m still getting …
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