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Cold temperatures and low light levels in winter do not mean an end to fresh produce from the garden. Here at The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh we have…
We harvested kale, cabbage and baby leeks this week for the Gateway restaurant at the Botanics. It may well be winter but the garden is still producing. The…
Winter is the ideal time to plant new fruit trees. On Tuesday this week the Edible Garden volunteers went to help plant apple trees at Casa San Lorenzo…
We were visited on wednesday by Edinburgh Community Food’s Talk of the Walk group. The healthy living group for women in North East Edinburgh trekked down to the…
Each year RBGE’s first-year HND/BSc Horticulture students take responsibility for a small plot within the garden. At one end of their plot each student must grow five vegetables…
It is unusually warm for January which means that the vegetables in the polytunnel have had a bit of a boost…
I had the very good fortune to visit Mexico recently and was lucky enough to go to the Xochimilco World Heritage Site. The area is known for its…
As described last week we have planted up the polytunnel with hardy winter greens. The crop includes some winter herbs; parsley, chervil and coriander can all see the winter…
It’s all change in the edible garden. The final green tomatoes have been made into chutney. The sweetcorn is nearly ready we just need a little bit more…
We had a glorious day for our Harvest Festival on the 23rd September. The sun came out and brought the crowds with it. Visitors arriving on one of…
Today it is the last time I am visiting my plot. It is going to be taken over by a new student next week. Looking back at the…
I don’t feel quite ready yet to think about autumn tasks in the garden but all the evidence suggests that summer is coming to an end. I had to clear fallen leaves from some of…
Jenny Mollison, from the Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society, gave us a handful of carlin peas earlier in the year. We dutifully planted them and I’m pleased to…
It is late August now and most of the plants are going into seed. Our plots look particularly attractive at this moment – wild, messy but also intriguing.
Blight has struck our potatoes! This is a very common disease that has affected many crops this year because of the warm damp conditions. Healthy looking potato plants…
For a month now I have been harvesting vegetables from my plot. As a result onions and lettuce reappear in my meals without a stop. I have collected…
Summer finally arrived to Edinburgh. With a bit of sun and heat all the plots changed their appearance. Plants shoot up and produced flowers and fruits. The whole…
We are busy harvesting early potatoes, broad beans and peas, salads, onions, garlic and beetroot. One of the great skills of vegetable growing is to keep your plot…
It has been an exciting week for the Edible Gardening Project with the publication of our book, Growing your own vegetables. We are very pleased with the finished…
Below I am uploading a few photos of student plots from late July, time when they were at their best.