In the past I have sown crops too late to get the benefit of the longer August and September daylight hours. Then I read Charles Dowding’s “How to grow winter vegetables”. Modules It dawned on me that the key to succession is to sow winter crops in modules (seed trays divided into rows of individual…Continue Reading “Crop Succession: planning now for autumn & winter veg”
There will be bargains galore to be had during the two weekends of our popular Bring & Buy sales – don’t miss out! We’re holding our Spring Bring & Buy 4 and 5 May and 11 and 12 May at the Hut. The Hut is open to members Saturdays 2 – 4.30pm and Sundays 10…Continue Reading “Spring Bring & Buy”
Tony Pizzoferro stood down at the March AGM after an astonishing 40 years as Chair. Thank you, Tony, for everything you have done for Lambeth Horticultural Society. Here he is at Lambeth Flower Show 2023. Our new Chair is Gabrielle Garton Grimwood.
In 2023, we had an amazing 180 participants and saw a 75% increase in pollinator numbers in one of the groups! I am a PhD student at Royal Holloway, University of London. I work on pollinator conservation and citizen intervention and am looking for volunteers for the second year of the citizen science study called ‘Optimow’. This…Continue Reading “Join a study to help pollinators”
Our latest Newsletter can be downloaded here. It contains a report on Colin Jones’ talk last autumn on gardens around Britain, articles on Spring gardening and the threats from Asian hornets.