Garden Planning and Creating

Autumn is a good time to plan and prepare your growing spaces. The  RHS have produced this schools information sheet which tells you which seeds you can plant at this time of year.

RHS School Gardening Month by Month Guide, Autumn/Winter

Colleagues at The Conservation Volunteers have kindly allowed us to share this comprehensive guide to creating your own Food Growing Space.

Getting Started with Growing Your Own Food

Plant Hallowe’en Garlic

Hallowe’en is the traditional time to plant garlic. Make garlic planting part of your schools Hallowe’en celebrations. To help, there is a guide at https://www.thompson-morgan.com/how-to-grow-garlic

It is very easy and very exciting to see the shoots coming through within a few weeks.

When you harvest the garlic in June, use the garlic in your end of school year celebrations – garlic bread, soups …..