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The project helps people to grow their own vegetables and fruit by offering advice on how to get started. The project receives support from players of People's Postcode Lottery and is run in partnership with the Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society.
Come along to our drop-in sessions to learn about vegetable varieties, sowing seeds, composting, pruning, harvesting, storing and preparing your produce, and more:
- Visit the Edible Garden Mondays 1pm -3pm free drop in session in the demonstration garden. Observe the edible gardening team at work and get advice about growing your own edible garden. Perfect for beginners.
- Edible Gardening - Seasonal Advice Tuesdays 1pm -3pm free edible gardening drop in session in the John Hope Gateway. Please note there are no Tuesday sessions in December and January.
Events in Edible Gardening
Edible Gardening - Seasonal Advice
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sat 25 — Sun 26 May 2013
Fancy growing your own vegetables but don't know where to start? Pop in for some friendly advice from the edible gardening team. Focusing on seasonal gardening information the team will be on hand with advice, fun activities and garden produce tasters.
Part of the Edible Gardening Project funded by the People's Postcode Lottery.
Visit the Edible Garden
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 27 May 2013
Our volunteers and community gardener will be working in the demonstration garden in the afternoon. Drop by to observe the team at work and get advice about growing your own edible garden. Perfect for beginners.
Edible Gardening – Seasonal Advice Weekly Drop In
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Tues 28 May 2013
Fancy growing your own vegetables but don’t know where to start? Pop in for seasonal gardening advice from our friendly team.
Visit the Edible Garden
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 3 June 2013
Our volunteers and community gardener will be working in the demonstration garden in the afternoon. Drop by to observe the team at work and get advice about growing your own edible garden. Perfect for beginners.
Edible Gardening – Seasonal Advice Weekly Drop In
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Tues 4 June 2013
Fancy growing your own vegetables but don’t know where to start? Pop in for seasonal gardening advice from our friendly team.
Visit the Edible Garden
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 10 June 2013
Our volunteers and community gardener will be working in the demonstration garden in the afternoon. Drop by to observe the team at work and get advice about growing your own edible garden. Perfect for beginners.
Edible Gardening – Seasonal Advice Weekly Drop In
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Tues 11 June 2013
Fancy growing your own vegetables but don’t know where to start? Pop in for seasonal gardening advice from our friendly team.
Visit the Edible Garden
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Mon 17 June 2013
Our volunteers and community gardener will be working in the demonstration garden in the afternoon. Drop by to observe the team at work and get advice about growing your own edible garden. Perfect for beginners.
Edible Gardening – Seasonal Advice Weekly Drop In
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Tues 18 June 2013
Fancy growing your own vegetables but don’t know where to start? Pop in for seasonal gardening advice from our friendly team.
Edible Edinburgh, Breakfast at the Botanics
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Wed 19 June 2013
The Edible Gardening Project invite you to an early morning breakfast of free and local foods, gardening and foraging experts will show you how to safely gather and grow food in the city, with a focus on organic and sustainable growing techniques from permaculture to living walls. Enter via the North Gate.
