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Back to SearchPersistent Rain/Flooding/Waterlogging & Plant Profile: Verbena bonariensis
Episode 111
Hello, it's Friday 6 February 2026.
The stats are in: we've had a lot of rain. According to the Met Office my region of the UK has had 188% of its ave…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Seed Sowing Plan: All The Nitty Gritty Details & Finding More Space On The Field
Episode 110
Hello, it's Tuesday 3 February 2026.
Another wet week!
In today's episode I realise that I don't have enough growing space for all the annuals that I'…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Compost: How & Why I Love Making This Miracle Product, Plus Plant Profile: Echinacea
Episode 109
Hello and welcome to Friday 30 January 2026.
Tonight I'm talking all about the magic of compost. I absolutely love making it, talking about it and usi…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
My First Tulip Disaster, How Not To Be (Too) Frightened Of Florists & Should We Ban Imported Flowers?
Episode 108
Hello and welcome to (a very wet) Tuesday 27 January 2026.
The disasters are coming thick and fast this week (and it's only Tuesday). There is endless…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Photoperiodism And Why It Matters, My (Final!) 2026 Annual List & Plant Profile: Orlaya
Episode 107
Hello, it's Friday 23 January 2026.
The laptop is back and normal service has been resumed so today's episode has the proper introduction and music, p…
5 months ago
Answering Listeners’ Seed Planning Questions, Laptop Dramas & I’ve Only Gone And Bought More Annuals
Episode 106
Hello, it's Tuesday 20 January 2026.
Tonight’s episode sounds a little different because there’s no introduction or music because my laptop is at the …
5 months, 1 week ago
Crop Planning Continues, Taking Care of Ourselves Right Now & Plant Profile Series: Sweetpeas
Episode 105
Hello, it's Friday 16 January 2026.
My seed/crop planning is still in progress and just when I think I've cracked it, I discover more things that I ne…
5 months, 1 week ago
Crop Planning: How I'm Doing It, What The Data Shows, What I Learnt Today That Means I Need To Make Changes
Episode 104
Hello and welcome to a rainy Tuesday 13 January 2026.
Lots of things going on at the moment including a broken inner car door handle, more rain than I…
5 months, 1 week ago
My New Website Is Live & A New Plant Profile Series Kicks-Off With Didiscus
Episode 103
Hello, it's Friday 9 January 2026.
Welcome to the latest episode! I've been hunkered down indoors this week finishing my new website, which I'm excite…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Nine Really Useful Things To do When You Can't Work Outside & Missing Creme Eggs
Episode 102
Welcome. It's Tuesday 6 January 2026.
We had more snow today! It was so pretty and fluffy but it did settle on the plot and made negotiating the slope…
5 months, 2 weeks ago