Podcast Episodes

Episode 653 — Seedlings, Straw Bales & the Aphid Battle Begins

This week’s episode takes us from a sun‑soaked kitchen garden to a windswept allotment and finally into the potting shed, where a familiar spring pes…

12 hours ago

Episode 652 Easter Gardening, Potato Planting & Tackling the Hunger Gap

This Easter weekend has been a rare treat. Four full days in the garden, decent weather, and plenty of progress across both the allotment and the kit…

1 week ago

Episode 651: Pea Planting, Beetroot Basics & A Year on the Waterway – Early Spring in the Garden

This Week in the Kitchen Garden

Richard opens this week’s episode by describing that classic early‑spring rush — the moment when the light improves, …

2 weeks ago

Episode 650: Spring Sunshine, Potato Planting & A Buzzing Start to Beekeeping Season

Spring has finally arrived on the south coast, and with it comes that unmistakable lift in energy across the allotment and kitchen garden. This week’…

3 weeks ago

Episode 649- Early Carrots, Soil Care, and the Power of Wool Pellets — This Week on the Veg Grower Podcast

Spring is finally starting to show itself in Richard’s garden this week, with early sowings going into the ground, the greenhouse warming up, and bot…

4 weeks ago

Episode 648: A Big Tree Down, Compost Going Out and My Top Tips for Successful Seed Germination

This week’s episode has been a satisfying mix of big winter jobs finally completed, steady progress in both the kitchen garden and the allotment, and…

1 month ago

Episode 647: March Begins: Soil Warming, Cauliflowers & No‑Dig Gardening

March has arrived and the soil is finally starting to warm up.

This week on the podcast

In this week’s episode of The Veg Grower Podcast, Richard is …

1 month, 1 week ago

Episode 646: Greenhouse Heating Test, Spring Prep & Beekeeping Insights

This week on the Veg Grower Podcast, I’ve been dodging rain showers, running a greenhouse heating test, answering listener questions, and getting the…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Episode 645: Early Signs of Spring, Allotment Prep & Why Grow Lights Matter More Than Ever

This week’s episode of The Veg Grower Podcast was packed with those subtle but exciting signs that the growing season is waking up. After a rare dry …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Episode 644 Sowing Seeds, Sodden Soil & Is Crop Rotation Still Necessary?

It’s been another wet and windy week here in Littlehampton, and once again the weather has been calling the shots. Outdoor jobs have been limited, bu…

2 months ago