This week on the veg grower podcast, Richard has been busy potting on young plants, sowing parsnips and tending to his Rhubarb. Potting on We start this week in the greenhouse, where Richard is potting on lots of young plants into bigger and bigger pots. Richard like to wait for the compost to have plenty of roots before potting up. That way the root ball comes out easily and the compost doesn't get wasted. Potting up is essential for encouraging growth in our young...

Join Richard in this weeks episode of the veg grower podcast. This week Richard feels like its all coming together as he is is looking at making more space in his greenhouse by using cold frames. He plants out some cabbages and cauliflowers. Also the grass paths have had their first cut at the allotment. Chef Scott shares an rhubarb BBQ sauce recipe too. Making room in the greenhouse. Like many of us Richard has lots of seedlings in his greenhouse and on his windowsills. But at...

Join Richard in this weeks podcast as he opens up some bags of compost and prepares his hazel sticks for use

Join us in this weeks episode of the veg grower podcast where Richard wants to guide you through his journey of growing hi s own food on his allotment and vegetable garden. This week we have the seed of the month from premiers seeds, A visit to the Vegepod garden and how Richard has won the battle with whitefly. Lets not forget the draw for the name that chicken is taken place. Seed of the month: Dragons egg Cucumber With Easter and the beginning of the month coinciding, it only...

Welcome to this week's episode of the Veg Grower Podcast! I'm Richard, and my mission is to inspire and empower more people to grow their own food. Join me as we feel it is now time to spring clean the garden and allotment. Time to Spring Clean the Garden: As spring unfolds, it's time to rejuvenate our gardens. Learn how to integrate new chickens into your flock, tidy up neglected areas, and repurpose straw bales for mulching and composting. Discover the benefits of repurposing...

Join Richard in this weeks podcast in which Richard asks himself Why do we have so many plant feeds? Richard then takes us down the allotment where we find how the rain has affected the planting of potatoes and finish off with how the temperature in the greenhouse ahs freed up the kitchen worktops. Of course there's chef Scott's recipe of the week too! Why Do We Have So Many Plant feeds? Lately Richard has been asking himself why do we have so many plant feeds? Do we really need...

Welcome back to another exciting episode of our podcast! In this instalment, we embark on a journey of transformation, from repurposing a Belfast sink into a herbal tea bed to exploring the veg gardens of RHS Hyde Hall. Join us as we delve into the joys of gardening and culinary delights! Creating a Herbal Tea Bed in an Old Belfast Sink We kick off the episode by diving into the process of transforming an old Belfast sink into a flourishing herbal tea bed. I was set the...

Join Richard in this weeks veg grower podcast. This week Richard has been dealing with a few pests and got some new chickens. WE also have a new feature called seed of the month in collaboration with Premier Seed Direct. Pests are about Usually Richard gets very little problem with pests but this year slugs and snails have attacked his seedlings and aphids have started attacking his young plants. As a rule Richard hates pesticides, preferring nature to do its thing, but...

This week Richard attended the garden press event. A yearly event where garden media personalities come together and explore new trends and products for the coming year. Richard discusses what he discovered with Jenny and Scott. Allotment update: Flooding avoided Richard went to his allotment but with it being so wet there is little that can be done. This however did cause him to reflect on how no dig gardening may prevent flooding. While on the allotment Richard has been...

In this weeks mailbag episode Richard has received a few correspondence that he wanted to share with you. Richard also has the latest from the allotment and garden and chef Scott has a delicious recipe using purple sprouting broccoli Veg garden update: getting ready for spring This week in the garden Richard has been busy getting ready for spring. The beds have been mulched and feed or lime. The hoe has been running through empty beds and the garlic, onions and daffodils are...

Join Richard in this weeks podcast where he is asking have you ever grown asparagus from seed? Why is he asking that well its because he has grown asparagus from seed and is sowing more today.

This weeks podcast is a little different as Richard was asked to participate in Seedy Sunday's local gardeners question time. Seedy Sunday Seedy Sunday is an annual event held in Brighton, East Sussex. Its Britain's oldest and longest running seed swop event The idea is a simple, you bring along some seeds you want to swop for seeds you want to go home with. Its held every year on the first Sunday in February. Local Gardeners question time This year Richard...

In tis weeks podcast Richard has suffered a bit of storm damage. We have a new member with a new allotment join the team and we finish with a discussion on shed storage. Allotment update: Storm damage Last week the uk got hit with 2 storms, and Richards shed got blown over. Luckily the shed was due to be moved this weekend anyway and the damage wasn't to serious. With the shed sorted and moved this freed up space to move an apple tree. This apple tree when planted was...

Join Richard in another productive week on the veg garden and the allotment. Richard was also invited onto BBC radio 2 to quiz DJ OJ about veg gardening. Listen to it all in this weeks veg grower podcast Veg garden update: Compost flies. From the home plot this week Richard is indoors potting up some of his seedlings that are growing well. However he has noticed that some of his multi purpose compost seems to contain compost flies, which is causing a few issues in his...

Join Richard in this weeks episode of The Veg Grower Podcast. This week Richard has had to protect his garden from the cold weather and removed a gooseberry bush from the allotment. Richard also ways in on a debate about is it too early for sowing seeds. Garden update: Protecting from frost This week the temperature has really dropped. Although there is not much actively growing in the garden at the moment, what is growing needs protecting. Richard has covered his plants with...

Join Richard in this weeks veg grower podcast. This Week Richard has had a good weekend on the plot, some time spent gardening on the alltometn and the veg garden. its made him very happy to tackle a number of jobs with a lovely break in the weather. Allotment update: Pruning Blackcurrant We head to the allotment first of all where Richard tackled a number of tasks. Firstly Richard tackled a bit of a tidy up. Strong winds have a habit of blowing unwanted litter onto...

Welcome back to another exciting episode from the veg grower podcast. Happy new year to you are you ready to hear the start of the 2024 garden updates? This week Richard has wanted to hit 2024 running with the gardening so over the last week there has been preparations underway. Garden Update: We first head into Richard's garden for the first 2024 garden update, where work has been taking place to get the vegetable beds ready to grow. Food has been harvested such as...

Join us on Christmas day for a special episode from the veg grower podcast

In this weeks podcast we are evaluating how much food we have produced in our allotment and garden and ew have an interview with Littlehampton community fridge

As 2023 draws to a close its time to look at some the experiments we have run over 2023 and see what the results are.

Planning is one of those tasks that I absolutely love. This week I have sat down to make my 2024 veg garden and allotment layout plants.

This week podcast we has started seed planning for 2024, this involves sorting out his seed collection, creating spreadsheet and working out a plan. We also have a recipe from chef Scott and a visit to the allotment. Veg garden update: Sorting out the seed collection. As Richard has been unwell and not wanting to make himself worse, he figured it was a good chance to get rid of some old seeds. Richard stores seeds in an old fridge which had become so full he couldn't fit...