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 this time of year a greenhouse also needs to be used for the growing of food. Richard now turns to his cold frames as ..read more

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

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 seemed fitting that the seed of the month for April be a dragons egg Cucumber. This promotion is in collaboration wi ..read more

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 old structures, like transforming a quail cage into a hedgehog house. Plus, get insights into combating persistent pe ..read more

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 lots of different feeds and what do they do? With that in mind Richard looks in his shed to see what he actually has ..read more

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 challenge to create a herbal tea bed. After doing a lot of research I decided to use a Belfast sink I was recently donated. T ..read more

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 running the hoe through the beds, in order to keep weeds down. Join the supporters club The Veg Grower Podcast is a club se ..read more

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 showing off in the February sun. Supporters members club If you enjoy this podcast then please rate and review on your p ..read more

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 ..read more

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 was invited to be on the panel answering members of the publics questions on gardening. Joining Richard on the panel was Kate Bradbury a ..read more