The Importance of Pinching Out, IBC dramas, Bouquet-Making Tutorials & Burnt Fish Fingers
Hello and a very warm welcome to this episode. It's Friday 6 June 2025 and I'm talking to you from the plot. I don't know where this week has gone: it's been busy. We had a whole day of rain which ha...
6 Kesä 20258min
Rain, Pests Update, How I've Made my New Beds & What's Flowering Now
Good evening. It's Tuesday 3 June 2025 and I'm talking to you from the plot. We've had rain! Not enough by far but it's very welcome and the seedlings have really enjoyed it. The water levels in the ...
3 Kesä 202514min
Dahlia Planting Challenges, It's All About Seasonality, Glyphosate Spillage Drama & Insta Envy (Again)
Hi! It's Friday 30 May 2025: welcome to today's episode! It's the end of another busy week and (finally!) the end of May, which I'm quite pleased about. Roll on, June! News from the plot includes the ...
30 Touko 202526min
Blackfly, High Winds, Not Enough Rain, Not Enough Time, Absolutely No Money & Lessons for Spring 2026
Hello. It's Wednesday 28 May 2025 and I'm very happy to welcome you to this episode. There's so much to share with you today including an update on my dahlias, what happened to the cornflowers and the...
28 Touko 202522min
Dahlia Planting Tips from a Pro, Attack of the Greenfly, My Watering System Explained & Living Paths: Yes or No?
Hello and welcome to this episode, recorded on Friday 23 May 2025. It's been a really busy few days since my last episode: I've been planting out my dahlia tubers plus some seedlings, weeding around ...
23 Touko 202532min
So Busy!!! Zinnias are Out, No More Nigella, Interplanting, Green Manures, Flirting with Roses & Coping with The Driest Spring in Over 100 Years
Hello. It's Tuesday 20 May 2025, it's 10pm and I'm recording this while boiling spaghetti and microwaving some bolognese sauce. Batch cooking (and reheating) is the only way I get to eat properly righ...
20 Touko 202520min
Nigel, the Digger Man has Lifted my Turf! All the News About That
Hello. It's Thursday 15 May 2025 and I'm talking to you from the plot. Exciting news that the Digger Man, Nigel, came yesterday to lift the turf on my plot and it' amazing to have more growing space....
16 Touko 202515min
Prepping for Digger Man, Attack of Dahlia Gall, Hosepipe Dramas & Selling Single Variety Cut Flower Bouquets
It's Tuesday 13 May 2025: welcome to today's episode. Beautiful sunshine but still no rain. I'm running low on water so it's a bit of a tense time. Tonight I'm on the plot talking about how I'm manag...
13 Touko 202523min
