Record-Breaking Temperatures, Top Tips For Protecting Plants In A Heatwave & Where Are Those Veronica Plugs?
Hello, it's Friday 26 June 2026. Well it's pretty much the end of the current heatwave and I'm flagging a bit, unlike the plants which are doing just fine. UK temperature records have been broken (aga...
26 Jun 34min
Heatwave...! Orders Going Out, Sweetpeas Are Flowering & Calculating Crop Gross Profits
Hello, it's Tuesday 23 June 2026. Lots to tell you about tonight whilst recording from my very hot field. Even a peacock interrupted me (it's not mine!). We're in the middle of a heatwave here in the ...
23 Jun 25min
Let's Talk Numbers, Are Annual Plugs A Thing? Road Pins Incoming, Plus Plant Profile: Bindweed (Yes, Bindweed!)
Hello, it's Friday 19 June 2026. Thank goodness it's Friday! Phew! If you sent me a message about the annuals/perennials debate this week - thank you - and if you commented on Spotify, thank you too. ...
19 Jun 25min
How Getting Away Really Helped Me, Putting Profit First & Why Annuals Are Not Working Out For Me
Hello, it's Tuesday 16 June 2026. Normal service has been resumed (no more moaning tonight!). Thanks for bearing with me as I yakked on and on about what a dreadful week I had in the last episode. Gr...
16 Jun 26min
Bit Of A Rant About The Rubbish Week I've Had, Stems I Sold This Week, Plus Plant Profile Of The Week: Astrantia
Hello, it's Friday 12 June 2026. It has been a week. And not a good one! I had a nasty injury on the field, a car drama, non-stop rain, no sales on the hub, my garden is a jungle and I didn't get anyw...
12 Jun 23min
Benefits of Mulching, Interplanting, Removing Poor Crops Early & How I Started
Hello, it's Tuesday 9 June 2026. I have lots of news from the field in today's episode including planting seedlings, staking and netting, and weeding (or rather, pulling endless creeping thistle). I'v...
9 Jun 28min
Dahlia Planting, "Cock Swap", Greenhouse in Action & Plant Profile: The Petrol Station Carnation
Hello, it's Friday 5 June 2026. Lots to tell you about tonight: news from the field including staking random cornflowers, more maintenance of the living pathways, and I'm starting to question whether ...
5 Jun 30min
Florist Interview Part 2: What Florists Really Want From Growers, Heatwave Aftermath & Lots Of New Plugs
Hello, it's Tuesday 2 June 2026. Phew, May is over. Last month really tested me (and a significant number of fellow growers). Our flowers were subject to such weather extremes that they (and I) didn'...
2 Jun 43min
