Persistent Rain/Flooding/Waterlogging & Plant Profile: Verbena bonariensis
Hello, it's Friday 6 February 2026. The stats are in: we've had a lot of rain. According to the Met Office my region of the UK has had 188% of its average rainfall in January. It's no wonder I have be...
6 Feb 26min
Seed Sowing Plan: All The Nitty Gritty Details & Finding More Space On The Field
Hello, it's Tuesday 3 February 2026. Another wet week! In today's episode I realise that I don't have enough growing space for all the annuals that I'm planning to grow, which is a problem. I have co...
3 Feb 34min
Compost: How & Why I Love Making This Miracle Product, Plus Plant Profile: Echinacea
Hello and welcome to Friday 30 January 2026. Tonight I'm talking all about the magic of compost. I absolutely love making it, talking about it and using it. Given the price of compost these days, it's...
30 Jan 32min
My First Tulip Disaster, How Not To Be (Too) Frightened Of Florists & Should We Ban Imported Flowers?
Hello and welcome to (a very wet) Tuesday 27 January 2026. The disasters are coming thick and fast this week (and it's only Tuesday). There is endless rain, my car window has broken (again), and somet...
27 Jan 42min
Photoperiodism And Why It Matters, My (Final!) 2026 Annual List & Plant Profile: Orlaya
Hello, it's Friday 23 January 2026. The laptop is back and normal service has been resumed so today's episode has the proper introduction and music, phew. However the audio quality isn't brilliant at ...
23 Jan 19min
Answering Listeners’ Seed Planning Questions, Laptop Dramas & I’ve Only Gone And Bought More Annuals
Hello, it's Tuesday 20 January 2026. Tonight’s episode sounds a little different because there’s no introduction or music because my laptop is at the repair shop and I’m having to upload this episode ...
20 Jan 27min
Crop Planning Continues, Taking Care of Ourselves Right Now & Plant Profile Series: Sweetpeas
Hello, it's Friday 16 January 2026. My seed/crop planning is still in progress and just when I think I've cracked it, I discover more things that I need to work out. So I have been drowning in a compl...
16 Jan 34min
Crop Planning: How I'm Doing It, What The Data Shows, What I Learnt Today That Means I Need To Make Changes
Hello and welcome to a rainy Tuesday 13 January 2026. Lots of things going on at the moment including a broken inner car door handle, more rain than I thought possible, outrageously elevated hormone l...
13 Jan 21min
