The Veg Grower Podcast - If you are interested in growing your own food , then this is the podcast for you. Each week Join Richard Suggett as he shares his experience of growing food in his allotment and back garden.

Sunday, September 27, 2026

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Make crispy potato and spinach cakes with floury potatoes, fresh spinach and spring onions. An easy garden-to-table lunch or supper.

27/09/2026 Theveggrowerpodcast

Crispy Potato and Spinach Cakes

These golden potato cakes combine fluffy maincrop potatoes with spinach and spring onions. They are an easy way to use

Episode 676 covers autumn garlic planting, 6 a.m. seed sowing, greenhouse cleaning, rainwater storage and an apple and courgette loaf.

21/09/2026 Theveggrowerpodcast

Episode 676: Autumn Planting and Preparing for Next Season

In episode 676, the focus is on looking ahead to the next growing season through essential autumn tasks. The small

A moist autumn apple and courgette loaf lightly spiced and perfect for using windfall apples and late-season courgettes. Easy, seasonal and ideal for September.

20/09/2026 Theveggrowerpodcast

Rustic Apple & Courgette Autumn Loaf

This is a brilliant way to use apples and the last of your courgettes. It’s moist, lightly spiced, not too

Richard visits Audley End for the Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair, exploring Victorian walled gardens, Lucy Chamberlain’s Make a Metre Matter.

14/09/2026 Theveggrowerpodcast

Episode 675-Autumn Inspiration at Audley End: Walled Gardens, Wildlife Ideas & Seasonal Growing Motivation

This week Richard takes us out of the kitchen garden and allotment and over to Audley End House in Essex

A comforting aubergine and tomato gratin topped with crispy potatoes. A simple, seasonal bake using late‑summer harvests from the allotment.

13/09/2026 Theveggrowerpodcast

Roasted Aubergine & Tomato Gratin with Crispy Potato Topping

By mid‑September, the allotment feels like it’s exhaling. The rush of summer harvests slows, the air smells earthy again, and

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