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Spring Garden Quiche with Asparagus & Herb Cream

There’s something about the first proper outdoor show of the year that makes food taste better. Maybe it’s the excitement,

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A look at this week’s early planting, brassica protection on the allotment, a simple pea and mint soup, and my hands‑on beekeeping experience
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Episode 655: Planting Early, Protecting Brassicas & My First Real Beekeeping Experience

We’re at the end of April and everything suddenly feels early this year. Warm days, fast growth, and that sense

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A bright and seasonal Spring Pea & Mint Soup that captures the fresh flavours of late April. Simple, quick, and perfect for using homegrown peas and mint. Ideal for a light lunch after a morning on the plot.
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Spring Pea & Mint Soup — Recipe of the Week

A Week on the Plot Late April always feels like the garden finally exhales. The mornings are still cool enough

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Episode 654: What’s Really Growing This Week — And How Do You Label It All?

This week on the Veg Grower Podcast, Richard takes us through that wonderful mid‑April moment when everything suddenly bursts into

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In Episode 653, Richard tackles aphids on young seedlings, plants potatoes and shallots, and starts conditioning the straw bale garden.
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Episode 653 — Seedlings, Straw Bales & the Aphid Battle Begins

This week’s episode takes us from a sun‑soaked kitchen garden to a windswept allotment and finally into the potting shed,

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