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A Hot Weekend & This Week’s Corn Salad Sowing Guide It’s been another scorching weekend here, with early‑morning allotment visits, a trip to the Food Museum in Suffolk, and a few satisfying job […]

Recipe of the Week: Warm Summer Cabbage & Garden Herb Pan Fry There’s something lovely about harvesting a cabbage in mid‑July. The heads are tight, crisp, and full of that gentle sweetness you only get fro […]

A Hot Week and a Busy Weekend Ahead It’s been another scorching week, and with the weekend set to be even hotter, I’m doing my best to keep things ticking along in both the all […]

Episode 665: Fruit Thinning, Thorny Gooseberries & Summer Slaw MagicWelcome to Episode 665 of the Veg Grower Podcast. This week Richard shares a classic mix of summer gardening jobs — fruit thinning, sweetcorn p […]

Recipe of the Week: Summer Cabbage & Peanut Slaw with Lime & Chili DressingThere’s something special about harvesting a cabbage in early July. They’re crisp, tight, and full of that fresh‑from‑the‑plot sweetness […]

Hot Weekend & What to Focus on in July It’s been a warm, busy weekend here — a tidy‑up in the kitchen garden, a big gooseberry decision at the allotment, sweetcorn planted, leeks […]

Early Mornings and Weekend Plans It’s been one of those weeks where I’ve been waking up far too early, which does mean I’m out in the garden before work — but I’m definitel […]

Episode 664: Heatwave Gardening – Early Mornings, Water Wisdom & Edible Ponds Welcome to Episode 664 of the Veg Grower Podcast. This week has been shaped by one thing: heat. With temperatures soaring and humidity making […]

Tomato & Herb Summer Salad with ChickpeasA refreshing no‑cook salad perfect for hot summer days When the weather heats up, the last thing any of us want is to stand over a hot s […]

Sunday night cool down Well it finally has started to cool down after record breaking temps this week. While its nice to get a bit of sun the temperature this week […]

A Hot Weekend Ahead – And a Few Garden Plans It’s been a scorcher of a week here on the south coast, with record‑breaking temperatures and no sign of things cooling down just yet. With the […]

A Weekend at Gardeners’ World Live & This Week’s Seed to Sow This week’s Supporters Club podcast is arriving on a Monday night rather than the usual Sunday, and that’s simply because I was knocked out by […]

Episode 663- Gardeners’ World Live 2026: Inspiring Designs, Mushroom Magic & Growing for Every SpaceThis week on the Veg Grower Podcast, I took you with me on my annual pilgrimage to Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC in Birmingham — for the ver […]

Thursday Night Supporters Club Podcast – 18th June 2026 Tonight’s podcast brings a slightly different flavour as I share my plans for the weekend — I’m heading up to Birmingham for Gardeners’ World L […]

Episode 662 — A Week of Growth: Garlic Harvest, Garden Tidying & Feeding Our Plants This week on the Veg Grower Podcast, I’ve been making the most of a week off work — and it’s amazing how much difference a few focused days […]

Sunday Night wind down It’s Sunday night and I’m winding down after a week off work — a week spent mostly gardening, which has been wonderful. The allotment garli […]

Recipe of the Week: Pea & Mint Crostini Peas are one of those crops that suddenly arrive all at once in June. Whether you’re picking them fresh from the garden or using a handful f […]

A Week Off, Garlic Harvests & What to Sow This Weekend It’s been a brilliant week here. I’ve had some time off work, and it’s just been me and Roxy enjoying the garden and the allotment. Every morni […]

Episode 661: Early June Chaos: Wild Weather, Busy Bees and Successional Sowing Early June has brought that classic mix of heavy rain, strong winds and sudden sunshine — and the garden has certainly felt it. In this w […]

A Productive Weekend, Borlotto Beans, and a Question for You This weekend has been a real mix of weather, but a good one overall. Saturday was a complete wash‑out, the kind of day where the rain settles i […]