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A Weather‑Beaten Week, Big Weekend Plans & Sowing Sweetcorn This week’s supporters‑only podcast is now live, and what a week it has been. The weather has thrown everything at us — sunshine, cold winds […]

Episode 657: Sowing Winter Cabbage, Tackling Allotment Overwhelm & Our April Book Review This week has been one of those classic early‑May weeks where everything seems to need doing at once. I’ve been sowing our Seed of the Mon […]

Rain, Cucumbers & Beekeeping Progress It’s been a welcome change here at HQ with some much‑needed rain at last. The garden has perked up, the soil has softened, and it’s been the p […]

Recipe of the Week: Broad Bean Smash A vibrant early‑summer spread that celebrates the first fresh harvests of the season There’s something special about broad beans at this tim […]

The weekend draws near This week’s Thursday Night Supporters Club Podcast is all about preparing for a warm, productive weekend on the allotment and in the g […]

Bank Holiday Monday Chat well it has been another fantastic abnk holiday weekend packed full with gardening. Lots of plants ahve been planted out in the kitchen […]

Episode 656: Highlights From the Gardener’s World Spring FairThis week has been a little different here at the Veg Grower Podcast. While the allotment and kitchen garden have mostly seen me planting out […]

Spring Garden Quiche with Asparagus & Herb CreamThere’s something about the first proper outdoor show of the year that makes food taste better. Maybe it’s the excitement, maybe it’s the fresh […]

Thursday Night Supporters Club Podcast – Bank Holiday Gardening & Big Bee News Welcome to this week’s Thursday Night Supporters Club Podcast preview. With the bank holiday weekend just ahead, this episode is full of s […]

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 that the season has properly k […]

Sowing coriander and preparing for rain As another weekend draws to a close, its time to reflect on what a great weekend it has been, plenty of sun and warmth. The only downside is […]

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 for a jumper, but by midday […]

A Friday Morning Catch‑Up — 24th April Hello and welcome to this week’s Supporters Club update — arriving on a Friday morning rather than our usual Thursday night slot. Yesterday was […]

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 life. The a […]

Sunday Night Supporters Club Update – Turnips, Tasks & Daydreams I hope you’ve all had a great weekend. Mine has been busy, productive, and if I’m honest, a little exhausting. Both the allotment and the kit […]

Thursday Night Supporters Club Podcast – Mid‑April Gardening Plans & Butternut Squash Sowing This week’s Thursday Night Supporters Club Podcast is all about gearing up for a warm, productive April weekend in the garden and on the a […]

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, where a familiar spr […]

Sunday sowing peas Its a Sunday night supporters podcast and after a very busy weekend getting the to do list ticked off I feel rather pleasedw ith myself. In […]

Early Rhubarb & Ginger Crumble Bars There’s something about April rhubarb that feels like a reward for getting through winter. Those bright pink stems push up through the soil l […]

A Short Week, a Busy Weekend Ahead: What I’m Growing and Doing As we head toward the weekend, I’ve been planning out the next few days in the garden and on the allotment. Even though it’s been a short wee […]