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Supporters Club Sunday – Sowing Mint, Winter Wins & Early Christmas Planning This week’s Supporters Club catch-up is all about staying organised as we head deeper into autumn, sowing mint indoors, and yes… whisper it… […]

Habanero Honey Hot Sauce A homemade hot sauce using garden-grown habaneros – fiery, fruity, and incredibly versatile. If you’ve grown habaneros this year, you […]

Mid-November Tasks & This Week’s Seed: Pak Choi ‘Dwarf Canton’ As the season edges further into winter, November can feel like the month everything slows to a crawl — but there’s still plenty for us gro […]

Extending the Growing Season: Rainwater, Chickens, and Indoor Gardening This week on The Veg Grower Podcast, Richard reflects on another busy week in the garden and allotment. With mild weather still hanging on, […]

Blue-Green Eggs, Garlic Sprouts, and Growing Forage Rye This week’s Supporters Club podcast is now live! In this episode, Richard celebrates the first blue-green egg from one of his new chickens a […]

Roasted Root Vegetable and Apple Soup This week’s recipe makes the most of the late autumn harvest — using carrots, parsnips, and apples for a soup that’s both sweet and savou […]

Weekend plans Well its a late one tonight but its a Thursday nihgt podcast in which I share my plans for the weekend and what you could be doing this weekend.

#630: Soil Health, Winter Purslane, and Making the Most of Bonfire SeasonIn the Allotment This week, I’ve been experimenting with something a little different — late-night gardening under torchlight!With the clo […]

Winter Purslane and Potato Salad with Mustard DressingAs we move deeper into November, the garden might be slowing down, but there are still plenty of fresh flavours to be found — especially from o […]

Novembers seed’sand its a bit chilly This evening I stood by my back door and noticed it was rather chilly. We are in NOvember now and that means its getting noticably colder. I […]

#629 Compost, Quince Jam, and Keeping the Greenhouse WarmThis week on The Veg Grower Podcast, Richard enjoys a productive weekend of gardening, with mild autumn weather, a few fireworks for the dog to […]

Borecole, Apple Trees, and a Beautiful Autumn Weekend This week’s Supporters Club podcast is now live. In this episode, Richard shares how a cold but sunny autumn weekend led to a productive f […]

Pumpkin & Ginger Quick Bread With pumpkins still plentiful, this week’s recipe is a variation of ‘pumpkin bread’—a moist, cake-style loaf rich with autumn flavour, made us […]

Sowing Corn Salad and Tackling Autumn Garden Jobs This week’s Supporters Club podcast is now live. In this episode, Richard talks about sowing corn salad (also known as lamb’s lettuce), a h […]

Episode 626: Finding Inspiration and Overwintering Chillies This week on The Veg Grower Podcast, Richard shares another busy few days of tidying, planning and preparing for the colder months ahead — a […]

Growing Broad Beans & Planning a Simpler Gardening Year This week’s Supporters Club podcast is now live! In this episode, I talk about sowing broad beans from this month’s seed pack — one of my fa […]

Spicy Autumn Potato Soup As the weather turns colder, I always find myself craving something warm, simple, and full of flavour — and this Spicy Autumn Potato Soup f […]

Growing Garlic Chives, Autumn Jobs & My Weekend Plans This week’s Supporters Club podcast is now live! In this episode, I share how to grow garlic chives from seed this autumn — one of my fav […]

#627 – Checking Our Stores, Building Compost Bins, and Organising Seeds This week on The Veg Grower Podcast, I’ve been busy both at home in the kitchen garden and down on the allotment. Autumn is certainly upon u […]

Autumn weekend and sowing spinach Its safe to say that autumn is here and this weekend the agrden has had a certain autumnl feel about it. We have built a new compost bin on the […]