In this episode, Dan & Julia reflect on this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, sharing features that impressed them and those that left them wanting more. Dan highlights two ways to keep bugs at bay, which are chemical and plastic-free, while Julia shares family-friendly tips for growing vegetables in recycled containers. As always, your hosts offer their suggestions of jobs to do in your garden over the next fortnight and reveal where they’re popping up next!

Dan's products of the week:

Bugnet - Bug Killer Spray Concentrate

Insectonet - Plastic-Free Insect Net

Buy Julia's book, 'The Little Grower's Cookbook' at Lettuce Publishing.

Garden Jobs for the Week

1. Support herbaceous plants in borders.
2. Harvest early potatoes, usually when they are in flower.
3. Start making your own plant food using nettles, comfrey or seaweed soaked in a bucket.
4. Pinch outside shoots on cordon tomatoes and tie into canes.
5. Plant out sweet corn and continue to successionally sow salad crops.
6. Net strawberries and other soft fruit crops to keep birds off.
7. Sow runner beans.
8. Be on guard for slugs and snails and treat accordingly.
9. Spray box moth caterpillars every few weeks on a dry day; they are highly prevalent at present.
10. Evict exotic plants from house and greenhouse.

Website links:

• Dan Cooper Garden
• Parker's Patch

This podcast was produced by the brilliant Scott Kennett of Red Lighthouse Local https://linktr.ee/redlocallighthouse

The episode was sponsored by Dan Cooper Garden, where garden lovers go to find outstanding garden products, sage advice, and abundant inspiration. You can shop online at dancoopergarden.com or plant fairs and garden events across the south and east of England.

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