• The Veg Grower Podcast

  • By: Richard
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The Veg Grower Podcast

By: Richard
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  • If you are interested in growing your own food , then this is the podcast for you. Each week Join Richard Suggett as he shares his experience of growing food in his allotment and back garden.
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  • Potting On, Sowing Parsnips And Rhubarb

    Potting On, Sowing Parsnips And Rhubarb
    Apr 22 2024
    This week on the veg grower podcast, Richard has been busy potting on young plants, sowing parsnips and tending to his Rhubarb. Potting on We start this week in the greenhouse, where Richard is potting on lots of young plants into bigger and bigger pots. Richard like to wait for the compost to have plenty of roots before potting up. That way the root ball comes out easily and the compost doesn't get wasted. Potting up is essential for encouraging growth in our young plants. Given the roots more space to stretch out and search for moisture and nutrients. Richard usually uses a large collection of plastic pots which get re used over and over again. However he is also using some biodegradable pots including some from wool pots. Support this podcast. Sowing parsnips. This week Richard has sown some parsnips. Parsnips of course being a fantastic tasty winter veg. But getting parsnips seeds to germinate can be tricky!!! Richard believes this to be due to the soil temperature. Parsnip seed germinates in soil above 12c. There's an old wives tail about how to test if the soil is warm enough but the best way to test is with a soil thermometer. Chef Scott's recipe of the week. This week chef Scott has a delicious Asparagus hummus recipe for you to try. A great way to make a healthy tasty dip from your asparagus harvests. Rhubarb check up. Inspired by the asparagus recipe Richard heads over to his asparagus and rhubarb to make a few pickings. Rhubarb is in plentiful supply currently but flower spikes have appeared. Flower spikes on Rhubarb is usually a sign of stress. Given the weather its not surprising and its easy to rectify.
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    27 mins
  • #549 Its all starting to come together

    #549 Its all starting to come together
    Apr 15 2024
    Join Richard in this weeks episode of the veg grower podcast. This week Richard feels like its all coming together as he is is looking at making more space in his greenhouse by using cold frames. He plants out some cabbages and cauliflowers. Also the grass paths have had their first cut at the allotment. Chef Scott shares an rhubarb BBQ sauce recipe too. Making room in the greenhouse. Like many of us Richard has lots of seedlings in his greenhouse and on his windowsills. But at this time of year a greenhouse also needs to be used for the growing of food. Richard now turns to his cold frames as a way of making more room in greenhouses and to harden off his plants. Join the supporters club If you enjoy this podcast and would like to support the work we do, then please consider becoming a member of our supporters club. For just £5 a month you get access to extra behind the scenes podcast as well as a monthly pack sent to your door. This pack contains our mini newspaper and a collection of seeds to sow in that very month. Click below to find out more. Its all coming together. One thing we have to do to grow our own food is plant plants! This week Richard has planted out his summer cabbages and cauliflowers, two of the hardest vegetables to grow. Richard talks you through his process of preparing the ground and planting out the plants and how to protect from pigeons. Chef Scott's recipe of the week This week Chef Scott has a delicious BBQ sauce using rhubarb for you to try. BBQ season is just around the corner and there's plenty of Rhubarb being harvested. The first cut. And finally we end with the first cut of the grass paths on the allotment. But the grass clippings don't get wasted, they can be used to make compost or for mulching the brassicas planted out earlier.
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    26 mins
  • #548 Compost and hazel sticks

    #548 Compost and hazel sticks
    Apr 8 2024
    Join Richard in this weeks podcast as he opens up some bags of compost and prepares his hazel sticks for use
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    31 mins
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