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AKG073 - Out & About
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The Agitator
Madeleine from Mad About Herbs is back to tell us what we should be doing in the herb garden now that it’s autumn.
I’ve been out and about, to the Food Growing Bloggers Meet-up – check out my photos. We were lucky enough to be joined by Ben from Real Seeds, who talked about the important of seed saving (a topic that was also covered in AKG 028). There were ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG072 - Septemberakg072.mp3 (right click to download)
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It’s time to clear spent crops away to the compost heap
It’s September, and here in the Alternative Kitchen Garden we’re looking back at what’s been happening this summer and turning our thoughts to getting ready for winter.
As well as harvesting the last summer crops before the first frosts (check out the frost dates in your area), we’re saving seeds, sowin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG071 - Ladybirdsakg071.mp3 (right click to download)
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The latest episode of the Alternative Kitchen Garden is on ladybirds – or ladybeetles – which are a real force for good in the garden. I’ve been finding out about our native ladybird species, but also about an invasive alien species that I’ve spotted in the garden. If you want to know what Harlequin ladybirds look like, or report a siting, then visit the website of ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG070 - Winter Cropsakg070.mp3 (right click to download)
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In this episode you can find out the exciting reason why recent AKG episodes haven’t been quite as regular as they could be, and why your garden knows that we’ve just passed the solstice – even if you don’t!
But the main focus of this episode is on planning for winter crops, especially for those people who have started to grow their own vegetables because they wan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG069 - June catch upakg069.mp3 (right click to download)
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I’m out in the Grow Dome this week, checking up on progress there and in the garden. Among other things there are new pond plants, too many tomatoes, potato flowers and new raised beds for the squash plants. What there isn’t is any soya beans.
Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter and you can al ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG068 - Bokashiakg068.mp3 (right click to download)
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In this episode I talk about my experiences with the latest arrival on the composting scene – Bokashi.
Garden Organic are running a Bokashi trial – so if you’ve got experiences you would like to share with them you can download the details from their Home Composting website.
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AKG067 - Master Compostersakg067.mp3 (right click to download)
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Intrepid Master Composters test the heap temperature at Agrivert’s composting facility
In this episode I talk about why I got involved in my local Master Composter scheme, what it involves and the benefits of home composting.
Garden Organic’s home composting website is the place to find out whether there’s a Master Composter scheme in your area, and how to get in touch ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG066 - Pest Repellent Plantsakg066.mp3 (right click to download)
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This time last year we were talking about courgettes, and hopefully this summer we’ll have better weather and can have more success with the courgette trial! And you can get a good deal on the forthcoming Seeds of Italy cookbook if you pre-order from their website!
This episode is all about pest repellent plants, including companion plants such as marigolds and nasturtiums and pla ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG065 - Grow Your Own Fresh Airakg065.mp3 (right click to download)
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Vote for your favourite gardening blogs, websites and podcast over at Mouse & Trowel.
We’re indoors today, talking about indoor air quality and sick building syndrome – and the part that houseplants can play in helping to keep us all healthy. I thoroughly recommend buying Dr B C Wolverton’s book, ‘How to Grow Fresh Air’ if you’re interested in ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG064 - Blueberriesakg064.mp3 (right click to download)
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Vote for your favourite gardening blogs, websites and podcast over at Mouse & Trowel.
Grow your own superfood! Blueberries are easy to grow (at least in theory ;) and happy in containers. You will need a water butt, though, so check out episode 14 on water-wise gardening (not episode 13, as I mentioned in the show).
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AKG063 - Achochaakg063.mp3 (right click to download)
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Vote for your favourite gardening blogs, websites and podcast over at Mouse & Trowel. And don’t forget that it’s Earth Day on April 22nd.
This episode is all about growing Achocha, Cylantera pedata or C. brachystachya and their close relative the exploding cucumber (C. explodens).
In the UK you can get achocha seeds from Real Seeds and Garden Organic’s Heritag ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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Alien oca, invading the Eden Project
Pete and I have had some fun recording a new promo for the AKG. I hope you enjoy it!
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AKG062 - Chickensakg062.mp3 (right click to download)
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Chickens make a real difference in a garden, eating pests and weeds, providing fertilizer and laying eggs. They can also be destructive, eating things you didn’t want eating and scratching around.
Ours live in a fancy eglu chicken house, made by Omlet and available here in the UK and in the US.
Pictures of my chickens in 2006 and 2007 are available on Flickr.
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AKG061 - Potatoesakg061.mp3 (right click to download)
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What’s the difference between First Earlies, Second Earlies, Early Maincrops and Late Maincrops? How do you grow potatoes and what problems are you likely to encounter? This week’s episode covers the basics of growing your own spuds.
If you’re in to growing unusual varieties of potatoes (or other vegetables) then pop along and check out Daughter of the Soil, a great blo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG060 - CAT Cold Compostingakg060.mp3 (right click to download)
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CAT Cold Composting, (AKA High Fibre Composting and ‘Feed and Forget’ composting) is a composting process ideal for households and small gardens, developed at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales.
It’s very low maintenance, and produces perfectly good compost – even in plastic compost bins. We talked about other methods of composting in episode 3 and epi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG059 - Weedsakg059.mp3 (right click to download)
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Organic gardeners don’t use herbicides and weedkiller, so how do they control the weeds in their garden? Learn about digging, No Dig gardening, mulching, hand weeding and stale seedbeds in this episode.
Joanna from Michigan has sent in a link to a web page about her least favourite weed: Creeping Charlie.
But weeds can also be useful plants – adding wildlife value to your g ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG058 - Cold framesakg058.mp3 (right click to download)
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A cold frame is a handy thing to have – it’s a cheap and very environmentally friendly way of extending your growing season and providing your plants with some protection.
Cold frames are just one method of extending the season – check out Eliot Coleman’s book Four Season Harvest for more information on cold frames and other methods of protected cropping.
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Archives
All of the Alternative Kitchen Gardens are available to download individually, but if you’ve missed out on a chunk and you want an easier option, I’ve made archive ZIP files in batches of 10 episodes.
Episodes 1 to 10
Episodes 11 to 20
Episodes 21 to 30
Episodes 31 to 40
Episodes 41 to 50
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AKG057 - Sprouting broccoliakg057.mp3 (right click to download)
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Sprouting broccoli is one of the delights of a kitchen garden in spring. In this episode I talk about how to grow it, and why you might not want to. Alternatives include broccoli raab (AKA cima di rapa and rapini) and kailaan (AKA Chinese broccoli, Chinese kale).
There’s also an update on what’s been happening in the Grow Dome this week, and some hints on getting a head star ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG056 - Aubergines (eggplants)akg056.mp3
Aubergines (known as eggplants in many parts of the world) are not an easy plant to grow in the UK climate – they need a long growing season and a sunny, sheltered position. Early varieties are most likely to be successful – check out the selection available from Real Seeds. The photos above are from my greenhouse last year, and the variety shown is Calliope F1.
In the show I mention the big writing project that I’ve been working on since Christmas R ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG055 - Peppersakg055.mp3
Peppers (sweet and chilli) are very ornamental plants, and easy to grow – although they do appreciate a long season or some protection. The Real Seed Catalogue has a selection of sweet and chilli peppers that have been selected because they grow well in cool climates.
You can also grow peppers from seeds that you save from store-bought fruit.
Peppers are usually grown as annuals in the UK, but I have been experimenting with overwintering pepper seedlings to get a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG054 - Tomatoesakg054.mp3
Tomatoes are one of the highlights of the summer. In today’s episode you’ll learn how easy it is to grow your own. There’s also another story from Greenprints and a chance to find out about a new show, Froggy Coffee, which is a fun and easy way to learn French.
If you want to save seeds from your tomato plants, then check out episode 28, on seed saving. Go back to episode 7 to learn how to grow comfrey, a plant that you can use to make your own tomato fer ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG053 - Garden Planningakg053.mp3
One of Gillian Carson’s beautiful garden plans
With spring on its way here in the UK, we turn out attention to garden planning. Gillian Carson, from the My Tiny Plot blog is here to give us some advice about creating a kitchen garden plan.
Then we’ve got another inspiring gardening story from Greenprints magazine. In this one, a gardener comes face-to-face with his biggest enemy in ‘The Undaunted Gopher’.
Don’t forget that Monty Don continue ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG052 - Buying Plantsakg052.mp3
Two AKG listeners have been very busy of late and have things they’d like to share with you. Erin, in Texas, has started a new podcast – Faery Knitting, in which she reads out a fairy story and chats about her animals and hobbies. I’ve listened to the first couple of episodes and I think it’s well worth checking out.
Madeleine from Mad About Herbs has opened a new forum on her website, so that’s the place to be if you want to chat about growin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG051 - Cressakg051.mp3
First up there’s a quick run down of a new BBC gardening show, Around the World in 80 Days in which Monty Don visits some interesting gardens around the world. You can catch a repeat on Tuesday if you’re in the UK, or watch it online with the BBC’s iPlayer. It’s a great show, so watch it if you can. The book that accompanies the series is already available.
This week we’re talking about cress (Lepidium sativum) – the seedling crop that k ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG050 - Seed Swapsakg050.mp3
There might not be much going on in the garden, but as February approaches the gardening community is gearing up for the events of the year – seed swaps.
If you listened to episode 28 on seed saving then you might have home-saved seed to swap this year, or you may just have some left over from last year!
Seed swaps are a great way to help conserve heirloom and heritage seed varieties. For more about those, listen to Patrick from Bifurcated Carrots in episodes 22, 2 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG049 - Grow Dome tourakg049.mp3
A brief spell of sunshine encouraged me out into the garden long enough to record an audio tour of the grow dome. Find out why I bought it, why it took so long to put up and what’s been growing inside over the winter.
Grow Dome construction photos from 2006.
The final stages of construction and the first plants to grow in the Grow Dome in 2007.
Grow Domes are made by Growing Spaces in the US. A UK distributor sells them in Europe.
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AKG048 - Onions and shallotsakg048.mp3
January is a quiet time in kitchen gardens in the UK, but if you’re itching to start sowing seeds then you can start with onions. It’s also time to plant out shallot sets.
If you’re looking for a gourmet treat, find out how to grow your own banana shallots. And we hear a promo for another podcast you might enjoy, The Outdoor Station.
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AKG047: A look back at 2007akg047.mp3
Summer 2007 in the Alternative Kitchen Garden
This is the last AKG episode of 2007 and while I’m giving out the answers to last week’s Christmas quiz I have a look back at some of the topics we covered this year.
Of all the people who sent in their quiz answers, the clear winner was Madeleine, with 44 out of 45! A very impressive effort.
Thanks to everyone who has listened to the show in 2007. I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have and I look forwar ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG046: 2007 Quizakg046.mp3
It’s the last episode before Christmas and to celebrate we’re having a quiz, with questions on all the Alternative Kitchen Garden episodes from 2007.
I will be giving out the answers in the next episode, and if you want to play for fun then that’s fine by me. But if you want to email me your answers then I will be giving away a copy of my new e-book (The Alternative Kitchen Garden Yearbook) to everyone who gets a reasonable score! And if you’re in t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG045: Herbs for teaakg045.mp3
This week in the Alternative Kitchen Garden we’re talking about herbs you can use to make herbal teas (or tisanes).
The Latin of the herbs mentioned are as follows:
Lemon balm – Melissa officinalis, covered in episode 22
Spearmint – Mentha spicata
Moroccan mint – Mentha spicata var. crispa ‘Moroccan’
Chamomile – Chamaemelum nobile
Lovage – Levisticum officinale
Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis
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AKG044 - Soil composition
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This episode of the Alternative Kitchen Garden is on the basics of soil science. Learn about ‘sandy’, ‘silty’ and ‘heavy’ soils and how to find out what your soil is. (Check out the graph of soil texture mentioned in the show.)
Further reading:
How Does Your Garden Grow, by Chris Beardshaw. A gentle introduction to garden science.
Principles of Horticulture, a hard-core science book aimed at horticulture students.
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AKG043 - Tiger nuts (chufa)
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Tiger nuts (chufa) are Cyperus esculentus, an edible crop that is quite widely grown globally, but that is unusal in the UK and in kitchen gardens.
In Spain these tubers are grown to make horchata de chufa, a refreshing and nutritious drink.
In this episode we found out how well they grew in the Alternative Kitchen Garden this year, and how you can grow your own. Check out the photos of the tiger nuts growing.
Further reading:
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AKG042 - Chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
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Episode 42 is all about chickpeas (garbanzo beans) and my attempts to grow them this summer. See more photos of my chickpeas growing.
Patrick, from Bifurcated Carrots sent in this link to garbanzo bean rhizobia bacteria, which might give your crops a boost.
Further reading:
Growing Unusual Vegetables, by Simon Hickmott.
Available from the Armchair Gardening Store (US and UK).
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AKG041 - Planting pips
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This is a special edition of the Alternative Kitchen Garden, in support of the BBC Children in Need Appeal that raises money for disadvantaged children.
I’m covering a topic that is popular with children (and big kids!) – planting pips and growing plants from seeds in fruit and vegetables that you have bought.
In the run up to the show I wrote several articles and blog posts on the same subject:
Growing peanuts
Planting an avocado stone
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AKG040 - Cats in the garden
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Scardy Cat plants have a strong smell that is supposed to deter cats
We have even more garden uses for plastic bottles this week, including one involving liquid gold.
But mainly we’re talking about cats – the problems they cause in the garden and how you can try to deter them from causing problems. Greenprints magazine tell us a story that might make us rethink our position on garden cats, and we learn how to make a special cat garden.
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AKG039 - Mushrooms
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We start the show with a couple more uses for plastic bottles, carrying on from episode 37.
This week’s topic is mushrooms. Mushrooms aren’t plants, and have different requirements, but some can easily be grown indoors or in the garden.
In the UK, you can get a good selection of mushroom spawn from Seeds of Italy, who also supply truffle trees and mushroom logs.
Mycologue is an online shop for all things mushroomy, including books and DVDs, and kits for g ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG038 - Pumpkins
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Learn how to grow your own Halloween pumpkin in this week’s show, from choosing a variety and the right spot through to which pesky pests to keep an eye out for.
If you’ve been having problems with ants this year, then check out Bare Bones Gardening’s article on ant control.
In the US it’s common to describe your climate using USDA hardiness zones. If you apply the same zone criteria to the UK then there’s far fewer different zones.
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AKG037 - 20 garden uses for a plastic bottle
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This week’s episode of the Alternative Kitchen Garden is all about recycling plastic bottles in the garden. We’ve got 20 possible uses, ranging from the easy and obvious to the downright awesome.
Turn your plastic bottle into a watering can, birdfeeder, bird scarer, lacewing hotel, cat scarer, trellis or even a greenhouse!.
Listen to the show for the rest of the ideas, then send your own to akgpodcast@gmail.com, or leave a comment on the show homepage.
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AKG036 - Apple Day
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October 21st is the 18th Apple Day, Common Ground’s celebration of local apple diversity in the UK. Join in the fun by attending a local event.
Events are taking place all around the country throughout October; my local event is taking place at Waterperry Gardens this weekend.
Apples are a very popular fruit and an easy one to fit into any kitchen garden because of the choice of different varieties, rootstocks and training methods. A little pruning and protection ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG035 - Broad (fava) beans
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They’re not everyone’s favourite vegetable, but broad beans are easy to grow and the first bean to mature in the kitchen garden. If they are your favourite, then successional sowings can keep you in fresh broad beans from June through to September.
There are lots of different varieties available, long pods and Windsors, as well as red beans and red-flowered beans. They’re not the easiest vegetable to save seeds from (they cross pollinate readily), but it ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG034 - A review of the season
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Emails from listeners this week were on growing lentils (seeds are available from Seeds of Italy) and what to do with green tomatoes (you could try making glutney) and there’s another short story from Greenprints magazine.
2007 was a difficult gardening year for many people, because of the unsettled weather. Successes in the Alternative Kitchen Garden included Jerusalem artichokes and garlic. There was also plenty of chard for the chickens.
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AKG033 - Slugs
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According to recent research, the UK could be facing a slug plague. Slugs are always a concern for organic gardeners, who can’t just reach for chemical controls – they’re bed for wildlife.
There’s lots of ideas for controlling slugs in this show, as well as some hair-raising slug facts.
And Madeleine is back to tell us all about elderberries, which are ripe at this time of year.
For more ideas about controlling slugs, UK gardeners can check out ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG032 - Leaf mould
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Autumn is here and the leaves will soon start falling. As they have to be removed from most areas of the garden, maximize the return for your efforts and turn them into leaf mould – garden treasure!
Leaf mould makes a great mulch, soil improver and ingredient for home made potting mixes. It can even give a hedgehog a home, and it’s easy to make because it thrives on neglect.
Leaf mould is a valuable addition to any organic garden. To learn more about organic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG031 - Sweetcorn
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It’s time to harvest sweetcorn and find out how much tastier homegrown corn can be. But if you haven’t got sweetcorn growing in your garden this year then find out how to choose a variety that’s suitable for your garden, plan where to put it, improve the soil and sow the seeds next spring so that this time next year you can join in the fun!
This year I grew Kelvedon Glory F1 from the Organic Gardening Catalogue, but if you prefer open pollinated seeds th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG030 - Overwintering onions
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This year wasn’t a great year for onions, but in previous years I’ve always had a nice crop from overwintering onions. Overwintering onions are planted in the autumn (as opposed to spring planting for maincrop onions) and spend the winter in the soil. I find that having something growing through the winter is a great psychological boost, and overwintering onions need very little attention.
See how my bumper crop of onions last year started and ended up on my b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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AKG029 - Pee
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So this show is about pee.
“Surely you mean peas?”
Nope – pee. You see, every time you flush your pee down the toilet, you’re wasting valuable water and fertilizer and risking the health of local rivers. If you collect it instead, you can use it as a liquid feed for your plants or as a compost activator.
The definitive book on this subject is ‘Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants’ by Carol Steinfeld. Check ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
AKG028 - Seed saving
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Welcome to new listeners who have found their way here from the show review on the Hippyshopper website.
This week’s show is on saving seeds from your garden and which plants are easiest for beginners to save seed from.
If you’re looking for a book on the subject, I can recommend Back Garden Seed Saving, a British book by Garden Organic’s Sue Stickland that explains the basics of seed saving and gives detailed instructions for saving seed for all commo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |
