S6 Ep4: May - Chris's top tips for seed sowing and, your questions answered on starting a new garden, gooseberry bush dilemmas, and converting a garden for food growing episode artwork

EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 27 MIN

S6 Ep4: May - Chris's top tips for seed sowing and, your questions answered on starting a new garden, gooseberry bush dilemmas, and converting a garden for food growing

from The Organic Gardening Podcast · host Garden Organic

In this month’s podcast, we’ve launched a new format! Expect the same Organic Growing advice, repackaged so you can enjoy podcasts from us twice a month.In May, Fiona and Chris dive into the wonderful world of seed sowing, including why it’s important not to sow all of your seeds at once, Chris’s top tips to get the best germination and how certain conditions can enable your seeds to get the best start.  Also in this episode...The team answer your questions on starting a new garden, gooseberry bush problems, converting an ornamental garden into a haven for food growing, and building your very first greenhouse. Be sure to come back on the 15 May as Fiona chats with author, chef and TV personality Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall from his garden at River Cottage.   

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