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All Episodes

The Organic Gardening Podcast — 104 episodes

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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

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S6 Ep3: April - How flavourful fruit and veg could transform the food system - with Franco Fubini

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S6 Ep2: March - Look After Caterpillars to Save Butterflies, with Dr Richard Fox - Butterfly Conservation

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S6 Ep1: February - A deep dive in to the wildlife pond, with Harry Kelsey from WildWater

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S5 Ep13: January - Our Guests’ Top Organic Gardening Tips of 2025

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S5 Ep12: December - Caring for garden bats with Jo Ferguson - Bat Conservation Trust

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S5 Ep11: November - The botany of the kitchen garden with Helena Dove

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S5 Ep10: The importance of heritage vegetables with Raymond Blanc OBE

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S5 Ep9: September: Getting to grips with green manures – with Dr Anton Rosenfeld

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S5 Ep8: August - Start with Soil: Why Less is More with Juliet Sargeant

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S5 Ep7: July - Discover the accidental seed heroes with Adam Alexander

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S5 Ep6: June - An Experimental Permaculture Garden, with Huw Richards

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S5 Ep5: May - Grow a new garden this May, with Becky Searle

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S5 Ep4: April - Bringing nature to urban gardens with Kate Bradbury, and a special guest joins the postbag!

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Unpruned - A tour of the Beth Chatto Gardens with with Åsa Gregars-Warg

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S5 Ep3: March - Do we really have a problem with food waste? with Tristram Stuart

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S5 Ep2: February - What is going on underneath our soil? With Eddie Bailey from Rhizophyllia

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S5 Ep1: January - From suspicious strawberry piles to soil health, we look back on the postbag in 2024!

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S4 Ep12: December - Winter Wellness with Rachel Dethample

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S4 Ep11: November: How Beth Chatto's Plants and Gardens continues a legacy - with Åsa Gregers-Warg

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S4 Ep10: October: What is a resilient garden? With Sally Morgan

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S4 Ep9: September: It’s time to embrace the dark! – with Nick Dunn

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S4 Ep8: August - The pesticide problem with Nick Mole, PAN UK

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S4 Ep7: July - Ditch the plastic this Plastic Free July with Sally Nex

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S4 Ep6: June - How to be water wise with Jo Osbourn and Sally Morgan

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S4 Ep5: May - A trip down memory lane to Barnsdale with Nick Hamilton

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S4 Ep4: April - How to grow pulses with Josiah Meldrum

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S4 Ep3: March - The ultimate guide to composting with David Garrett

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S4 Ep2: February - The wonders of wetlands with Simon Rose from the WWT

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S4 Ep1: January 2024 - An interview with the Seed Detective

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S3 Ep12: December - Bring back the butterflies

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S3 Ep11: November - How the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is tackling climate change

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S3 Ep10: October - Pam The Jam shares her preserving secrets

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S3 Ep9: September - Sustainability in action in Wales

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S3 Ep8: The gluts and the glory!

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Unpruned - Jack Wallington: A Greener Life

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S3 Ep7: July - Climate change ready gardening

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S3 Ep6: June - How to build a community garden

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S3 Ep5: May - The critical value of gardens to wildlife survival

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S3 Ep4: April – A deep dive in to the cut flower industry

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S3 Ep3: March - No sprays and no dig on a visit to Kew

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S3 Ep2: February - We’re dreaming of a colourful summer garden!

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S3 Ep1: January - Even garden pests deserve a meal! How to grow with nature, not against it.

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S2 Ep49: December - Trials, triumphs and the power of produce preservation

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S2 Ep48: November - taking a worm's eye view of autumn

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S2 Ep47: October - rampant squashes, late colour and bumper chilli harvests; autumn has definitely arrived.

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S2 Ep46: Organic September - How to plan, plant and nurture your garden after the heatwave

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S2 Ep45: August - Organic Allotment Special with Rekha Mistry

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S2 Ep44: July - time to take it easy?

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S2 Ep43: June – can we convince you to love your slugs…?!

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S2 Ep42: May – Marvellous May has finally arrived!

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S2 Ep41: April - it's that exciting time again. Join us as we get outside for Springtime growing.

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S2 Ep40: Unpruned - can you recognise your favourite garden bird songs?

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S2 Ep39: March - the beauty of birdsong, plus how to get ready for the growing season

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S2 Ep38: Unpruned: a private tour of Debs Goodenough's garden

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S2 Ep37: February - successful seed sowing plus Debs Goodenough, gardener to Prince Charles.

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S2 Ep36: Unpruned: discovering creatures in your soil

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S2 Ep35: January - the secret of good soil.

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S2 Ep34: December: how to grow the perfect Brussel sprout, plus Helen Browning's organic farm

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S2 Ep33: November - climate change gardening plus the wonderful world of bees

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S2 Ep32: Unpruned interview - George Anderson in his garden

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S2 Ep31: October - joyful autumn tasks plus George Anderson, doyen of Scottish gardening

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S2 Ep30: September - Dave Goulson talks about Silent Earth: an insect apocalypse.

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S2 Ep29: Nematodes and others - our practical guide to bio controls and stimulants

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S2 Ep28: August - bio controls and stimulants, what are they?

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S2 Ep27: July - how green is your garden centre? Plus summer weed control, and other inspiring organic growing advice.

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S2 Ep26: Healing herbs from the garden - how they work

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S2 Ep25: June - join us for a private view of Garden Organic's new demonstration gardens

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S2 Ep24: Frances Tophill on Rewilding Your Garden

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S2 Ep23: May - a glorious growing month, plus special guest 'Love Your Garden' Frances Tophill

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S2 Ep22: Unpruned interview - Dr Ian Bedford on garden insects

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S2 Ep21: April - the start of an exciting new growing season! Plus extraordinary facts about garden insects, with Dr Ian Bedford.

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S2 Ep20: March - simple ways to make seed sowing successful. Plus Mark Lane, an inspirational garden designer.

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S2 Ep19: February - feeling good during winter lockdown, plus Danny Clarke, The Instant Gardener

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S2 Ep18: January - planning for your growing year, plus lockdown gardening.

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S2 Ep17: December - the best of bare root planting, and gardening inspiration from Don Murray, Garden Organic's new Director of Horticulture

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S2 Ep16: Unpruned interview - Tony Kirkham, Head of Arboriculture at Kew

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S2 Ep15: November - the joy of trees with Tony Kirkham at Kew, plus this month's jobs preparing for winter.

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S2 Ep14: October - the joys of autumn tasks and we get serious about pesticides.

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S2 Ep13: September - Chris talks to garden historian, Caroline Holmes, & we share tips for new growers to keep the interest through the autumn

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S2 Ep12: August - our summer special includes a chat with Mark Diacono, of Otter Farm and River Cottage fame.

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S2 Ep11: Unpruned interview - Jekka McVicar, Queen of Herbs

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S2 Ep10: July - we have the Queen of Herbs, Jekka McVicar, plus summer fruit and how to keep that veg coming!

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S2 Ep9: Unpruned interview - Stephanie Hafferty on the organic home and garden

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S2 Ep8: June - watering, managing summer pests, and loving your weeds. Garden designer Jack Wallington joins us.

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S2 Ep7: Unpruned interview - Charles Dowding on No Dig

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S2 Ep6: May - No Dig with Charles Dowding, plus more tips on lockdown gardening

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S2 Ep5: Unpruned interview - Catherine Dawson on peat-free potting composts

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S2 Ep4: April - gardening during lockdown. Spring seed sowing, and potting composts.

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S2 Ep3: March - with Joe Swift; how to sow seeds; getting ready for Spring.

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S2 Ep2: February - enjoyable winter tasks plus a look at agroforestry with Ben Raskin, Soil Association

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S2 Ep1: January - we celebrate Veganuary, by going vegan in your garden. Plus planning for the year ahead, and enjoyable cold weather tasks.

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S1 Ep14: December - the world of houseplants plus a greener Christmas

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S1 Ep12: November - bringing wildlife into your plot, with Kate Bradbury.

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S1 Ep11: 'Unpruned' interview - Lucy Start, aka 'Shegrowsveg'

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S1 Ep10: October - autumn tasks and seed saving

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S1 Ep9: September - picking and storing, plus sowing nature's green manures

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S1 Ep8: August - organic food. Is it really better for you?

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S1 Ep7: 'Unpruned' interview - Professor Tim Lang

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S1 Ep5: July - gentle summer maintenance, plus climate change gardening

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S1 Ep4: June - watering, pests and diseases, and healthy growing

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S1 Ep3: May - sowing outside, dealing with weeds, and No Dig

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S1 Ep2: April - slugs, seeds and seedlings

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S1 Ep1: March - Why organic?