Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show
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Spring is finally here and Russ will be talking about what you can start growing in April and the Wild About Gardens campaign to get us to love slugs and snails… Contact the show at: https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt Wild About Gardens campaign: www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk http://www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk
Its time to start growing chillies and to give you some top tips I am talking to David Hinckley the founder of the GrowMad website. David will also be talking about the GrowMad website he has developed which is a fantastic resource for all gardeners, allotmenteers and small holders with a comprehensive seed & product directory, plot calendar & growing guides, articles, advice, book club and links to their ‘How to’ videos on YouTube. What are you waiting for, check it out… https://growmad.co.uk/ https://growmad.co.uk/ Contact the show at: https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt Check out the GrowMad website on https://growmad.co.uk/ https://growmad.co.uk/ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Growmad https://www.facebook.com/Growmad
You can start your Sweet Peas off right now, so join Russ talking to Carole Tate of the National Sweet Pea Society giving lots of useful tips on sowing and growing sweet peas so you can get the best out of growing Sweet Peas this year. Contact the show at: https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt National Sweet Pea Society website https://sweetpeas.org.uk/ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1184951828197479/
Join Russ talking to multi RHS Gold Medal winner John Peace about his plans for exhibiting at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. John will also be revealing the theme for his exhibition and I am very proud to announce that my company will be sponsoring John for his 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show stand. We are all hoping for another GOLD! Contact the show at: https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt Contact John Peace at: https://johnpeacechrysanthemums.co.uk/ https://johnpeacechrysanthemums.co.uk/
JOIN RUSS ON HIS RAIN SATURATED PLOT TALKING ABOUT LEAFMOULD AND PRUNING GOOSEBERRIES & REDCURRANTS. CONTACT THE SHOW AT: https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt
JOIN RUSS ON HIS TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY WITH A BRIEF STROLL AROUND A MANHATTAN ALLOTMENT AND A WALK ALONG THE HIGH LINE. CONTACT THE SHOW AT https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt
JOIN RUSS TALKING ABOUT HIS GROWING SEASON AND YOUR GROWING SEASON SO FAR THIS YEAR. PLUS A ROUND UP OF SOME LATE SEASON GARDEN SHOWS AND GARDENING PROGRAMMES ON TV. CONTACT THE SHOW AT HTTPS://RPARRY1961.WIXSITE.COM/DIGGINGTHEDIRT https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt RPARRY1961@GMAIL.COM
Join Russ on a gentle walk around RHS Bridgewater in Salford, Greater Manchester. It's the latest RHS garden covering some 154 acres with one of the largest Victorian walled gardens in the UK and whilst there Russ visits the National Sweet Pea Society Late Show and talks to show manager Carole Tate from the society. Contact the show at https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt
Russ is back from his charity walk across the Highlands of Scotland and will be talking about your top tips for maintaining your allotment & greenhouse when you're away on holiday. There will be a round up of June & July gardening shows and what you can be doing on the plot during the month of June.
On the Allotment Show podcast this month Russ will be talking about how your allotment has changed your life. There will be a round up of gardening shows in April & May, what you can be sowing & growing this month and what gardening TV & radio programmes you can be tuning in to…
On the Allotment Show podcast this month Russ will be talking about some of your allotment projects and planting ideas for the coming season. There will be a round up of the RHS garden shows you can visit this year, what you can be sowing this month and what gardening & radio programmes you can be tuning in to. To contact Russ email: rparry1961@gmail.com Or via the website: https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt
On the Allotment Show podcast this month we are talking about POTATO DAYS. What they are? What can you expect to see? Russ is talking to Matthew Smith of Brighter Blooms who gives a fascinating insight into his upcoming Potato Days this month and reveals all you need to know about these event which is more than potatoes... The Potato Day event venues and dates can be found on https://www.growvegandfruit.co.uk/events/
Russ asked the question “What were your allotment successes in 2022”, have a listen to what you said and Russ has found useful resource in a seed catalogue.
Russ asked the question “What is your favourite gardening TV show past or present” have a listen to what you said, there are a few surprises… Plus what is happening on the plot up in Lancashire.
Listen to this fascinating interview with John Peace of the National Chrysanthemum Society talking about their 7 consecutive gold medals, what’s involved in preparing & setting up for the Chelsea Flower Show, the judging process, their celebrity & Royal visitors and revealing the theme for this years exhibit at Chelsea. https://www.johnpeace.co.uk/ https://www.nationalchrysanthemumsociety.co.uk/ https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show
Russ asked the question "What made you take up your allotment or veg growing?" Listen to some of the answers. Russ will also be talking about the National Garden Scheme, what you can be doing on the plot in April and a look at some of the gardening shows you can visit around the UK in April.
Russ asked the question, What is the best gardening / allotment advice you’ve been given? Listen to some of the answers… Plus Russ will be talking about what you can be doing in March and a look at gardening shows coming up in March & April.
Join Russ talking about what you’re planning to grow this year, cleaning gardening tools and what you can be doing in February. Plus a look at gardening shows coming up this year.
Join Russ & Jake talking about your allotment rules and your favourite gardening tools, including 4 candles or should that be fork handles… They’ll also be talking about what they’ve been up to on their plots, plus a round-up of gardening events and what on TV.
Join Russ & Jake talking about what they’ve been up to on their plots. They’ll also be talking about your allotment sheds, what’s in them and what you do in them!!!
Join Russ & Jake featuring your allotment & gardening accident, incidents and mishaps, some hilarious and some a little more serious, all of which we can learn from.
On this show Russ is chatting to professional gardener Anna Matthews talking about the charity Gardening for Disabled Trust and their new book ‘Cuttings’ in which there are over 500 tips from famous gardeners such as Carol Klein, Mark Lane and Alan Titchmarsh, from celebrities including Joanna Lumley, Helen Mirren, Julian Clary & Jeff Beck and from professional gardeners & clients of the Trust. We also have an insight into the career of Anna as a professional gardener from the Channel Islands to Elton John’s garden and travels around the world.
This show features a special interview with Marjukka Metsola who has her allotment garden in the World’s most northern allotment which is in Rovaniemi Lapland, Finland. Listen to this fascinating insight into gardening in the Arctic Circle. From the darkness of the long winters to 24 hours of daylight in June and July. Marjukka’s season starts in May when the snow has gone. She lives in her beautiful garden cottage on the allotment garden from May until September growing potatoes, carrots, peas, beans, onions, fruit, herbs and flowers. The 24 hours of daylight in June and July ensures she has a great crop.
A very special show interviewing Karen Stith from the Bear Creek Garden Association in Colorado Springs which features in the film ‘A Garden Experience: Growing Organic’ and we’ll also be talking to the film makers Nancy Bentley and John Atkinson. A great interview giving an insight into the community garden and the making of the film which shows the community garden throughout the seasons, the community spirit and wildlife.
In this podcast we have another interview with Malcolm Kingswell who will be talking about his allotment 1000ft above sea level in South Wales and Russ & Jake will be talking alliums, compost and what they've been up to over the past month.
Join Russ from his allotment in Lancashire and Jake from his allotment in Derbyshire interviewing a former professional boxer who grows giant pumpkins! They will also be talking about squashes, what they’ve been up on their plots this month, plus news and events.
Join Russ from his Allotment in Lancashire and Jake from his allotment in Derbyshire talking about figs, melons, what they’ve been up on their plots this month, future plans, plus news and events.
Join Russ & Jake in this extended podcast talking about what they’ve been up on their plots this month, news, events and a fascinating interview with David Rigby taking about his family owned Lancashire based garden centre during lockdown.
Join Russ & Jake talking about what they’ve been up on their plots this month, there has been plenty of seed sowing and jake will be talking about his hot bed! There is also another interview with Malcolm Kingswell on his allotment 1000ft above sea level in South Wales talking about algae removal from polytunnels, tips on growing leeks and how he deals with weeds from a neighbouring plot!
The first of the 2020 series of Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Show. Join Russ & Jake talking about what they've been up to over the winter and their plans for the new season. Jake will also be talking about his new Manure Fork! There is also an interview with Malcolm Kingswell who has an allotment 1000ft above sea level in South Wales and you can hear Malcolm talk about managing his allotment, composting, 3 types of no dig and his ealrly sowing regime.
