Digging the Dirt – The Allotment Garden Show

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. Here is the link to Venetia Jane's website https://www.venetiajane.co.uk/ as requested by a listener.

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.

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.

Join Russ from his Allotment in Lancashire and Jake from his allotment in Derbyshire in this podcast from October 2019. 

Russ & Jake will be reflecting on the growing season, the successes and the disaster and plants for over winter and the New Year

A special programme recorded in August 2019 with Estelle Briers, Silver-Gilt award-winning show gardener.

We will be talking about the Chorley and Southport Flower shows where Estelle’s show gardens were awarded Silver-Gilt, the local community groups which helped with the gardens & how the garden design was inspired by the Alan Ayckbourn comedy ‘Woman in Mind’.

We will also be taking a stroll through Estelle’s allotment in Chorley.

Join Russ from his Allotment in Lancashire and Jake from his allotment in Derbyshire in this podcast from May 2019. 

Russ & Jake will be talking about their allotments, news and events for the coming month

Join Russ from his Allotment in Lancashire and Jake from his allotment in Derbyshire in this podcast from June 2019. 

Russ & Jake will be talking about their allotments, news and events for the coming month

This is the first Digging the Dirt podcast featuring Russ from his Allotment in Lancashire and Jake from his allotment in Derbyshire. 

Russ & Jake will be talking about their allotments, news and events for the coming month.

Join Russ from his Allotment in Lancashire and Jake from his allotment in Derbyshire in this podcast from May 2019. 

They will be talking about their allotments, news and events for the coming month