Episode 188: Huw Richards on Veg Growing

This week’s guest is veg growing expert Huw Richards. Huw grows a vast range of plants in his garden in mid-West Wales and is always trialling and experimenting with new ways of growing. He has an enormously popular YouTube channel and has authored a number of books, the latest of which is ‘The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook’ which draws on his experience as very much a thoughtful and philosophical gardener.

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What we cover

Gardening with a mission statement

Being organised in the garden; keeping checklists, batching jobs, planning

Some of the most surprising things Huw’s discovered on his gardening journey

Poly culture 

Intercropping

Having an odds and ends bed

Harvesting water in the garden 

The method of multisowing

New veg Huw’s trialling in 2022

On being a philosophical gardener

Links

The Veg Grower’s Handbook by Huw Richards - Dorling Kindersley Ltd, March 2022

Huw on YouTube

Huw on Facebook

Huw on Instagram 

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