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”The Plot Thickens” podcast: Join Karin and Vicky every Tuesday as they dive into their allotment adventures. With coffee in hand, they explore soil, compost, and growing. Not experts, just two passionate women nurturing soil and life. Tune in for their garden triumphs, mishaps, and life lessons. Discover soil enrichment secrets and the happiness found in tending plots. Whether you’re a seasoned allotment gardener or a curious green thumb, this is your green oasis.
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It's been a mixed half term, full of exciting but also sad events. Karin had to say goodbye to her beautiful German Shepherd Tilly, leaving an empty feeling house. Vicky has spent her birthday present; a microscope course at the Soil Ecology Laboratory. She has come away full of new knowledge of all things soil, putting her microscope to good use looking at her own bokashi.
Karin has a very bold plan for her plot 2 - a market style garden full of spuds for the summer, a great way to aerate her potentially compacted soils and suppress old weed growth with the potato abundant leaves.
Vicky shares an update of Soil Squad's news after a busy week of preparations for the plot, including building a re-used and repurposed version of Mr Dowding's compost bay shelter and getting ready for the website's photo shoot!
Happy listening peeps.
Vicky has finally decided on the lay out of her plot; making two long beds to the back, giving her lots of efficient growing space. Karin has had an unexpectedly large harvest of an often over-looked tuber; the Jerusalem artichoke, enabling her to make a big batch of the soup of her dreams. A short episode due to the chilly morning; Vicky is finding warmth and a short spell of dizziness from her sixth coffee of the morning.
Did you know that mole hills offer the best seed compost nature has to offer? In this episode, Karin shares her plans and recipe for making her own seed compost using her leaf mould as a lovely fluffy base . As always, we share the latest updates on our bokashi compost and the winter b&b it provides.
We've been clearing the Soil Squad plot and finding all sorts of random items on the plot, one that could be donated to the Library of Things at The Green House, St Albans Eco hub.
Vicky has been to Somerset House for the Soil exhibition and has come away suitably inspired. Karin has been under the weather and has spent almost no time on the plot. Her old trusty car has made it through another MOT though, making more potential compost collections possible.
If you like listening to someone else clean their tools, then this is certainly the episode for you. If not, then we can only apologise and use this episode as an excellent remedy for insomnia.
A quiet early morning on the plot, watching the sunrise and listening to the birds waking up. In all transparency, not much has been done this week on the plots due to the frosty layer covering the ground. The lighter days on the way though, spring will soon be here!
This episode was recorded on a dark, snowy morning on Sunday. Just beautiful to feel the cold snap at our fingertips.
Karin and Vicky are living off their leftovers this week and stumble across an idea for composting food waste across holiday homes in Norfolk. NB post recording, Vicky found out that quite a few Norfolk council's do in fact recycle food waste but hey ho, a composting service would still be welcome maybe?
Karin's been busy on her plot over Christmas, hunting for worms in her compost heap, building up her hugelkultur with precision using apple tree cuttings and woodchips for now.
Vicky's been busy at just her kitchen table planning out 2025 based on her remaining seed collection.
A very Happy New Year from the plot!
It's Christmas Eve and we are sending you love and light from Karin's shed as we exchange pressies and celebrate with you, wherever you are.
This episode is just long enough to listen to whilst you peel 10 potatoes, wrap a few pressies or walk the dog around the block.
We'd like to thank the following artists for the Christmas themed jingles on this episode:
MissyWhimsyArt - sleigh bells
VoiceBosch - jingle bells
Free sound - SantaClaus
As the shortest day of the year approaches, we look forward to the longer evenings and all of the possibilities that 2025 holds for the allotment, on all 4 of our half plots!
Looking back on the few allotment diary entries we both made in 2024, it was clear we started our sowing way too early last year and so we'll be holding back on any sowing until March next year....will we resist the temptation?!
An upsetting look back on the year that was 2024. A year of a cold spring, a huge amount of slugs, an even colder summer and a harvest so small that you would struggle to sustain a person even for a few days.
Vicky's lists her wins as mostly structural. A shed and a fresh compost set up. Roll on 2025!
What do you give an allotmenteer who has most things she needs? Listen in as Vicky and Karin discuss dreamy gifts, some of which MIGHT be homemade in time for Christmas.
Today we dive into the wonder that is the Johnson-Su Bioreactor exploring the why, how, what and wheres of building this microbe and mycelium making composting system. We talk through the benefits for soil health and find the step-by-step construction amazing. Unlike the name suggests, this isn't rocket science and actually an easily built little system that will sit quietly on the plot for a year, busily making the most beautiful compost inoculant.
There's little else discuss other than the weather : )
A short but sweet episode about leaf mould; from the basics of how to create your own to practical application for this natural treasure. A sustainable and low cost way to enrich your garden or allotment..what's not to love?
"HOO-gel-kul-tur"
Replicating a forest floor with a Hugelkultur on our allotment plots has brought both amazing soil conditions, lush growth and the odd field mouse or two. Karin's planning to build her's to a higher peak this year as she piles on logs, prunings, christmas trees, leaves and grass cuttings to make the most amazing mound for next spring's seeds.
The Plot Thickens can't think of anything better than an early Sunday morning on the plot having a long conversation about mulch; when to do it, why we do it and with what. That it happens to be No Dig day is icing on the cake.
As always, we love diving into the detail of observing and planning a new plot and with Soil Squad's potential new land to be planned, we're all over it!
Take a listen for how we work things through, prioritising all the important details such where will the coffee station go.
Vicky has been busy with all things Soil Squad, finally securing a piece of land to be turned into a community composting centre. A whole host of composting systems will be used on the demonstration site, and the pair could not be more excited.
Karin is scouring Ebay for her lastest compost obsession; a Swedish Green Johanna hotbin.
Have you seen David Beckham's new love for gardening? Karin's sold, Vicky's clearly not so sure...
Vicky's also being a bit of a Halloween grump, while Karin's making plans to collect her street's leftover pumpkins to compost rather than see them disappear.
With all this rain and cold, Vicky's tucking her worms in for winter, Karin’s hashing plans for her own homemade wormery and both are regretting not having treated their sheds this summer.
Love is in the air as Karin's Paul has sat through a whole hour of Charles Dowding and is a converted man.
Vicky hasn't had much time on the plot this week and has missed it terribly. The one time she makes it down there she discovers the dreaded blight has arrived, wiping out a half a bed of potatoes.
Karin is continuing with her never ending onion planting, and grapples with two new hugelcultures.
Did you know it's actually illegal to have a seed swap?!
Just one of many interesting facts about seeds, seed saving, seed swapping and seed history that we found out about on our Biodynamic Seed Saving Day at Waltham Place.
After a glorious day with our teacher, Andre Tranquillini, we hot foot it back home to record the pod in the car whilst it's all still fresh in our minds.
Paranoia has set in on Karin's new plot; the majority of the strings dividing her beds and paths have been cut. Opinion is divided if this is deliberately done by hostile allotment neighbours or rodents with sharp teeth. Karin is keen to have a natural explanation, Vicky is more inclined to believe the scissor theory. This situation is not made any easier with the find of a teeth mould in the wood chip on one of the new paths, complete with name on the back.
The back of Vicky's plot has had a complete overhaul with cardboard, all we need now is a good soaking to start everything off. The weather gods were clearly listening to us as it hasn't stopped raining since Saturday :-)
For those ready to geek out over the finer details of onion sets, garlic bulb sowing plans, and budgeting for the season ahead—you’re in the perfect place. But, if that’s not your thing, feel free to jump ahead by a full 13 minutes!
We're loving the turn of the season, entering that glorious time of year where we're layering cardboard and compost, sowing green manures, and mulching our garden beds. It's the stuff of our daydreams!
Karin’s been hard at work, carefully collecting Marigold, Nasturtium, and Sweet Pea seeds, ensuring next year’s blooms will be as vibrant as ever. Vicky, on the other hand, has been busy drying seeds from her cucumbers, making sure nothing goes to waste.
And in even more exciting composting news—Vicky’s got a brand-new addition to her garden crew… a Wormery! Yes, a whole new world of composting magic has begun!
Charles Dowding's new book Compost has arrived and Vicky is swooning. Karin has made a start of planting for autumn, with spring onions and broadbeans in trays at home.
We got a sweet anniversary surprise from Karin's eldest; two pretty The Plot Thickens signs for our respective sheds.
We're talking slugs, again. The allotment's slugs seem to have now all commuted to Karin's plot for a holiday, after finding a deluge of slugs on her plot this morning.
Having been despondent about the fox digging up the lettuce seedlings in the bed of Bokashi compost, it's finally come up trumps, providing so many nutrients for Vicky's random pumpkin plant which is absolutely booming.
We've both been really disappointed with our corn on the cobs and feels like our sweetcorn may have suffered from a lack of pollinators this year.
Vicky finally makes her first ratatouille this century and Karin has some lovely pears.
Q: Is a big courgette called a marrow? Do share your thought on our poll!
Finally back to our plots after our holidays! While going away is lovely, coming back to your little green paradise is SO exciting. The familiar paths, the occasional weed to pull and gorgeous smells of ripe fruit and veg!
Vicky did a successful watering swap with an allotment neighbour while Paul, scarred by last year's dry disaster, redeemed himself with a fortnight full time watering schedule.
All in all a good reunion :-)
Have you ever thought about why we adore our compost so much? We've come to realise that perhaps because it's a living entity. Feeding, nurturing, turning, measuring and watching it mature into something you are proud of is much like having a pet or a child!
This episode was recorded 2 weeks ago, it's short and sweet whilst we are away on our holidays! We'll be back with you with with a packed full episode next week!
P.S. You might notice Vicky has a bit of a cold, so apologies for the sniffles and the occasional passing plane.
Early morning on the plot chatting about all things allotment, foxes, watering (and a lack of) and great useable items from the St Albans Reuse site.
When you've been making your own compost for over 20 years, its hard to then just order it in! Karin's struggling with the wish to make all of the Plot 2 beds with her own inputs and yet, wants the job done like, now!
To buy or not to buy, that's the question.
Karin has just finished the last of the ratatouille she made QUITE a few days ago, as expected no one in the family were keen to try it. Vicky has renovated her compost heaps, and is in full swing rearranging the beds on her plot to maximise growing space.
Saving the best 'til last, Vicky has big news, introducing her new project Soil Squad! Have a listen!! All very very exciting :-)
Mushrooms, mushrooms, mushrooms!
How do you grow yours?
Karin has some beautiful white oyster mushrooms ready to pick for a creamy pasta dinner. She's extended the mushroom theme throughout her plot like mycelium - she's now layering spores in her raised bed!
Vicky's been moving her mushrooms like the Hokey Cokey around her plot with not very impressive results, unlike her 4 small perfectly formed cucumbers.
So sorry people, the mic batteries started to fail so this episode is very short and sweet.
Back next week with a monster episode as we have NEWS!
A busy week in Hertfordshire with inspiring visits to both the Kitchen Garden and Groundswell, the Regenerative Agriculture Festival. On the allotments the growing has finally started after the hot weather, making all the hard work worth it.
We had a lovely natter on a sunny plot - the sun is finally beating down on us!
We’ve become Wildlife champions with Wilderhood Watch in St Albans but what does that actually mean?
Karin’s little one spotted what she thought was a possum on the plot, but no, it was a Hedgehog ! So the whole family are now fully focused on operation hedgehog home building this week!
Are you going to Groundswell? We’ll be there on Wednesday 26th June and are so looking forward to meeting so many wonderful people and talk freely about compost and soil ALL DAY LONG without boring anyone!
Last week, we popped along to Folly Lane Allotment as part of Sust Fest's. We got a lovely tour of 3 carying plots insluding one focused on butterflies, one on apples and the 3rd on compost! We got to taste some Ashmead’s Colonel apple Juice!
We're also planning ahead; Johnson Su building, Hotbed creation and sowing for Winter!
This week Karin’s cooking up globe artichokes & potatoes and Vicky's eating raw peas fresh from the pod.
Did anyone say permaculture? Vicky deep dives into her online course and shares her new found fascination with contour mapping. Both have enjoyed a small first harvest from their plots, making all the work on the plots worth it.
With thanks to Alex Kizenskov for intro music.
With so much of the new plant growth being nibbled back on the plots, this week we focus on the growth of our compost and mulches instead!
Vicky’s been creating hot compost and is thrilled with its rising temperatures and her neighbourly fox has been turning it for her. How kind?
Karin has been using community cuttings and cartons to build up her numerous heaps and the cut grass has been making her temperatures soar too.
We’ve also been experimenting with green mulch, making lasagne layers of greens and browns and an effective microbe and seashell mix.
It’s a busy weekend coming up, with the very last day of the Biodynamic Gardening Course at Waltham Place and the main event of Sust Fest, St Albans Sustainability Festival. As part of the festival, we popped along to the documentary feature film showing of Six Inches of Soil. Karin enjoyed it so much, she was gently lulled into a little snooze so Vicky’s conversation is as new to her as it may be to you!
Enjoy the pod?
As always, thanks once again to Alex Kizenkov for the intro music.
You can be witness to our pathetic attempt at a catchy trailer. Clearly we need to record another one but hey, this will do for this week!
In slug news...in a night of anger when a red mist fell over the plot, Vicky counts over 100 slugs on her courgettes and sunflowers. But what does the world do with these little pests and how on earth do we deal with the consequences of radical action?
We're talk GRASS this week. Karin makes a mess of No Mow May with a botched attempt of a wistful mowed path and we get sucked in whether Vicky should be wild and wonderful or suppressing growth with woodchip paths,,,,
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We're obsessed. There's something so satisfying about the gentle swoosh of hoeing the grid lines in the finest layer of compost on the top of our beds. We're dreaming of the ultimate tool, the copper swing hoe. It's a thing of absolute beauty and completely beyond our budget.
We'd love to hear about your dream tool, even if it only appears on a birthday wish list! Do email us at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram @theplotthickenspod.
Vicky and Karin have had a visit from Martyn from Agriton on possibly the coldest day of the spring, necessitating a morning in the shed. No mow May is in full swing, reaping rewards for wildlife but leaving the compost piles lacking in green material.
Link below to the lawn podcast that Karin is referring to.
With thanks to Alex Kizenkov for intro music.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/growing-greener-greener-grass-with-david-hedges-gower/id1540573682?i=1000630256253
From bokashi to nettle, comfrey to horn manure, Karin and Vicky are well into organic stinky teas and preparations for indoor plants, pots and plots. Listen in as they describe their favourite natural ingredients as alternatives to chemical fertilisers.
Clearly Vicky's glee and fascination of terrariums has blended with her excitement for geraniums and so throughout this episode she now refers to terraniums. Apologies. She means TERRARIUMS.
Terrariums Talk referred to Ben Newell, @worcesterterrariums and Tony Le-Britton, @notanotherjungle
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A jam packed episode this week as the sowing seasons ramps up! Tune in to hear about all that's been sowed, pricked out and transplanted this week on the plots, in the greenhouse and along endless windowsills!
You'll be delighted to hear Vicky's mollusc update and our listener tips for snail and slug management!
Karin is excited to start the Clothing Loop, a St Albans Clothes Swap Initiative to reduce clothes waste and pass on old favourites...Vicky's still waiting for her invite...
It flags up the question of Sustainability - whether in using the word in our title, we are diminishing its value? Check out the new tag line and listen in to hear why.
This week we unravel the enigma of springing forward, but end up lost in time! Please do not refer to this episode for any sense-making on the clocks going forward. We clearly hadn't had enough coffee when we were recording.
This week, with Vicky's mishap, we're all about slowing life down, The chilly, soggy weather gives us the perfect excuse to embrace a leisurely pace on the plot. Tune in as we delve into eco-friendly gardening practices, from reusing coffee grounds to encouraging the frogs to gobble the slugs.
Our seeds might be flourishing but our understanding of time? That's still up in the air.
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Thanks as ever to Alex for the Intro music.
The spring equinox has arrived and with it lots of seed sowing, using newly found 'potting benches' from the St Albans Reuse site.
Vicky gets excited about being able to see Karin's shed across the allotment, albeit at a safe distance, and devises a plan for a colour coded flag system. Vicky also puts Karin through a humiliating test of her own seeds; revealing Karin's lack of knowledge of anything seed related.
With thanks to Alex Kizenkov for intro music.
Oh dear. Production values are lacking on this episode people - sorry about the wind and reverb.
If you can bear to bear with us, we’ve got an uninterrupted episode as we dive into a good long chat about all we’ve sowed this week, plans for the plots.
If you love endless seed-sowing talk, you're in for a treat! Karin shares an idea about using a seed tray as a mini replica of a bed to ensure frugal seed sowing and Vicky talks about the satisfaction of prepping seed compost in module trays ahead of time and a whole bunch of other seed-related nuggets of information
As always thanks so much to Alex Kizenkov for the intro tunes and to the Birds on the plot for the outro tunes.
What have we planted this week?
Marigolds
Borage
Sugar snap peas
peas
dill
fennel
sweetpeas
sugar snap peas
tomato
red onion
spring onions
cosmos
peppers (nothing happening here)
Jerusalem artichokes
After a quick debrief about their first ever interview follows lots of chatting about Vicky’s new ’home’; a pretty little shed that was put up in an hour and a half by a couple of very efficient shed builders. All she needs now is a nail gun to make her life on the plot complete.
With thanks to Alex Kizenkov for intro music.
We’re bathed in a spot of sunshine this week.
Karin finds an interesting opportunity to share a small holding for free in Ware, Hertfordshire via the AllotMe website. The lure of beekeeping and a poly-tunnel for free gets Karin all excited but she decides its suited to someone on an allotment waiting list locally.
AllotMe app is a great place to go if you can’t wait to grow in a green space but the local allotment waiting list is too long. AllotMe matches the growers with owners of gardens that can be rented out as an alternative to an allotment.
Vicky talks about the Green Belt Villages built with biodiversity, permaculture and replenishment in mind. She’s also been inspired to turn off the lights in her bathroom at night to save wildlife’s circadian rhythms by Paul Bogard, author of “The End of Night”
Vicky reveals a secret in her pocket too….
The usual flurry of love for a day at Waltham Place's Biodynamic Gardening course!
We honestly couldn't wait to talk through our amazing day so this episode was recorded in the car! It makes for an excellent studio so this week's sound is a treat for your ears!
We found out so much more about :
It's Vicky's birthday today - join for the unwrapping of Karin's kind gift!
Thank you for listening and thanks to Alex Kizenkov for the intro tunes.
Vicky's mood has lifted and she makes plans for her not so 'wild' wild life area of her plot. Rewilding is on the menu and she discusses the benefits of a bit of human intervention when it comes to biodiversity.
Karin has finally made the sandpit that has been hanging around in the shed for a couple of years into a mini raised bed. A little handy Ikea tip is also squeezed in, in this week's short episode (making up for last week's 42 min navel gazing).
With thanks to Alex Kizenkov for intro music
Busy busy busy on the plots this week, Karin preps her beds, builds the compost heap and takes a peek at how her winter sowing is coming along.
Vicky's in a wrestling match with her plot layout. It needs a proper kick into shape before the sowing season kicks off—starting with widening the central path, because once that's set, it's set for life!
As ever, compost and cardboard dominate the chat and there's little bit about hair dye too.
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Alex Kizenkov we love your intro music, thank you.
Day one at Waltham Place for a Biodynamic Gardening Course and we're hooked.
We were too excited to wait until next week, so we took this re-record on Sunday to share the day's highlights with you today.
Big thanks to the team at Waltham Place for their amazing warmth and wisdom, and to the amazing Andre Tranquilni, Estate Manager & King of Biodynamics.
If you feel like a pig in mud reading about biodynamic farming, take a look at Waltham Place's website
To hear more from Andre himself, we loved this episode on Accidental Gods: Meeting the Spirit of the Land: exploring spirituality in farming with biodynamic grower, Andre Tranquilini.
Big thanks to Alex again for the Intro title music.
Can you have too much soil? Vicky and Karin don't think so, and make big plans for Karin's front garden as a make shift community composting centre, using their new -found app MakeSoil. A lockable dalik and shredder will rub shoulders with the trees Christmas that Karin has already collected from her neighbours.
Dreams also feature, with King Charles making a surprise visit, and Vicky resisting joining the fungi club.
As always, thanks to Alex Kizenkov for intro music.
Good news for sleepy heads! We've removed the loud drum beat at the end that has woken many of you up. Instead, we've replaced it with some birdsong from the plot to lull you as you sleep.
However, If you do manage to stay awake, here's some of the things we talk about:
Books:
Entangled Life, Melvin Sheldrake
Seeds:
www.incrediblevegetables.co.uk/
Podcasts:
Climate Heroes - Cindy Ford
Apps
Share waste
Initiatives:
The Clothing loop
In this episode, Vicky shares her passion for birds, making Karin feel distinctly lacking in knowledge. However, as often happens with these two allotmenteers, the conversation quickly turns to compost, and a new potential source of material.
Books were on the Christmas list; Vicky has read about permaculture and Karin guerilla gardening.
As always, thanks to Alex Kizenskov for intro/outro music.
On the plot in Christmas week, reflecting on things we're grateful for and how we'd like to be buried! Merry Christmas everyone!
Ps. Excuse the munching in this episode - Vicky promises never to eat on the podcast again!
We swap the coffee for mulled wine this morning, Karin lights a candle and shares the gingerbread and we settle down under a warm blanket in the shed to share our Allotment based Christmas wish lists!
In this episode, Karin shares her plans for coaxing reluctant seeds into action over winter. It might be chilly, but Karin proves that it's the perfect season to sow the seeds of anticipation for a vibrant spring garden.
In the meantime, Vicky's been snuggling on the sofa with cups of tea watching these wonderful things:
A National That Rebuilds Itself, Rebuilds It's Soil: The Role of Women with Professor Karen Johnson
Big up to Alex Kizenkov for intro and outro music!
In this episode, Vicky takes Karin through a biodiversity survey, checking off 50 (!) or so questions on how well they are doing in biodiversity terms on their plots. From wildlife ponds to bat boxes, join the pair as they explore ways to make their plots more welcoming to wildlife.
Thanks to Alex Kizenkov for intro and outro music.
Karin’s been on a mission to tackle food waste in her kitchen, she’s declared a 'stop shop time,' raiding her cupboards and fridge to give those forgotten remnants a second chance before turning back to the supermarket.
In the meantime, Vicky’s been turning her living space into a winter garden, proving that you don't need acres to grow your greens. She’s been uncovering the magic and science of growing of microgreens in recycled pots.
Tune in also for an up date on their primary permaculture project!
Thanks to Alex Kizenkov for the intro outro music 🙏
Join Vicky and Karin as they sip coffee and chat all things allotment. Get ready for an engaging conversation as they dive into topics like composting, Vicky's new duo apple tree and even an unexpected use for a hay bale.
So grab a coffee, sit back, and enjoy this green fingered adventure with Vicky and Karin.
Thanks to Alex Kizenkov for our intro/outro music.
This week, Karin and Vicky, are joined with their two daughters (and a fox) as they all get into the spirit of Halloween on the plot, from making pumpkin soup to brewing a witch's cauldron of biochar. We chat about all manner of things that Karin has been busy with this half term on her plot including prepping bokashi pots, planting broad beans and her brolly brainwave!
Who said autumn wasn't busy???
Come with us on a stroll with us from Karin's up to Vicky's plot. We'll pause every now and again along the way for imaginative growing ideas, inspiration and engaging conversation. We discover clever water collecting solutions and chat about local community harvest initiatives. Karin shares an impossible-to-forget episode of the podcast Table Manners featuring Miriam Margoles, while Vicky worries about potential disturbing coat sounds.
And again, big thanks to Alex Kizenkov for our intro and outro music.
A drowsy episode on Karin's allotment, not made any better by a headache inducing discussion of gravity and it's role in water pressure. Apologies. If low energy had a face, this would be it.
After a mini tour of Karin's cosy shed, it's time to leave and take a saunter up to Vicky's plot - self professed organised chaos. The pair natter away about, layers of cardboard to suppress the couch grass, Hugelkultur developments, Vicky's plans for fruit trees and bushes and the inherited potato plant.
Ps in case you're interested, the quote Vicky was trying to remember was : "He who plants a tree plants hope" - Lucy Larcom
Thanks to Thanks to Alex Kizenkov for our intro and outro music.
As per the tradition on The Plot Thickens, the coffee pot is bubbling away, and today the duo Karin and Vicky embark on a tour of Karin's allotment. They explore the flourishing crops, from the tiny, fuzzy chickpea pods to three plump pumpkins. And there's an unexpected surprise hiding beneath the soil, waiting to be uncovered.
Karin harbours dreams of expanding to a second plot and soaring to the pinnacle of the allotment waiting list. Her vision includes a unique hugelkultur circle, a mound of compost-rich soil where her veggies can thrive together like a happy, hugging family!
Meanwhile, at "The Plot Thickens" headquarters, Karin and Vicky are knee-deep in a discussion about amping up their sound quality. They're currently on the hunt for top-notch microphones suitable for recording outdoors. If you've got any recommendations, folks, they're all ears - email us at [email protected]
Thanks again to Alex Kizenkov for the intro and outro music on the pod.
Ok, skip straight to 08:00 to avoid the cringeworthy start to our second episode when we are desperately trying to work out how to be podcasters!
If you bear with us, we find our flow as we forget about the mics and get into the chat about the the vibe of the allotment, hugelkultur and weeds.
Thanks to Alex Kizenkov for intro and outro music
Today, we're brewing up something special for you as we embark on this exciting journey into the world of gardening, community, and all things green. Grab your favorite mug, pour yourself a steaming cup of coffee, and settle in as we take you on a delightful exploration of our shared passion – allotment gardening. In this episode, we'll transport you back to where it all began, right here in Karin's shed on her plot, where we planted the seeds for this podcast!
In this ep, we share stories about plot waiting lists, choosing a plot, tackling overgrown spaces, and where to start if you're a newbie. Plus, we'll touch on the fascinating world of no dig, compost and mulch. And just so you know, dear listeners, we're learning as we go - no experts here! So, whether you're a seasoned gardener or just beginning your green journey, join us as "The Plot Thickens!"
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