Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show

Feb 15 2025 42 ep. 37 mins 104

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Join Russ on his monthly podcast talking about allotments, growing and featuring gardening / allotment news, events and interviews.

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Your allotment plans for 2025? - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 42. 16th February 2025.

Feb 15 2025 16 mins

Russ asked the question “What are your plans for this year”have a listen and get inspired. ..It's also time to get your chilli and tomato seeds going and cut down your autumn fruiting raspberries.

The Miracle Garden in Dubai & your favourite allotment books? - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 41. 7th December 2024.

Dec 06 2024 28 mins

Join Russ on a walk around the amazing Miracle Gardens in Dubai and Russ gives a run down of your favourite allotment books, just in time for Christmas...

What do you do on the plot over winter? - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 40. 28th September 2024.

Sep 27 2024 18 mins

Russ asked the question “Do you carry on working on your allotment over the winter or do you put it to bed”, have listen to what some allotmenteers do, and good news about new allotment developments in Bristol.

How has your growing season been so far, good or bad? - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 39. 27th July 2024..

Jul 26 2024 26 mins

Russ will tell you about his mixed growing season so far and to make him feel better he asked you how your growing season has been, good or bad? You might just feel better about your allotment after listening to this!

At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 38. 26th May 2024.

May 25 2024 31 mins

Join Russ at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on the famous press & Royal day and also on medals day where he had an exclusive preview of the show. Russ talks to John Peace of John Peace Chrysanthemums about his preparations for the show and on being awarded a Gold medal. Russ also talks to Jewlsy Mathews and Mike McMahon of Mike McMahon Studios who won Gold on their first ever show

Gardens of Marrakesh. Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 37. 4th May 2024.

May 03 2024 37 mins

Russ is in Marrakesh! Join him on a stroll around two spectacular gardens. First the Jardin Majorelle the garden originally designed by French artist Jean Majorelle, in the 1920s and rediscovered and replanted by the designers Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in the 1980’s, a true paradise garden. Then in the medina of Marrakesh the Secret Garden, an Islamic and exotic garden

Jobs for April and grow to love your slugs and snails. Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 36. 31st March 2024.

Mar 30 2024 15 mins

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 Wild About Gardens campaign: www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk

CHILLIES – Top tips for growing chillies from David Hinckley founder of the GrowMad website. Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 35. 25th February 2024.

Feb 24 2024 39 mins

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, advi

SWEET PEAS – Lots of top sowing & growing tips & advice from Carole Tate of the National Sweet Pea Society . Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 34. 21st January 2024.

Jan 20 2024 40 mins

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 National Sweet Pea Society website https://sweetpeas.org.uk/ F

John Peace interview about his preparations for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 33. 20th December 2023.

Dec 20 2023 28 mins

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.w