A blend of slow radio, gardening advice and conversation, and readings from the best garden and wildlife writing.
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Garden soundtrack
Peak productivity in the garden.
Does nature need our help?
The joy of growing things, but where to start?
Micro book review
How to Grow Stuff by Alice Vincent, published by Ebury Press, 2017
Extract read by the author
Interview with Lucy Lucraft 07:39
07:52 Earliest memory of plants and gardens
08:48 The attraction of a house with a garden
10:17 What kind of plants Lucy’s growing right now. Edibles.
13:00 The perils of gardening jargon
13:37 Finding gardening intimidating
14:00 the shed of doom, and pots of dead stuff
15:15 “I don’t really understand weeding"
16:00 Catching the weeding bug, and some garden tool geekery
17:23 Keeping houseplants alive
20:00 Gardening with small children
23:37 Veganism and gardening, growing your own and eating seasonally
26:34 What one thing Lucy would change to make gardening more approachable for beginners
A huge thank you to Lucy for joining me on this episode. You can find her here:
With thanks to all my listeners for your continued support and reviews, I really do appreciate them. You can support the podcast by buying its producer a virtual cup of coffee for three quid, at
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