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The Dirt: the gardening podcast from Grow Your Own magazine

The fruit and veg gardening podcast from Grow Your Own magazine that celebrates the failures on your allotment as much as the successes!

Ranked #1

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I’ve made plenty of gardening mistakes, but that’s how to learn, says Michelle Jones

I’ve made plenty of gardening mistakes, but that’s how to learn, says Michelle Jones

Michelle Jones has gone from growing some veggies with her kids in her top-floor London flat to being crowned the RHS Sc... Read more

5 Mar 2020

42mins

Ranked #2

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A garden isn’t static, so be flexible and go with the flow, says Katie Rushworth

A garden isn’t static, so be flexible and go with the flow, says Katie Rushworth

The Dirt team welcome Love Your Garden’s Katie Rushworth to the last show of the first season to chat about the simple s... Read more

26 Mar 2020

32mins

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Label your seedlings or you’ll look like an amateur, says Lee Connelly

Label your seedlings or you’ll look like an amateur, says Lee Connelly

Essex gardener Lee Connelly has all the best ideas to keep your littl’uns’ attention in the garden, but he’s made some r... Read more

20 Feb 2020

37mins

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Quick & Dirty: seedling joy, boosting body image and Dame Helen Mirren

Quick & Dirty: seedling joy, boosting body image and Dame Helen Mirren

As the team continues to work from home, they catch up during this mini version of The Dirt Podcast: Quick & Dirty. ... Read more

9 Apr 2020

16mins

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Avoid setting your greenhouse on fire like I did, says Ian Evenden

Avoid setting your greenhouse on fire like I did, says Ian Evenden

Bath allotmenteer Ian shares his tried-and-tested hack that’ll mean you’ll never have to weed your plot again and reveal... Read more

27 Feb 2020

37mins

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It’s time to make a confession about my sweet potato plants, says Lucy Start

It’s time to make a confession about my sweet potato plants, says Lucy Start

Ever wondered how growing without gravity might differ to growing on your allotment? Well, you’re in luck, as Lucy Start... Read more

12 Mar 2020

36mins

Ranked #7

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Quick & Dirty: green coffee, garden pets and snugs

Quick & Dirty: green coffee, garden pets and snugs

The first season of the main show may be over, but during these unprecedented times, we didn’t want to leave you without... Read more

2 Apr 2020

19mins

Ranked #8

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Take a little risk and gamble on the last frost, says Robbie Knox

Take a little risk and gamble on the last frost, says Robbie Knox

Do you love growing, cooking, roasting, mashing, and constantly talking about potatoes? Good news, because so does our g... Read more

19 Mar 2020

32mins

Ranked #9

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Re-live the best bits from series one

Re-live the best bits from series one

Use this bumper instalment of The Dirt as a chance to finally complete that big job in the garden you’ve been putting of... Read more

21 May 2020

1hr 50mins

Ranked #10

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Quick & Dirty: gardening apps, walks in nature and Brian May’s buttocks

Quick & Dirty: gardening apps, walks in nature and Brian May’s buttocks

As the promise of the last frost isn’t far away, the team are hardening off plants in the kitchen garden, and discussing... Read more

14 May 2020

29mins

Ranked #11

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Quick & Dirty: Seedlings for Solace, The Big Flower Fight and terrible gardeners

Quick & Dirty: Seedlings for Solace, The Big Flower Fight and terrible gardeners

It’s a sunny day as the GYO team catch up remotely to discuss some fun and useful projects to get done in the vegetable ... Read more

7 May 2020

23mins

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Quick & Dirty: gardening celebrations, volunteer plants and growing in the nude

Quick & Dirty: gardening celebrations, volunteer plants and growing in the nude

It’s National Gardening Week and this year the celebrations are happening online. Plus, the Grow Your Own team is busy d... Read more

30 Apr 2020

17mins

Ranked #13

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Quick & Dirty: virtual tours, an NHS grower and secret gardens on an A road

Quick & Dirty: virtual tours, an NHS grower and secret gardens on an A road

Catch up with the Grow Your Own team for the latest mini instalment of The Dirt Podcast: Quick & Dirty. Rose is unco... Read more

23 Apr 2020

19mins

Ranked #14

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Quick & Dirty: vegetable jokes, compost heaps and Harry Potter

Quick & Dirty: vegetable jokes, compost heaps and Harry Potter

Knock knock. Who’s there? The GYO team... ready to make you laugh with some (terrible) gardening jokes that are bound to... Read more

17 Apr 2020

19mins

Ranked #15

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Grow tasty chickpeas, but don’t trip over with your loppers, says Huw Richards

Grow tasty chickpeas, but don’t trip over with your loppers, says Huw Richards

Dangerous gardening tools, Kim Jong-un, and the ultimate way to simplify potato growing (but still get bumper results!) ... Read more

13 Feb 2020

40mins

Ranked #16

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Don’t drop your prize-winning pumpkins, says Annabelle Padwick

Don’t drop your prize-winning pumpkins, says Annabelle Padwick

Professional gardener and wellbeing therapist Annabelle Padwick joins us to reveal the uphill struggle she’s had to prov... Read more

6 Feb 2020

34mins

Ranked #17

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Don’t sweat those garden fails – there’s always next year, says RHS chief horticulturalist Guy Barter

Don’t sweat those garden fails – there’s always next year, says RHS chief horticulturalist Guy Barter

Do you want to get on top of weeds organically? Or create healthier soil for your crops? RHS chief horticulturalist and ... Read more

30 Jan 2020

28mins

Ranked #18

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Ditch your polished veg patch and embrace weeds, says Kim Stoddart

Ditch your polished veg patch and embrace weeds, says Kim Stoddart

Self-confessed ‘Badly Behaved Gardener’ Kim Stoddart is happy to tear up the gardening rulebook and experiment her way t... Read more

23 Jan 2020

27mins

Ranked #19

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Pigeons are my arch nemesis, but I’ve got a sneaky organic deterrent, says Chris Collins

Pigeons are my arch nemesis, but I’ve got a sneaky organic deterrent, says Chris Collins

Chris Collins has had an illustrious and varied horticultural career working all over the world, and as you’d expect, he... Read more

16 Jan 2020

28mins

Ranked #20

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Enjoy your home-grown spuds, and mind your head on the shed, says Henry Hillier

Enjoy your home-grown spuds, and mind your head on the shed, says Henry Hillier

Grow Your Own Editor Laura welcomes her dad, Henry, to the podcast to chat about growing his favourite veg… and clumsy g... Read more

5 Dec 2019

25mins

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