The Dirt: the gardening podcast from Grow Your Own magazine

To feed or not to feed you plants – Laura and Ellen discuss this burning question!

Grow Your Own magazine editor, Laura and The Plant Based Podcast’s Ellen Mary are discussing feeding plants, feeding soil – or not feeding at all! They also hear from some social media followers to get to the bottom of this question – should you feed your plants? 
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To chit, or not to chit? Laura and Ellen have their say

Grow Your Own magazine editor, Laura and The Plant Based Podcast’s Ellen Mary delve into the world of potato growing and discuss their own traditions. They also hear from some listeners to help answer this week’s question – should you chit your spuds?
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Do you save or buy seeds? Laura and Ellen discuss this hot topic!

Grow Your Own magazine editor, Laura and The Plant Based Podcast’s Ellen Mary are taking a look at the benefits of saving seeds and buying seeds this week. They also hear from some listeners to help answer this week’s question – should you save seeds or buy seeds? 
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Are you the proud owner of a greenhouse or a polytunnel? Laura and Ellen discuss which is best

The Plant Based Podcast host, Ellen Mary, and Grow Your Own magazine editor, Laura, discuss the benefits of growing in different undercover spaces – and pit them against each other! They also draft in some opinions from The Dirt listeners to help answer this week’s question – greenhouses or polytunnels? 
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Gloves or no gloves? Laura and Ellen discuss a topic that is more controversial than you might think!

Grow Your Own editor Laura and The Plant Based Podcast host, Ellen Mary discuss the benefits and the drawbacks of getting your hands in the dirt. They also draft in some listeners of The Dirt to help answer this week’s burning question – gloves, or no gloves? 
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Step out of your back door into an edible haven, or pay a visit to the plot? Laura and Ellen debate garden vs allotment growing

Grow Your Own editor Laura and The Plant Based Podcast host, Ellen Mary pit their plots against their gardens in this tricky debate. Both types of space are amazing, but will one come out on top? As well as Laura and Ellen’s own thoughts, they draft in listener comment to help weight up the plentiful pros of these brilliant outdoor havens.
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Does digging make you a glutton for punishment? Ellen and Laura dig in and find out!

In this episode (and for the rest of the series) Grow Your Own editor Laura is joined by The Plant Based Podcast’s Ellen Mary to discuss some hot horticultural topics. Here, they are talking about the growing popularity of no dig gardening vs traditional digging, whether they dig their own plots and delve into listener comments, too. So, the real question is: dig or no dig? 
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Cream of the crop - The best of Season 5

In this special episode we're looking back at the best bits of Season 5 of The Dirt. It's jam-packed with good advice, hilarious mess-ups and garden chat.
 
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I transformed a field of chest-high grass into an amazing allotment, says Adam Barnes

This week on The Dirt, we were joined by British Army paratrooper and allotment enthusiast, Adam Barnes. Adam's allotment featured in the July issue of Grow Your Own magazine and in this episode we got to hear even more about his amazing growing journey. For more from Adam, follow @paraontheplot on Instagram.
 
Also on the show, we heard from Danni (@plot.81 on Instagram) a grower who regularly works with our fantastic pod sponsors, Envii. Danni helpfully answered reader questions sent in on foraging, growing and much more. For more from Envii - give them a follow at @enviiUK or visit envii.co.uk. 
 
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New allotments are overwhelming but don’t give up, says Rekha Mistry

Now an expert grower, Rekha Mistry joined us on this week's episode of The Dirt and recalled how overwhelming her new allotment was when she first took it on. Rekha also imparts plenty of wisdom in the form of garden tips and tricks - as well as some philosophies to grow by.
 
Also on the pod, there's plenty of garden news and a Q&A with our amazing pod sponsors, Envii.
 
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