The Dirt: the gardening podcast from Grow Your Own magazine

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 garden over the coming week - whether that’s pinching out tomatoes, looking after container vegetable crops, or creating a fun scavenger hunt activity for the kids (and big kids!) to join in with. Plus, Laura, Blake and Rose chat about the community initiative using plants to support domestic violence victims, the Netflix show that you’ll want to binge watch, and whether it’s better to listen to gardening experts or gardening amateurs! 
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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 deciding on the best plan of action when your garden offers up bonus volunteer plants, gossiping over the latest celebrities showing off their green fingers on social media, and discussing naked gardening! Don’t miss it.  
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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 uncovering a secret Japanese garden that’s been 45 years in the making, Laura is visiting some of her favourite gardens from around the country using the power of virtual technology, and Blake puts the spotlight on one of our inspiring frontline workers - the intensive care ward nurse taking to her veg patch on her days off to make it through this challenging time.  
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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 help lift lockdown spirits. Laura, Blake and Rose also think about how to get the best from your compost heap, pick out their favourites from your ‘pets on the plot’ snaps and even venture onto the subject of gardening at Hogwarts. Listen now and send in any horticulture-themed jokes that you think will amuse the team using the below email. 
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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. Laura’s got some ideas for ways to keep busy in the garden over the next week, Blake’s celebrating the small seedling successes, and Rose has a positive story to share about how gardening can improve body image.  
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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 your regular fix of comforting gardening chit-chat. So, over the coming weeks and months, Laura, Blake and Rose will be taking the chance to catch up with one another (and you!) via The Dirt: Quick & Dirty. Expect discussions about the latest horticultural news stories, updates from the team's own gardens, and lots of practical tips along the way to boost your plot. Grab a cuppa and enjoy! 
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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 steps every gardener can take to improve and transform their outdoor space this year. Plus, with working from home in full swing; Laura, Blake and Rose catch up from their respective homes to discuss the top horticulture headlines of the week. 
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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 guest this week: Robbie Knox! As well as bonding over our shared appreciation of spuds, we also hear about Robbie’s caterpillar-related conundrum and how he has recently started up his own wormery. Plus, if you’re looking for jobs to keep you busy, tune in for our round-up of this week’s gardening to-do list, and hear Rose’s positive news story about preventing food waste. 
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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 joins us in the studio this week to reveal all about the innovative campaign she’s working on with The European Space Agency. She’s also got some great tips for indoor gardening, trying more unusual edible plants, and gives us the scoop on her big sweet potato faux pas. Plus, the GYO team are bringing their best lettuce pun game to the podcast and sharing important jobs to get done right now. 
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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 School Gardening Champion for 2019 - all in the space of a couple of years! She joins Laura and Blake on this week’s episode to share her inspiring journey, and reveals the hiccups that have cropped up along the way. Plus, the GYO team discuss why plastic plants are less than fantastic and outline some March plot tasks to keep you busy. 
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