The Dirt: the gardening podcast from Grow Your Own magazine

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 reveals how he once set his greenhouse on fire! Plus the team are discussing why wearable edibles could become the hottest new fashion trend, reminiscing over their earliest horticultural memories, and outlining some important jobs to get done in the garden this week. 
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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 rookie errors along the way. He joins the GYO team to tell all on this week’s episode. Laura, Blake and Rose also chat swimming chickens, growing vegetables from bed mattresses and round-up the top plot tasks for right now. 
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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!) are all on the itinerary today, as Laura and Blake are joined by Welsh gardener Huw Richards. Plus, love is in the air for the GYO team as they discuss unconventional Valentine’s Day gifts for your gardening loved ones – and we’ve got your weekly round-up of allotment jobs for the week. 
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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 prove her horticultural credentials, her surefire method for fending off carrot fly, and why seed sowing slightly later can actually pay dividends. Plus the GYO team chat apple trees from space, growing your own sponges and the nationwide grow-along you’ll want to be a part of.
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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 all-round garden guru Guy Barter tells you how. Plus, the Grow Your Own team talk gardening resolutions – don’t miss it! 
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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 to growing success. She joins us on this week’s podcast to share the hacks that are working for her, so you can benefit, too. Plus, the Grow Your Own team chat community gardening in Wales, why millennials love plants so much, and brainstorm some ideas for getting children growing and eating more greens! 
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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’s got a story or two to share about his experiences, whether that’s growing at altitude in the city skyscrapers of Tokyo, or falling (and getting stuck!) in a hole in Sussex. We’re also rounding up green-fingered trends for the year AND finding out why the team have got the giggles over a new gardening calendar. 
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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 gardening fails! Plus the team discuss the latest in horti-couture, as modelled by gardening legend, Alan Titchmarsh – you won’t want to miss it! 
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Remember the real reason you grow your own, says @thegoodlifeainteasy

If you are juggling a busy life, a family, a garden and allotment (not to mention a flock of chickens hungry for home-grown veg!), Instagram sensation Rachel is on hand with some tried and tested tips for keeping things simple when you’re growing. We also talk rampaging bulls in the garden (free manure, anyone?) and share the jobs on the plot you could be getting on with this week to keep your plot ticking over! 
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Join the no-dig revolution, says Charles Dowding

Do you want a productive plot without the back-breaking labour of digging? The king of all things no-dig makes his case for just leaving your beds be in our inaugural episode (as well as sharing some of the mistakes he made in his youth!), plus we delve deeper into the divisive issue of heritage vs F1 seeds, and share the top tasks for a productive December plot. Yes, they really do exist! 
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