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This week we chat with friend of the show Becky Searle on Instagram as @sow_much_more to talk all things composting.  We talk about why composting is so important, how you can increase your composting results and why male urine might be a secret weapon in your journey to creat the perfect compost.

Enjoy this one guys.

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We chat to friend of the podcast Adele Nozedar about all things mushrooms.  Adele has recently published Mushroom Miscellany and her passion for the world of mushrooms and discovering their beauty is quite simply infectious.  Please sit back, and enjoy this chat with Adele as much as we enjoyed recording it.

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October is a very, very important month in the garden, a month of transitions.  And this week we talk you through varieties that you can sow this month in October and vital jobs that we would suggest that you start to complete ahead of the colder weather arriving.  

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In this episode, we travel back in time to the 19th century, to the birth of the Arts and Crafts Movement and talk about how this led to the development of the phenomenon known as Arts and Crafts Gardens.  We talk about why this philosophy of garden design came to be, why it really matters and how you can spot its influences today.

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A few weeks back we asked you to send in your questions for Andy - and in this episode, he answers as many questions as Kate can ask within 45 minutes.  He didn't know which questions were coming!

Really hope that you enjoy this chat.

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It's the end of our busy season as Andy and Kate sit down in the studio this week. But we wanted to reframe the chat slightly and talk really honestly about the mental health cost of working in horticulture.

We really hope that you enjoy this chat.

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This week, Kate chats to foraging expert, author and friend of the pod Adele Nozedar, about the ancient art of foraging, how most people do it without even realising and how it can put you back in touch with nature in the most surprising and wonderful ways. 

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In this episode, we talk about gardening jobs that you can do during the month of September. We are joined by Jess Gough @happy_smallholding who chats with us about the jobs that she will be doing this month.

Take a moment out of your busy day and join us for some lighthearted gardening chat.

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In this episode, Andy and Kate chat with Becky Searle @sow_much_more about the importance of soil health and the role that it plays in boosting productivity.  Join us for a journey into soil health, no-dig gardening and the joy of rescue tortoises. 

Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it.  Leave us a review if you get chance, it would mean a lot to us.

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In this episode Andy and Kate deep dive into varieties that you can sow and plant during the month of August. Taking advantage of the beautiful growing conditions, the warm soil temperatures and daylight to grow gorgeous flavours while also preparing for the colder months ahead.

If you would like to hear a more general chat about gardening jobs for August, please listen to the previous episode. 

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