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Rooting for You | Beginner Edible Gardening episodes
- WINTER - growing raspberries - delicious but expensive, why not grow your own!
S2E3 Tess and Alyce chat about raspberries. Did you know there are, generally speaking, two types of raspberry varieties, ones you harvest in Spring and ones you harvest in Autumn, raspberries in Autumn?! Whichever you choose, Winter is the time to get them in the ground.
22 min - ANYTIME* - growing radishes - one of the best beginner cropsS2E2 Tess and Alyce chat about radishes. Did you know you can harvest radishes in as little as four weeks!? They are a fabulous crop for beginners, have so many different varieties and can be grown Autumn through Spring. Listen out for Alyce’s excellent tip about pickling your radishes.ps. Alyce's suggested 'Easter Egg' mix of radish seeds is c/o @theseedcollection*Anytime, except not Summer.22 min
- BONUS - Intro to Tess & Alyce - who we are and why we garden!
S1E10 Something a little different this week, Tess and Alyce cap off Season 1 by (finally) introducing themselves! They chat about how they got started, why they love gardening, their recommendations for first crops and their number one tip for people starting out.
21 min - ANYTIME - growing indoor plants - a guide to how to grow plants indoors
S1E9 Tess and Alyce chat about everything you need to know to get started growing plants indoors - how to choose the right plants and pots, where to put them and how to keep your indoor plant-babies alive. Do you know which are the easiest indoor plant varieties to get started with? Listen out for Alyce’s pick for indoor plant pots for beginners!
35 min - AUTUMN - Autumn leaves - making the most of Autumn leaves in the garden
S1E8 Tess and Alyce chat about all things Autumn leaves - what to do with them, why they're such an underrated garden resource and how Alyce uses them everywhere, from the garden beds to the compost and the chicken coop. Tess flags her potential public embarrassment about collecting them off the nature strip, while Alyce assures her she'll be a local hero. Are you making the most of this free garden resource? Find out this episode!
19 min - ANYTIME - Tess' composting adventures - a follow up discussion on composting optionsS1E7 Tess and Alyce catch up on Tess’ composting adventures and all of Tess’ burning composting questions, like, what is a worm’s favourite food? Did you know the bigger the pile the faster it will compost?! Listen out for Tess and Alyce’s essential tip for buying live worms.38 min
- AUTUMN - garlic - a guide to how to grow garlic
S1E6 Tess and Alyce chat about garlic. Where to get it, where to grow it, how to store it. Did you know your garlic will start rewarding you even before you pull it out of the ground? Listen out for Alyce’s essential tips on where to source your garlic from.
23 min - AUTUMN - salad greens - a guide to how to grow rocket and saladS1E5 Tess and Alyce chat about Autumn salad greens. Did you know that you should water your Autumn salad crops in the morning to help avoid slugs and snails in the evening? Listen out for Alyce’s tips on lettuce being an excellent entry-level vegetable if you’re learning how to grow from seed.28 min
- ANYTIME - intro to composting - a discussion about all the different composting solutions
S1E4 Tess and Alyce chat about composting. Why to do it and things to think about when you’re getting started. Did you know there are a bunch of options for kitchen and garden waste and a solution for all gardens big or small? Listen out for Alyce’s great tip on protecting your compost from mice and rodents.
33 min - AUTUMN - Autumn in the garden - all the things that will be keeping you busy in the garden this season
S1E3 Tess and Alyce chat about Autumn, winding up the summer harvest and what to do to transition your garden for the cooler months. Did you know your food is only as good as your soil? Listen out for Alyce’s thoughts on powdery mildew, what it means and what to do with it.
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About Rooting for You | Beginner Edible Gardening
From the publisher's feed
A seasonal gardening podcast for non-experts. Hosted by Tess (who knows nothing) and Alyce (who knows some things), each episode Tess and Alyce will pick a topic to discuss and finish up looking at the effort-reward ratio of the topic by asking, is the juice worth the squeeze?
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