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Rooting for You | Beginner Edible Gardening episodes
- ANYTIME - creating a bee-friendly garden - how to attract these master pollinators to your garden
S3E12 Tess and Alyce chat about creating a bee-friendly garden. Bees are essential to helping our plants pollinate so that flowers are transformed to fruit or veggies. In this episode Alyce gives us her top tips for easy ways to attract bees, not only which flowers to plant (and some are better than others) but also edibles that bees love: herbs, edible flowers and fruiting plants PLUS other great tips to ensure bees will love hanging out at your place.
25 min - SPRING - edible flowers - not just a pretty face!S3E11 Tess and Alyce chat about growing annual edible flowers - nasturtiums, cornflowers, calendula, marigolds and pansies. Why edible flowers? They are the easiest way to jazz up a salad or dessert but its not just because they look pretty (which they do!) but edible flowers actually have a bunch of other benefits in the garden - let us tell you all about them!29 min
- ANYTIME - hard and fast herbs AKA annual herbs - including Basil, Dill, Coriander and Parsley
S3E10 Tess and Alyce chat about annual herbs, which is just a fancy gardening term for herbs that go hard and fast for a year and then they're done (unlike our stay in the ground all year round herbs, aka 'perennial herbs'). The four big hitters here are Basil, Coriander, Dill and Parsley (which is actually bi-annual, so you'll get a couple of seasons from it). They also chat about companion planting plus listen out for Alyce's tips on how to make your herbs last a little longer in the kitchen.
29 min - SPRING - growing tomatoes - top tips for growing and caring for your tomatoes
S3E9 Tess and Alyce chat about growing tomatoes! There are lots of ways to skin a cat but these are Alyce's top tips, from planting to watering to fertiliser. Listen out for Alyce's favourite tomato varieties plus a tangent into a gift from Alyce to Tess that went horribly wrong.
41 min - SPRING - passionfruit - everything you need to know about growing passionfruit
S3E8 Tess and Alyce chat about growing passionfruit. Not just a delicious fruit but also a beautiful vine, an excellent choice for beginner gardeners wanting to grow fruit. You'll need a sunny spot and something for the vine to grow up or over! Listen out for why Alyce is recommending a growing from a special Frankenstein plant!
30 min - BONUS - Rooting for You guest - a conversation with The Cheeky GardenerS3E7 This week we're doing something different, our very first podcast guest! We're chatting with Paul from The Cheeky Gardener (@thecheekygardener on Instagram). The Cheeky Gardener has a weekly column in the WA Sunday Times. His columns are full of super practical tips, not just edibles but also lawns, hedges and camellias, a bit of landscaping and dog proofing your backyard! In our chat we cover gardening for renters, contaminated soil and also where to spend your money to get the most bang for your buck!35 min
- ANYTIME - a beginner gardener's guide to mulch - what is it, how to do it and all the fantastic benefits
S3E6 Tess and Alyce chat about mulch and all your burning questions, such as: What is mulch? Why do we mulch? What are the benefits? What can we use for mulch? How to mulch your garden? We'll help you get the absolute most out of you mulch!
21 min - ANYTIME - year-round herbs AKA perennial herbs - rosemary, mint, chives, sage plus many more!S3E5 Tess and Alyce FINALLY chat about herbs! Year-round herbs AKA perennial herbs, whatever you want to call them these babies are going to stay in the ground all year round. Find out why herbs are just the best addition to any sized garden or balcony! And think of all the money you’ll save!!28 min
- SPRING - Jerusalem artichokes - hear all about the Jerusalem artichoke, why to grow them, how to grow them and how to eat them
S3E4 Tess and Alyce chat about Jerusalem artichokes. A little like a potato and can definitely be a sub in but unlike potatoes Jerusalem artichokes are harvested in Winter, so eat potatoes in the warmer months and Jerusalem artichokes in the colder months - talk about year round gardening! This episode is jam packed with fun facts about Jerusalem artichokes (or 'fartichokes', but don't let that put you off), excellent health benefits and super easy to grow!!
29 min - SPRING - how to grow strawberries - everything you need to know to get a bumper crop of this delicious fruit!
S3E3 Tess and Alyce chat about growing strawberries! Where's the best spot to grow strawberries? In the ground, in a pot or in a hanging basket? They're a perennial plant, which means they'll be staying put year round, so best to consider your options! Plus all the care tips you need to know and what to watch out for to ensure you're set up for success!
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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?
Instagram - @rootingforyoupod
Email - [email protected]
Keen for more from Alyce - @alycealexandraxo @alycesediblegarden