Welcome back to the Sunflower Allotment Podcast!  
 
This week Peter and Tim start by discussing their week on the plot but fall into a deep and meaningful conversation about gardening philosophy! Are you influenced in your gardening by tradition, superstitions or science? Or all three? 

Peter then attempts to persuade Tim to plant carrots by sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm on our small orange friends. Peter also discusses the importance of a cloche and the dreaded carrot fly! 
  
 00:00 - Intro
 02:35 - What type of gardener are you?
 14:16 - Carrots  
 
 
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 Welcome back to the Sunflower Allotment Podcast!   

Today's episode is recorded overlooking Peter's plot on another warm and dry April day. This week we focus our chat on strawberries - one of Tim's favourite fruit plants. We also discuss surprise allotment finds as well as our week on the plot!

00:00 - Introduction
04:55 - Surprise finds on the allotment - including Rhubarb and Twitter contributions.
14:09 - Strawberries 
26:50 - Plans for the week 

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Welcome back to the Sunflower Allotment Podcast!  

This week Peter and Tim plant the potatoes! From chitting in episode 1 back in February, the potatoes are now ready and Peter walks-through with Tim how to plant his first earlies.

00:00 - Intro and the week on the plot
10:25 - Planting potatoes preamble
15:22 - Planting first earlies on the plot 


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 Welcome back to the Sunflower Allotment Podcast!  

Sat in the Spring sun underneath a parosol, Peter and Tim take a break from their digging to discuss allotment planning and a brief history of allotments. Later on, the two are also joined by Peter's daugher Fleur who shares her stories of Woofing (world wide opporotunities on organic farms) in New Zealand. 

00:00 - The week on the plot
10:30 - A brief history of allotments 
16:30 - Planning continued 
31:55 - Woofing adventures 

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Welcome back to the Sunflower Allotment Podcast! 

This week Peter visits Tim's plot and shows him how to plant his onions and shallots. We also discuss the preparation of onions (including topping) and how to best prepare your onion bed.

Peter also explains the importance of chasing down weeds (especially the dreaded couch grass) and we share in the enthusiasm of Peter planting his firs early potatoes...in mid-March!

00:00 - The week on the plot
02:58 - Weeds and chasing couch
09:22 - Onions overview
18:46 - Preparing and topping onions
22:37 - Planting onions
36:20 - Planting first early potates 

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Welcome back to the Sunflower Allotment Podcast! 

This week we reflect on a windy winter, explain the process of acquiring an allotment, discuss indoor seed germinating, marvel in our love for tomatoes and mull over the jobs for March. 

We hope you enjoy sharing our enthusiasm on all things allotments and vegetable gardening. 

00:00 - Reflections on a windy winter
10:16 - How to get an allotment
14:36 - Seeds glorious seeds! 
22:38 - Tomatoes 
31:12 - The plans for March 
37:08 - The great potato update

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Welcome to the Sunflower Allotment Pocast!

During this preview episode Peter and Tim discuss the aims for the podcast and Peter explains the process of chitting and the difference between,first earlies, second earlies and main crop potatoes! 

We hope you enjoy sharing our enthusiasm on all things allotments and vegetable gardening. 

00:00 - Introduction and preview
03:55 - Potatoes: types and chitting
12:08 - Final thoughts


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