For those who love to grow, who are happiest in the garden, allotment or greenhouse. Hosted by Andy and Kate, a green-fingered couple who love growing, and are on a mission to share the joy of all things plant-related. Â
In a surprisingly 'horticultural' episode Andy and Kate talk through the most important gardening jobs for June, in the flower garden, kitchen garden and in the greenhouse.Enjoy this episode and enjoy June guys.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this very raw, personal episode we talk about the very real well-being benefits that growing things can bring. This is a subject that is often talked about in a very abstract way, so much so that there is a risk of this becoming a cliche, something that we take for granted or even worse dismiss as 'virtue signalling'.We talk about real stories of hope that stem from the joy of growing.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
This week Andy and Kate chat about the hard realities but inspirational pay off of working in production horticulture and the inherent strangeness of the acceleration of growth in spring.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
We chat about just how important it is to keep sowing seeds during the month of May, what we are most excited about sowing in our own growing spaces and how Andy sometimes gives the impression he doesn't want to make money from selling herb plants.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
We have a big list of gardening jobs that need to be done during the month of May, but Andy and Kate decided to sit down, have a cup of tea and discuss them on this weeks' podcast episode before doing any of the hard work!Join us for this fun, light-hearted chat as we chat about the jobs to be done during the month of May.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, we sit down with Dan, friend of the podcast and Head Gardner of Winterbourne House and Gardens to delve once again into the wonderful world of trees, where we talk about how tree scapes and woodlands were created in Victorian and Edwardian periods and how they are managed in public gardens such as Winterbourne. We also find out Dan's top four favourite trees, which you can come and visit! Grab a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, we travel back in time to talk about the gardening and growing adventures of the Vikings. The Viking era was a fascinating one and Andy really wanted to talk about what the Vikings grew, how growing informed and changed their society but most importantly - asking what did the Vikings eat to make them so crazy when they went into battle. Grab a cup of mead and jump on board the long boat. We are sailing towards the Viking Era.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
This week Kate talks through gardening jobs for the month of April. This is such a month of contrasts and notoriously difficult to predict. But there are SO many exciting things to do in the April Garden. Stay tuned for the surprise appearance of a magpie mid-recording.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
This week we introduce the idea of 'blank slate gardening' and explain why it's so important to always have a beginner mentality when it comes to gardening.Are you intrigued? Grab yourself a drink and prepare to dig up part of your garden.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
This week, join us for a ramble as we visit the local garden centre for breakfast and a few plant purchases. We talk about the simple pleasure of a visit to the local garden centre, the joy of browsing plants and the challenges that come with running a garden centre in 2025.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, we sit down with Dan, Head Gardner of Winterbourne House and Gardens to talk all things tree growing. Want to grow your own trees? Or just curious about these incredible living structures that can outlive us?Grab a drink, sit back and enjoy.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
We finally get to talk about herbs. Herbs are fantastic to plant during the early spring season. There are so many hardy herbs that add so much to our growing spaces during these months, providing colour, scent, interest and flavour in our herb gardens.Enjoy this chat from two very tired herb growers.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Gardening jobs for March, a month of contrasts, so much to sow and so many jobs to complete, along with a few battles with magpies along the way. Join us for a cup of tea and toast in the polytunnel as we discuss gardening jobs for March.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
We chat with Ed from Roots Allotments about his lived experience of developing food-growing communities. We are members of Roots Allotment site in Stourbridge and it's been a privilege to see that community develop. We talk about how you can develop a food-growing community, the challenges that you might face and how wonderful it is to share knowledge and experiences with your fellow growers.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, we deep dive into the world of growing Microgreens. These tiny little leaves pack a huge flavour. We know that so many of you have limited experience growing this amazing crop so this morning we are talking Microgreens!The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
This week we are joined by Ed Morrison, one of the founders of Roots Allotments to talk us through the top tips we would suggest when you are faced with the blank canvas of a new allotment or new growing space. This feels like such a timely discussion to have, at the start of a new growing season. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Grab a hot drink and a jumper because we are talking about gardening jobs for February. This is such an exciting month which can absolutely lay the foundations for the rest of the season. It's a changeable month so, while you listen, maybe grab yourself a woolly hat and sunglasses too. Spring is coming.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, we deep dive into the world of chilli growing. This is one of Andy's passions and he was so excited to record this episode and ALSO to talk Kate into participating in a chilli growing competition. May the best grower win.We talk about the benefits of growing chillies, the best time to sow seeds, our top tips for germination and successful growth and much more.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Proudly armed with their New Year Growing Resolutions, Andy and Kate sit down and plan out their 2025 growing season. If our 2024 planning season episode is anything to go by, we wouldn't bet good money on solid plans emerging from this episode. So grab a drink and join us as we dream, laugh and plan for the 2025 gardening season.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
At the start of the season, it's so important to take a day to pause and consider what you wish to get from the upcoming growing season. January is the perfect time to sit back and reflect on the previous year and set yourself a few New Year Growing Resolutions.Grab yourself a drink and join us as we plan the 2025 growing season.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
We chat with Ed of Roots Allotments about gardening jobs for January. Traditionally January is seen as a quieter month in the garden, allotment or smallholding, but it's actually a vital month of preparation in which so many exciting things are happening.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Grab yourself a hot drink, or a minced pie, put your headphones in as you walk the dog or have some chill-out time during the festive season. We reflect on the year gone and thank you for your company during 2024. This episode officially marks the end of our second season of the podcast and we are super excited to introduce you to the content we have lined up for season 3.Happy Christmas everyone.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Grab yourself a drink and join us as we evaluate the 2024 growing season. This year was challenging in the allotment and beyond, and in this episode, we talk honestly about the challenges, opportunities, highs and lows of the 2024 growing season.It's so important to look back at this time of year in order to look forwards with excitement and plan.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Andy and Kate sit down with hot chocolates and chat about the storm that's just affected the UK, the importance of community, growing luxury value crops and why it's so important to get outside when you can do so.....The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode Andy talks to Dan, Head Gardener of Winterbourne House and Gardens about the idea of gardening FOR the month of December, practical jobs to complete during December and how this seems increasingly tricky in a changing climate.There is so much that you can do to bring seasonality into your December garden and it was so much fun to chat to Dan about the options we all have.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, we talk about our specialist subject - growing herbs! Andy and Kater discuss how you can get the most out of your herb garden during the coldest months of the year. Do herbs need protection from the cold? Do they need any special care? Listen to this episode and find out.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this really special episode, we travelled down to the beautiful Homeacres to meet with Charles Dowding to talk all things No Dig. When most people think about No Dig Gardening Charles Dowding is often the first name that comes to mind. His books and the videos that he produces are inspirational to ourselves and many others so it was a huge privilege to spend the afternoon with him and talk about No Dig.Hope you enjoy this one guys.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Kate is embarking on her first season of growing bulbs and shares everything she has learned about bulb growing so far with Andy and any other first-time bulb planters out there! The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
This week Andy and Kate chat about gardening jobs that you will have so much fun completing during the month of November. November is a deceptive month in which you can sow a surprising range of crops but also take steps to boost your productivity for the months ahead. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, Andy and Kate discuss why there seems to be such a tension within horticulture and the gardening industry as a whole about making profit from growing. So many of us grow as a hobby that delights, excites and recarges, but we absolutely need profit making businesses within horticulture if our industry has a future.Equally in the current economic climate in which the cost of living is so high, we should absolutely be talking about the cost benefits of growing your own.Grab a drink, sit back and listen to this episode. Passions are about to run high.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
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. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, we talk about jobs that you can complete in the garden during the month of August. This is such an exciting month in which growing conditions are still perfect and productive. However, its also a month that provides unique challenges to gardeners. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode Andy, Kate and Sarah of @thenorthernhome_ chat about the challenges of moving into a new growing space. Sarah posted recently on Instagram about the challenges of starting again in a new space, being relatively new to gardening so we thought it would be fun to do a recorded "consultation" which turned into a fun chat about starting afresh in an established garden.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Have you ever thought about embracing the good life and starting your own smallholding? This week we chat to Jess Gough of @happy_smallholding on Instagram about how she did exactly this.We talk all things growing with Jess Gough who you might know through the Instagram account happy_smallholding. We talk all things growing, the reality of starting a homestead, bee keeping alongside some really practical growing tips.Hope you enjoy.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
Gardening for wellbeing is a commonly used term, isn't it? Sometimes, perhaps it can sound like a marketing 'buzz phrase' but to us, this is a very real concept and one that has really changed our lives at various points over the last couple of years.We talk honestly about why gardening can boost wellbeing and how we think it can really help you too.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
In this episode, we chat about seeds that you can sow, now in the month of July. We talk about the importance of looking forward and mention a really special food-growing revolution happening in Inner City Birmingham.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!Check them out here➡️ https://rb.gy/55t356
We chat to Melanie Purcell of @bishybarnabeescottagegarden about the realities of starting a flower farm during a spring in which the weather doesn't play ball. We talk about the magic of sowing biennials during summer and the hope that they bring.You really don't want to miss this chat - we felt so inspired after talking to Melanie and Kate has a huge shopping list to get from Melanie's website:https://www.bishybarnabeescottagegarden.com/The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/?utm_source=Affiliate%20Future&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=urban-herbs&affc=22174de6-e2cc-490b-b6f3-b5cbbbff14d2
Summer is such an exciting time in the herb garden. It's a time in which the pace of nature accelerates and there is so much to do among a firework display of colour, flavour and fragrance in the herb garden. However, this week on the Growing Up Podcast it's all about looking forwards too... to the season that is yet to come. We are gardening in four dimensions and we absolutely love it.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/?utm_source=Affiliate%20Future&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=urban-herbs&affc=22174de6-e2cc-490b-b6f3-b5cbbbff14d2
This week we take you behind the scenes to talk about our experiences behind the scenes working at BBC Gardeners World and Good Food Show last week. We discuss some of the amazing people who made the event so special and talk to Steph who created a simply magical show garden.We saw such positive things last week that we simply had to tell you about them in this episode.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/?utm_source=Affiliate%20Future&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=urban-herbs&affc=22174de6-e2cc-490b-b6f3-b5cbbbff14d2
In this episode, we are joined by Lance, Tomato Growing expert who runs Tomato Revolution. Get ready for a very geeky, in-depth deep dive into growing your own Tomatoes.If you like growing your own, gardening and chilled-out podcast chat, the Growing Up Podcast is the place for you! The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/?utm_source=Affiliate%20Future&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=urban-herbs&affc=22174de6-e2cc-490b-b6f3-b5cbbbff14d2
We have a big list of gardening jobs that need to be done during the month of June, but Andy and Kate decided to sit down, have a cup of tea and discuss them on this weeks' podcast episode before doing any of the hard work! It gave us a great chance to shelter from the rain and warm up too!Join us for this fun, light-hearted chat as we chat about the jobs to be done during the month of June.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/?utm_source=Affiliate%20Future&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=urban-herbs&affc=22174de6-e2cc-490b-b6f3-b5cbbbff14d2
In this episode, we chat with Carole of Tuckshop Flowers - a small-scale florist and flower grower - who 10 years ago actually grew and designed the flowers for our wedding.This is a really interesting chat with someone who has genuinely built a long-lasting and flourishing business within the floristry sector with an infectious love of flowers.Enjoy the chat, everyone.The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk/?utm_source=Affiliate%20Future&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=urban-herbs&affc=22174de6-e2cc-490b-b6f3-b5cbbbff14d2