Episodes

  • What To Do with All These Apples
    Sep 11 2025

    Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page!


    Can I Dig It? is made by:

    • Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
    • Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app.

    Fruit Works Co-operative is a social enterprise helping people to plant and maintain fruit trees in the Bradford and Leeds area of the UK.


    Find gardening expert Huw Richards on his YouTube channel and on Instagram (@huwsgarden).


    Huw has also written a ton of books, including his latest, The Permaculture Garden.


    Try out the BBC Good Food Easy Plum Jam recipe that Zoe recently had great success with.


    Pitmaston Pine Apple variety of apples is Pippa’s favourite.


    Find your nearest local apple festival. Orchard Network provides another resource for finding your local apple day.


    Research Apple blossom and harvest dates by variety and Apple storage times by variety.


    The type of apple corer that, in Pippa’s experience, works the best.

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    54 mins
  • Glut Management Tactics
    Aug 28 2025

    Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page!


    Can I Dig It? is made by:

    • Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
    • Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app.

    If you’re in the UK and have a TV licence, you can see Pippa’s appearance on Gardener’s World via iPlayer.

    Pippa uses an Excalibur dehydrator, specifically the Excalibur 9-tray Dehydrator With Timer In Black


    Fermentation expert, Sam Cooper, is @chef.sam.black on Instagram. His book, The Fermentation Kitchen, is on Zoe’s Christmas list.


    ‘Slow Bolt’ AKA ‘Long-Standing’ and ‘Santos’ are coriander (cilantro) varieties that are slower to go to seed.


    ‘Green Aroma’ is Pippa´s favourite variety of coriander (cilantro).


    Great sources for fruit trees are:

    • Ashridge
    • Blackmoor
    • Or, your local trusted garden centre may do bareroot fruit orders.
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    57 mins
  • Mulching: How, Why & When
    Aug 5 2025

    Do you want fewer weeds, less time spent watering and healthier soil? A deep dive into mulching explains all. Plus, we discuss tactics for dealing with a variety of pests.

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    48 mins
  • Shortcuts for Preparing Your Growing Space
    Jul 15 2025

    Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page!


    Can I Dig It? is made by:

    • Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
    • Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app.

    Check out Pippa’s YouTube video that she was FINALLY able to make about preparing homemade herbal teas.


    'Recycled plastic also has a significantly lower carbon footprint than timber or metal, using less energy and water and emitting lower levels of CO2 in its production.'


    Find out more about the recycled plastic available for making planters and raised beds.


    Pallet collars can be found second hand on ebay or facebook marketplace.


    How To Save Your Own Seed at Home by Realseeds: tons of info on harvesting, storing etc. plus a downloadable PDF seed saving guide.


    Steph Hafferty has a great guide to starting a no dig bed Top 10 FAQ - How to start your No Dig Garden - Stephanie Hafferty


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    49 mins
  • Why seedlings can fail to thrive.
    Jul 1 2025

    Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page!


    Can I Dig It? is made by:

    • Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
    • Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app.

    Listen to the episode of Check Your Thread that featured Pippa's garden consultation:

    • Ep. #112: Gardening more sustainably with Pippa Chapman

    Check out Pippa's first book (The plant lovers backyard forest garden, available from most online bookstores The Plant Lover's Backyard Forest Garden | Permaculture Market )


    Read through the list of seeds you can still sow this time of year (What to sow: Midsummer - Stephanie Hafferty)


    The types of courgette/zucchini plants that don't need pollination include parthenocarpic varieties 'Maveric' and 'Parthenon'


    For more information on 'No Dig', follow Steph Hafferty (About Me - Stephanie Hafferty or on Instagram @stephaniehafferty)

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    53 mins
  • Introducing: Can I Dig It? - Food Growing for Busy People
    Jun 1 2025

    Do you want to grow your own food but feel you don't have the time? Welcome to 'Can I dig it?' - the podcast that makes home grown food simple, fun and totally doable, even with a busy schedule. If you want to experiment with food growing, but you don't have the time to read all the books and watch all the Youtube videos, this is the podcast for you.


    Hosted by one seasoned gardening expert and one enthusiastic and curious beginner, 'Can I dig it?' breaks gardening down to the absolute essentials. No waffle, no overwhelm, just practical steps you can squeeze into your real life, without forgetting to enjoy ourselves along the way.


    Whether your space is an allotment, a back garden, a yard, a balcony or just a sunny windowsill, we’ll get you going with your growing. Tune in for easy tips, honest experiments and plenty of laughs along the way. Can I dig it? Yes, yes you can.

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    2 mins