Episodes

  • What you can be growing and sowing right now - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 43. 21st April 2025.
    Apr 21 2025

    Russ will be talking about what he’s been up to on the plotand what you can be growing and sowing right now.

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    14 mins
  • Your allotment plans for 2025? - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 42. 16th February 2025.
    Feb 15 2025

    Russ asked the question “What are your plans for this year”have a listen and get inspired. ..

    It's also time to get your chilli and tomato seeds going and cut down your autumn fruiting raspberries.

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    17 mins
  • The Miracle Garden in Dubai & your favourite allotment books? - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 41. 7th December 2024.
    Dec 7 2024

    Join Russ on a walk around the amazing Miracle Gardens in Dubai and Russ gives a run down of your favourite allotment books, just in time for Christmas...

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    28 mins
  • What do you do on the plot over winter? - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 40. 28th September 2024.
    Sep 28 2024

    Russ asked the question “Do you carry on working on your allotment over the winter or do you put it to bed”, have listen to what some allotmenteers do, and good news about new allotment developments in Bristol.

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    19 mins
  • How has your growing season been so far, good or bad? - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 39. 27th July 2024..
    Jul 27 2024

    Russ will tell you about his mixed growing season so far and to make him feel better he asked you how your growing season has been, good or bad?

    You might just feel better about your allotment after listening to this!


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    27 mins
  • At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 38. 26th May 2024.
    May 26 2024

    Join Russ at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on the famous press & Royal day and also on medals day where he had an exclusive preview of the show. Russ talks to John Peace of John Peace Chrysanthemums about his preparations for the show and on being awarded a Gold medal. Russ also talks to Jewlsy Mathews and Mike McMahon of Mike McMahon Studios who won Gold on their first ever show garden at Chelsea, the Addleshaw Goddard Junglette Garden, an amazing balcony garden.

    You can see photos of my visit to RHS Chelsea 2024 on ⁠https://www.facebook.com/AllotmentPodcast/⁠

    Contact the show at:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    31 mins
  • Gardens of Marrakesh. Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 37. 4th May 2024.
    May 4 2024

    Russ is in Marrakesh! Join him on a stroll around two spectacular gardens. First the Jardin Majorelle the garden originally designed by French artist Jean Majorelle, in the 1920s and rediscovered and replanted by the designers Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in the 1980’s, a true paradise garden. Then in the medina of Marrakesh the Secret Garden, an Islamic and exotic garden.

    You can see photos of these gardens on https://www.facebook.com/AllotmentPodcast/


    Contactthe show at:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



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    37 mins
  • Jobs for April and grow to love your slugs and snails. Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show. Episode 36. 31st March 2024.
    Mar 31 2024

    Spring is finally here and Russ will be talking about what you can start growing in April and the Wild About Gardens campaign to get us to love slugs and snails…

    Contact the show at:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Wild About Gardens campaign: www.wildaboutgardens.org.uk

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    15 mins