The Organic Gardening Podcast

Shoes filled with dust, salads shrivelling, and a bad case of watering can elbow - it’s certainly been one of the most challenging summers for gardeners!  In this month’s Organic Gardening Podcast, Garden Organic Chief Executive Fiona Taylor is joined by Head of Organic Horticulture Chris Collins and Head Gardener Emma O’Neill as they look ahead to spring and ­share tips for weatherproofing your g...

This month sees the return of the National Allotment Week, an initiative let by the National Allotment Society, so we’ve got an allotment special for you. Chris updates Fiona on how his Mediterranean veg are growing down on his allotment – turns out his gamble on hot weather has paid off! The runner beans are not doing so well unfortunately. Chris also shares his experience as an allotment holder,...

July is here and it's time to take your foot of the gas a little. But not too much - there's still plenty to do! Chris updates Fiona on his allotment and shares his approach to planting, influenced by years of working in parks. They also touch on the different summer growing conditions in Chris’s London home compared to his training days in Scotland. As Chris and Fiona both pack their bags for a h...

It’s June – time to start seeing the fruits of our labour as all those seedlings get planted-out. Chris and Fiona compare notes on their most challenging weed – horsetail for Chris, bindweed for Fiona – and share tips to keep on top of them without reaching for weedkiller. We’re also joined by slug expert Imogen Cavadino, who shares her passion for these less-than-popular gastropods with Sarah. Fi...

Join new presenter, Garden Organic CEO Fiona Taylor, as she shares her love of May with Chris. Plus Chris takes a trip to the beautiful Mumbles on the Gower Peninsula to meet Gardeners World presenter and long-time Garden Organic member, Sue Kent, who shows him round her inspirational tiered organic garden.

We discuss success with seedlings, growing salads on a patio, and should we call slugs pests?  Plus a visit to a very special healing garden. 

Have you always wanted to tell your blackbird from your thrush? Join Sarah as she listens and learns how to identify our favourite garden bird song.

It's ready, get set, but not quite 'grow'.  Here's how to get started in the race towards spring.  Plus Sarah discovers the magic behind our songster garden birds.

Chris visits the private garden of Prince Charles' former Head Gardener, Debs Goodenough.

Step by step to successful seed sowing. And we hear from former Head Gardener and organic grower, Debs Goodenough.

We look at the wildlife in your soil.  How much do you know about earthworms and moles?

Discover what makes good soil. It's the secret of successful growing!

Join us, as we visit Browning's organic farm, and share ideas for Xmas gardening presents.

How can gardeners can mitigate climate change? And looking at bees with new eyes, with specialist Jean Vernon.

Join Chris and George as they stroll around George's much loved Edinburgh garden, full of rare varieties.  

As autumn sets in there's plenty to do.  Plus a lifetime of gardening with the irrepressible George Anderson, and what to do with all those green tomatoes!

What can we gardeners do to prevent insect disaster?  Plus tips on storing your harvest, bare root planting and celebrating Organic September.

Following last week's look at biocontrols and stimulants, we now get practical.  How can gardeners use them?  And should we?

Sit back and join us for an in-depth discussion on this fascinating subject.

Can garden retail become more sustainable?  Plus your July jobs in the garden.

Can elderberry cure a virus? How does lemon balm make you calm? We chat with Viridian Nutrition to find out more, in this tiny goody bag episode.

Chris enjoys a tour of the new organic demonstration gardens at Ryton; plus growing jobs galore in the busy month of June.

Join us as Frances talks to Sarah about rewilding, and why you should bring the wild into your growing space.

Chris and Sarah share gardening tasks in May, and we meet the private side of TV gardener Frances Tophill.

Ian is one of the country's top entomologists. He tells us the startling facts about insect decline, and how gardeners can help.