World Radio Gardening
733 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe world’s first streamed #gardening radio station providing advice, interviews and music for all #gardeners anywhere.
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Gardening Podcast 05.05.18
June 04, 2018 11:58 - 1 hour - 146 MBGardening Podcast 05.05.18 by World Radio Gardening
Gardening Podcast 21.04.18
June 02, 2018 16:53 - 1 hour - 150 MBGardening Podcast 21.04.18 by World Radio Gardening
Gardening Podcast 14.04.18
June 02, 2018 16:23 - 58 minutes - 133 MBGardening Podcast 14.04.18 by World Radio Gardening
Gardening Podcast 07.04.18
June 02, 2018 15:45 - 1 hour - 149 MBGardening Podcast 07.04.18 by World Radio Gardening
Gardening Podcast 24.03.18
June 02, 2018 15:11 - 1 hour - 159 MBGardening Podcast 24.03.18 by World Radio Gardening
Gardening Podcast 17.03.18
March 20, 2018 14:09 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Tom Cole, Senior Horticultural Lecturer at Writtle University College.
Gardening Podcast 10.03.18
March 12, 2018 13:30 - 59 minutes - 69.7 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries.
Gardening Podcast 03.03.18
March 05, 2018 14:36 - 59 minutes - 68.1 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Geoff Hodge.
March World Radio Gardening News
March 05, 2018 14:35 - 6 minutes - 10.4 MBWorld Radio Gardening News
Gardening Podcast 17.02.18
February 19, 2018 15:18 - 53 minutes - 59.2 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Dave Gillam, general manager at Abercorn Garden Centre in Essex.
Gardening Podcast 10.02.18
February 12, 2018 09:08 - 56 minutes - 66.1 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries.
Gardening Podcast 03.02.18
February 05, 2018 09:31 - 59 minutes - 65.7 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Tom Cole, Senior Horticultural Lecturer at Writtle University College.
Gardening Podcast 27.01.18
January 29, 2018 11:34 - 52 minutes - 63.6 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries.
Gardening Podcast 13.01.18
January 16, 2018 14:04 - 52 minutes - 60.5 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Dave Gillam, general manager at Abercorn Garden Centre in Essex.
January World Radio Gardening News
January 08, 2018 14:42 - 4 minutes - 9.06 MBGardening news for January 2018
Gardening Podcast 06.01.18
January 08, 2018 14:41 - 55 minutes - 64.6 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Tom Cole, Senior Horticultural Lecturer at Writtle University College.
Gardening Podcast 30.12.17
January 02, 2018 13:40 - 53 minutes - 61.1 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries.
Gardening Podcast 16.12.17
December 18, 2017 10:02 - 54 minutes - 62.5 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Lucy Chamberlain, who gardens at East Donyland Hall, Fingringhoe.
Gardening Podcast 02.12.17
December 04, 2017 10:04 - 51 minutes - 60.3 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Tom Cole, Senior Horticultural Lecturer at Writtle University College.
Gardening Podcast 25.11.17
November 27, 2017 10:17 - 59 minutes - 70.7 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Mick Lavelle, senior lecturer in horticulture at Writtle University College.
Tiptree tea room in Chelmsford
November 24, 2017 18:32 - 3 minutes - 2.61 MBEstablished in 1885, Wilkin & Son have always shown entrepreneurial spirit. Starting out as farmers of soft fruit they diversified to jam making, going on to make marmalades, honey and fruit gin liquers. The company has now established a chain of tea rooms across Essex, the latest recently opened in Chelmsford. Scott Goodfellow explained to Ken Crowther why he thinks they are so popular.
Gifts for gardeners
November 24, 2017 18:32 - 18 minutes - 18.4 MBPeter Seabrook speaks to The Scotts Company about their products and the challenges faced in satisfying the gardener’s needs. Plus hear why you shouldn’t push hyacinth bulbs back and why you should be on the look-out for wonky fruits.
Gardening Podcast 11.11.17
November 14, 2017 11:07 - 53 minutes - 64.5 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Tom Cole, Senior Horticultural Lecturer at Writtle University College.
Creating the right mix for potting compost
November 10, 2017 11:36 - 19 minutes - 18.7 MBPeter Seabrook speaks to Westland Horticulture about the best ingredients and conditions for your potting compost. And there’s news on the strawberry that’s essential for women in the early stages of pregnancy.
Gardening Podcast 04.11.17
November 07, 2017 16:31 - 55 minutes - 62 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Mick Lavelle, senior lecturer in horticulture at Writtle University College.
Trading seeds
November 07, 2017 16:30 - 22 minutes - 21.8 MBPeter Seabrook is joined by Anthony Andrews, a man who traded seeds from Essex to East Germany. Plus with the imminent phasing out of Glyphosate, Peter has news on how to kill weeds. And there are some timely tips on leaf mould.
The world's largest pumpkin
November 07, 2017 16:29 - 20 minutes - 21.6 MBIan Paton of the famous Paton twins discusses what goes into growing as he and his brother strive to create the world’s largest pumpkin. Plus Peter Seabrook explains how LED lights can be used to accelerate growth in your garden.
Bents Garden and Home Centres
November 07, 2017 16:27 - 20 minutes - 20.3 MBPeter Seabrook speaks to Matthew Bent of Bents Garden and Home Centres about their restaurant offerings and winter food market. Plus hear how Peter is being foiled by foxes.
Gardening Podcast 14.10.17
October 16, 2017 10:20 - 56 minutes - 64.5 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Dave Gillam, general manager at Abercorn Garden Centre in Essex.
National Apple Day
October 09, 2017 11:50 - 3 minutes - 2.57 MBThe annual celebration of the apple takes place throughout the UK in October. It’s a great opportunity to try different varieties of the fruit, enjoy local ciders or juices at one of the many events held across the country. Fran from Lubera has her countdown to National Apple Day.
Gardening Podcast 07.10.17
October 09, 2017 11:40 - 56 minutes - 67.1 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Christine Lavelle, lecturer in horticulture and ecology at Writtle University College.
Monitoring plant health
October 06, 2017 11:30 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBPeter Seabrook speaks to Professor Nicola Spence from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Xylella fastidiosa is a plant disease threatening to spread across the UK. Nicola and Peter discuss how you can monitor plant health and prevent disease in your garden.
Laying turf in the Autumn
October 06, 2017 11:29 - 20 minutes - 19 MBPeter Seabrook speaks to Jonathan Hill from Rolawn about how and when to lay turf at this time of year and what goes into the production process. Plus Peter has thoughts on pansies, outdoor classrooms and butterflies at weddings.
Quince fruits
October 06, 2017 10:59 - 11 minutes - 13.4 MBPart of the apple family, the fruits of the quince are used to produce the traditional jelly. However, unlike an apple the fruit is much harder and has to be sliced to be eaten. The growers at Wilkin and Son in Tiptree check the quince on a weekly basis to see if they are ready to be picked as Andrey Ivanov told Ken Crowther.
Runner bean crop
October 06, 2017 10:39 - 13 minutes - 14.9 MBThis month on the Kings Seed Plot the runner beans are already over. It’s not usual for Andrew Tokely to be still picking his runner beans into October and beyond. However, this year they took a bit of a battering by the wind and had to be stripped down early as Andrew explained to Ken Crowther.
Gardening Podcast 16.09.17
September 18, 2017 12:29 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Geoff Hodge.
Gardening Podcast 09.09.17
September 12, 2017 13:08 - 56 minutes - 60.7 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Paul King.
Gardening Podcast 02.09.17
September 06, 2017 11:35 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Lucy Chamberlain, who gardens at East Donyland Hall, Fingringhoe.
September World Radio Gardening News
September 06, 2017 11:34 - 4 minutes - 8.25 MBSeptember World Radio Gardening News by World Radio Gardening
Perennial seeds
August 30, 2017 09:59 - 5 minutes - 4.44 MBPerennials usually take two years to get into flower; however, Mr Fothergill’s have a selection of seed which flower in the first year. Trials manager Brian Talman told Ken Crowther how they have working to develop a range of seeds which are fool proof.
Gardening Podcast 26.08.17
August 30, 2017 09:18 - 56 minutes - 67.1 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries.
Love Your Garden
August 24, 2017 15:20 - 3 minutes - 2.78 MBThe ITV gardening programme Love Your Garden sees the team visit sites across the country helping people who are facing difficulties transform their gardens, offering them a place to relax and escape. One of the programmes hosts David Domoney spoke to Ken Crowther.
Hypnotised by Heathers
August 24, 2017 14:04 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBPeter Seabrook speaks to David Edge from Forest Edge Nurseries, an expert on heather plants, just as they’re coming into stock. Plus we discuss disbudding dahlias and encountering earwigs.
Gardening Podcast 19.08.17
August 22, 2017 12:56 - 58 minutes - 64.9 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Tom Cole, Senior Horticultural Lecturer at Writtle University College.
Harvesting soft fruit
August 22, 2017 12:54 - 4 minutes - 7.33 MBHarvesting soft fruit by World Radio Gardening
Breeding tomatoes for flavour
August 22, 2017 12:50 - 8 minutes - 6.42 MBMark Rowland could not find a tomato variety he really enjoyed so set about breeding his own concentrating entirely on flavour. The end result was so successful they were persuaded to market it, setting up Gourmet Genetics in 2011. They have gone on to develop other varieties of tomato and now also breed chillies and pepper as he told Ken Crowther.
Gardening Podcast 12.08.17
August 15, 2017 10:02 - 59 minutes - 65.9 MBBBC Essex gardening presenter Ken Crowther answers all your gardening questions and queries. This week he is joined by Lucy Chamberlain, who gardens at East Donyland Hall, Fingringhoe.
Commercially grown raspberries
August 09, 2017 11:38 - 12 minutes - 13.7 MBThe Wilkin family have been growing a number of different fruits at their Tiptree farm since the 1800s. Andrey Ivanov the Farm Manger met up with Ken Crowther in one of the polytunnels to talk about their method for growing a successful crop of raspberries for their preserves and gin liquer.
Pest Control
August 09, 2017 11:14 - 8 minutes - 7.57 MBKeeping a watchful eye over the plants in your garden means you can get control over pests before they takeover. Picking off the bugs helps but isn’t 100% effect. To get rid of them completely you need to use a pesticide like Provado Ultimate Bug Killer. Ken Crowther met up with Tom Cole, Senior Horticultural Lecturer at Writtle University College who explained the best way of tackling pests.
Good Growing Weather
August 08, 2017 11:21 - 14 minutes - 16.2 MBThis month on the Kings Seed Plot a combination of favourable weather and the skilled hand of Andrew Tokely means it’s been a good year for growing vegetables. He told Ken Crowther the secret was ensuring the ground has been dug over in the autumn allowing it to hold onto the moisture and not dry out.