"The Plot Thickens" podcast: Join Karin and Vicky every Tuesday as they dive into their allotment adventures. With coffee in hand, they explore soil, compost, a...
Karin has a very bold plan for her plot 2 - a market style garden full of spuds for the summer, a great way to aerate her potentially compacted soils and suppress old weed growth with the potato abundant leaves. Vicky shares an update of Soil Squad's news after a busy week of preparations for the plot, including building a re-used and repurposed version of Mr Dowding's compost bay shelter and getting ready for the website's photo shoot!Happy listening peeps.
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Winter harvest of Jerusalem artichokes
Vicky has finally decided on the lay out of her plot; making two long beds to the back, giving her lots of efficient growing space. Karin has had an unexpectedly large harvest of an often over-looked tuber; the Jerusalem artichoke, enabling her to make a big batch of the soup of her dreams. A short episode due to the chilly morning; Vicky is finding warmth and a short spell of dizziness from her sixth coffee of the morning.
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We love a mole hill
Did you know that mole hills offer the best seed compost nature has to offer? In this episode, Karin shares her plans and recipe for making her own seed compost using her leaf mould as a lovely fluffy base . As always, we share the latest updates on our bokashi compost and the winter b&b it provides.
We've been clearing the Soil Squad plot and finding all sorts of random items on the plot, one that could be donated to the Library of Things at The Green House, St Albans Eco hub.
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Soil exhibition at Somerset House
Vicky has been to Somerset House for the Soil exhibition and has come away suitably inspired. Karin has been under the weather and has spent almost no time on the plot. Her old trusty car has made it through another MOT though, making more potential compost collections possible.
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Clean out of ideas.
If you like listening to someone else clean their tools, then this is certainly the episode for you. If not, then we can only apologise and use this episode as an excellent remedy for insomnia.
About The Plot Thickens - No-Dig, Allotment Living
"The Plot Thickens" podcast: Join Karin and Vicky every Tuesday as they dive into their allotment adventures. With coffee in hand, they explore soil, compost, and growing. Not experts, just two passionate women nurturing soil and life. Tune in for their garden triumphs, mishaps, and life lessons. Discover soil enrichment secrets and the happiness found in tending plots. Whether you're a seasoned allotment gardener or a curious green thumb, this is your green oasis.
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