Digging the Dirt - The Allotment Garden Show

Your answers to ‘What is the strangest growing advice you've ever been given?’ I've discovered Vinted for gardening bargains! What I've been up to and September sowing on the plot.

Join Russ talking about his plot and his eye injury whilst pruning! What you can be doing on the plot this month, its not too late to sow some seeds. And a run through of upcoming garden shows right across the UK.

Russ is back talking about how you and your veg are getting on in this heatwave! Also, upcoming garden shows, what you can be doing on the plot and what you can catch up with on TV.

Russ flings open the doors of Britain’s most mysterious buildings, allotment sheds. He will be talking about your allotment sheds, some purely functional, others you've designed for your specific needs.

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

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.

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...

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.

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!

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

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

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

Its time to start growing chillies and to give you some top tips I am talking to David Hinckley the founder of the GrowMad website. David will also be talking about the GrowMad website he has developed which is a fantastic resource for all gardeners, allotmenteers and small holders with a comprehensive seed & product directory, plot calendar & growing guides, articles, advice, book club and links to their ‘How to’ videos on YouTube. What are you waiting for, check it out… https://growmad.co.uk/⁠⁠ Contact the show at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out the GrowMad website on ⁠https://growmad.co.uk/⁠ Facebook page ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Growmad⁠

You can start your Sweet Peas off right now, so join Russ talking to Carole Tate of the National Sweet Pea Society giving lots of useful tips on sowing and growing sweet peas so you can get the best out of growing Sweet Peas this year. Contact the show at: ⁠⁠⁠https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt⁠⁠⁠ National Sweet Pea Society website https://sweetpeas.org.uk/ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1184951828197479/

Join Russ talking to multi RHS Gold Medal winner John Peace about his plans for exhibiting at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. John will also be revealing the theme for his exhibition and I am very proud to announce that my company will be sponsoring John for his 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show stand. We are all hoping for another GOLD! Contact the show at: ⁠⁠https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt⁠⁠ Contact John Peace at: ⁠https://johnpeacechrysanthemums.co.uk/⁠

Join Russ on his rain saturated plot talking about leafmould and pruning gooseberries & redcurrants. Contact the show at: https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt⁠

Join Russ on his trip to New York City with a brief stroll around a Manhattan allotment and a walk along the High Line. Contact the show at https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt

Join Russ talking about his growing season and your growing season so far this year. Plus a round up of some late season garden shows and gardening programmes on TV. Contact the show at https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt rparry1961@gmail.com

Join Russ on a gentle walk around RHS Bridgewater in Salford, Greater Manchester. It's the latest RHS garden covering some 154 acres with one of the largest Victorian walled gardens in the UK and whilst there Russ visits the National Sweet Pea Society Late Show and talks to show manager Carole Tate from the society. Contact the show at https://rparry1961.wixsite.com/diggingthedirt

Russ is back from his charity walk across the Highlands of Scotland and will be talking about your top tips for maintaining your allotment & greenhouse when you're away on holiday. There will be a round up of June & July gardening shows and what you can be doing on the plot during the month of June.