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AKG093 - Chicken Forage
Published: 2009-10-29 14:47:08akg093.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
Hen Solo choosing weeds to eat
What plants can you grow that chickens like to eat? My hens (Princess Layer and Hen Solo) like tucking into leafy greens of all descriptions, as well as some weeds. There’s also an update on the AKG Seed Appeal to raise money to help Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank save wild plant species. Leave me a comment, send me an email, come and chat in the new Alternative Kitchen Garden community or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter.
My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z‘ – is out now in the UK. Follow the link for reviews, interviews and more. You can order a copy online from the Green Shopping Catalogue or via Amazon UK – both of which will ship internationally.
AKG092 - Prickly Nut Woods
Published: 2009-10-22 09:56:41akg092.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
A prickly Sweet Chesnut seed pod
Join me for a visit to Prickly Nut Woods, where Ben Law built his woodland house (as seen on Grand Designs) and lives among the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) trees. You can see some of my photos in this Flickr set. Ben has written three books about his life in Prickly Nut Woods – The Woodland Way (A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management), The Woodland House and the full-colour and very beautiful Woodland Year, all published by Permanent Publications and available via the Green Shopping Catalogue. Also in this show I talk about the new AKG Seed Appeal to raise money to help Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank save wild plant species. Leave me a comment, send me an email, come and chat in the new Alternative Kitchen Garden community or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter.
My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z‘ – is out now in the UK. Follow the link for reviews, interviews and more. You can order a copy online from the Green Shopping Catalogue or via Amazon UK – both of which will ship internationally.
AKG091 - October
Published: 2009-10-13 13:18:16akg091.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
The garden on a rainy October day
Find out why my head hasn’t been in the gardening game, and what I’m going to do in the garden now that it is. The heritage onion variety is Rousham Park Hero, by the way, one that is local to Oxfordshire. In this episode I’m also talking about what will henceforth be known as the Lost Episode, and my new Alternative Kitchen Garden Online Community – come and join the fun if you would like to be a beta tester. And there’s the latest news on the book as well. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter.
My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z‘ – is out now in the UK. Follow the link for reviews, interviews and more. You can order a copy online from the Green Shopping Catalogue or via Amazon UK – both of which will ship internationally.
AKG 20090824 - Fruit Cage Adventures
Published: 2009-09-11 09:15:36akg20090824.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
Soft fruit in trug
I have been harvesting the soft fruit, dealing with pests, taking down the fruit cage and feeding the fruit plants. And if you’d like to win a copy of The Little Book of Compost, check out my Great Gardening Book Giveaway. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter.
My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z‘ – is out now in the UK. Follow the link for reviews, interviews and more. You can order a copy online from the Green Shopping Catalogue or via Amazon UK – both of which will ship internationally.
AKG090 - Aloe Vera
Published: 2009-09-11 09:14:59akg090.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
Aloe vera offsets
Aloe vera is a great plant to have in a kitchen garden, even if you have to grow it inside on a windowsill. Listen to this episode if you want to have your own herbal first aid kit on standby, or fresher air. Learn more about aloe vera via PFAF, and more about growing your own fresh air in episode 65. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter.
My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z‘ – is out now in the UK. Follow the link for reviews, interviews and more. You can order a copy online from the Green Shopping Catalogue or via Amazon UK – both of which will ship internationally.
AKG089 - Garden Birds
Published: 2009-09-11 09:14:46akg089.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
Starlings on a bird table
Birds add a lot to a garden, but many of our familiar garden birds are in decline and need our help. In this episode I look at how to make your garden into a home for house sparrows, starlings and blackbirds. If you’re trying to identify the bird song in your garden, then BBC Radio 4 and the Guardian both have a selection of recordings you can listen to online or download. The RSPB is a great source of information about garden birds and wildlife gardening, and if you’re looking for a selection of bird food, including live mealworms, then Wiggly Wigglers have a really good range. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter.
My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z‘ – is out now in the UK. Follow the link for reviews, interviews and more. You can order a copy online from the Green Shopping Catalogue or via Amazon UK – both of which will ship internationally.
AKG088 - Organic Fertilizers
Published: 2009-09-11 09:14:37akg088.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
Comfrey liquid fertilizer
This episode looks at feeding plants in the garden: macronutrients and micronutrients, solid and liquid fertilizers, high/ medium/ low fertility soil improvers – what’s it all about? We’ve covered composting several times in previous shows (see also episode 26 on worm composting, 32 for leaf mould and 60 for cold composting), as well as using comfrey, urine and green manures. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter.
My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z‘ – is out now in the UK. Follow the link for reviews, interviews and more. You can order a copy online from the Green Shopping Catalogue or via Amazon UK – both of which will ship internationally.
AKG074 - Permaculture Basics
Published: 2009-08-27 13:12:30akg074.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
This episode takes a look at what Permaculture is, and some of the basic tools and concepts we can use to make permaculture gardens. Permaculture has been mentioned before on the show – The RISC Roof Garden is an example of the permaculture Forest Garden, and comfrey is known as the permaculture plant. In this episode we look at layers, zones, forest gardens, herb spirals and sheet mulch gardens, and you can find more about all of these in my permaculture basics Squidoo lens. I’m also giving away a copy of the new second edition of Permaculture – A Beginner’s Guide by Graham Burnett. To be in with a chance of winning, send me your thoughts on permaculture – ideas, photos, drawings, poems, articles or anything else – by the end of October. If I get enough entries I’ll put them all on show somewhere, and Pete and I will pick our favourite to be the winner. And show listener Teresa recommends tuning in to the October 10th episode of Science Friday, which is about fall gardening and composting. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter.
AKG 20090801 - Dealing with blanketweed
Published: 2009-08-13 23:10:44akg20090801.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
Barley straw pad
I have been dealing with the blanketweed in the ponds in the Grow Dome, and staking the tomatillos. My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z’ – is printed and has an official UK publication date of 17th August 2009. You can pre-order a copy from Amazon, but if you can’t wait then order it direct from the publisher via the Green Shopping Catalogue. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter. The Alternative Kitchen Garden is a free and ad-free podcast, but if you’d like to support the show and save money then check out the AVIS coupon available in association with my other podcast – the Emma and Pete Show.
AKG 20090731 - Cleaning the garlic harvest
Published: 2009-07-31 17:50:03akg20090731.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading:
My garlic harvest
The Big Green Gathering was cancelled, and instead I have been sowing salad seeds and trying to get things under control in the Grow Dome. My book – ‘The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A To Z’ – is printed and has an official UK publication date of 17th August 2009. You can pre-order a copy from Amazon, but if you can’t wait then order it direct from the publisher via the Green Shopping Catalogue. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter. The Alternative Kitchen Garden is a free and ad-free podcast, but if you’d like to support the show and save money then check out the CCS coupon available in association with my other podcast – the Emma and Pete Show.
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