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Companion Planting & Edible Flowers with Sarah Raven and Arthur Parkinson - Episode 10

Companion Planting & Edible Flowers with Sarah Raven and Arthur Parkinson - Episode 10

Fromgrow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends


Companion Planting & Edible Flowers with Sarah Raven and Arthur Parkinson - Episode 10

Fromgrow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

ratings:
Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Companion planting is a win-win situation - you bring even more beautiful flowers into your garden, and they help each other to bloom. From pests to mildew to black spot, there’s a number of dangers that careful companion planting can solve naturally.In this episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, Sarah and Arthur offer tips on how to pick plants to protect one another, and Sarah gives us a Fish Cake recipe that offers a natural alternative to black pepper - the delicious Nasturtium.In this episode, discover:The 4 main types of companion plant you can sow How companion plants work together to help each other thriveKeeping mildew and black spot at bayPlanting nacotiana tobaccum as a natural alternative to a brassica cageIncluding Nasturtiums in Sarah’s delightful Fish Cake recipeView all products mentioned and find further advice from Sarah: https://bit.ly/3sae5xzOrder Sarah’s new book: https://bit.ly/2TWHJczOrder Arthur’s new book: https://bit.ly/3xOov7HShop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeuGet in touch: info@sarahraven.comProducts mentioned:Hardy Annual Cutting Patch Collection: https://bit.ly/2OtSxg2Perpetual Spinach: https://bit.ly/3rXav8aTomatoes: https://bit.ly/39KngN8Tagetes Linnaeus: https://bit.ly/3cTzKEjTagetes Patula x Erecta 'Konstance': https://bit.ly/2PuQbhvSalvia and Calendula Collection: https://bit.ly/2OnSJxaAllium Collection: https://bit.ly/39HzCFVNasturtium ‘Alaska’: https://bit.ly/31R1naIFollow Sarah: https://bit.ly/3jDTvBpFollow Arthur: https://bit.ly/3jxSKK5
Released:
Apr 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to "Grow, cook, eat, arrange" the brand new podcast by gardeners Sarah Raven and Arthur Parkinson, who've worked together for nearly ten years at the beautiful Perch Hill Farm in the South of England. Sarah loves gardening in general but growing produce both food and flowers is the part she loves the most. She also loves to cook straight forward garden-picked food every day with the minimal amount of ingredients and palava but the greatest amount of taste! Arthur is Sarah's florist who picks beautiful arrangements for photoshoots and open days at the farm, from buckets of scented sweet peas to huge armfulls of dahlias and towering gladiolus.We'll be releasing a new episode every Friday, featuring a relaxed informative chat between Sarah & Arthur across a variety of topics. They'll focus on their favourite flowers currently growing in the garden and the tastiest produce on the veg slope at Perch Hill. They'll talk about how to sow or grow them as well as how to harvest or arrange them, adding their favourite tips or methods along the way. As well as chatting about gardening and growing, Sarah will give you some of her favourite recipes full of food you can produce. So whatever gardening you're into, whatever size your garden is, or whatever level of experience you have, there'll be something for everybody. You can find out more about the products used in the episodes and get in touch via our website. Enjoy the show! Website: https://www.sarahraven.com/