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Episode 159: Huw Richards on Veg Growing
Episode 159: Huw Richards on Veg Growing
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
This week’s guest is veg growing expert Huw Richards. Huw grows a vast range of plants in his garden in mid-West Wales and is always trialling and experimenting with new ways of growing. He has an enormously popular YouTube channel and has authored a number of books, the latest of which is ‘The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook’ which draws on his experience as very much a thoughtful and philosophical gardener. Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Flower Crab Spiders What we cover Gardening with a mission statement Being organised in the garden; keeping checklists, batching jobs, planning Some of the most surprising things Huw’s discovered on his gardening journey Poly culture Intercropping Having an odds and ends bed Harvesting water in the garden The method of multisowing New veg Huw’s trialling in 2022 On being a philosophical gardener Links The Veg Grower’s Handbook by Huw Richards - Dorling Kindersley Ltd, March 2022 Huw on YouTube Huw on Facebook Huw on Instagram Patreon Membership
Released:
May 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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