The Plot Thickens - No-Dig, Allotment Living
autor: The Plot Thickens
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O tomto podcastu
"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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Epizody
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- The Final Ep. · 22 minOur final episode! After two years of weekly chats, Karin and Vicky have loved sharing The Plot Thickens with you. They’ve built up a whole library of episodes together, and now…
- Pottering · 39 minVicky has had her solo day on the allotment and made the most of it. Karin is planning how to reduce the work for the autumn, and is not sowing any more seeds this summer. This…
- Putting Beds to Bed · 23 minWhislt there's still lots of roots in the soil and food to harvest, we are turning our attention to the early autumn months and the plans afoot for how we will prep our plots for…
- Soil squad is expanding! · 25 minVicky has had confirmation that the SoliSquad can expand laterally, doubling the potential for community composting.
- Comfrey Tea Smells · 15 minTwo tips from Karin this week; 1) It's not a good idea to put your comfrey leaves in your house water-butt, next to your back door. 2) Place a cane at the root of your courgette…
- Groundswell 2025 · 41 minVicky took a trip to Groundswell again this year and indulged in 2 full days of soil talk. Join us for the high level debrief of the main take aways - mostly from guests in the…
- Open Piles · 36 minWe’re having a natter about this week's plot musings, Soil Squad’s first ever Open Morning. Vicky and Karin share their not-so-secret dreams of windrows, cow manure, and what…
- Burying Bokashi · 23 minApologies for the sniffles, the early morning pollen has effected Vicky's clarity of sound in this episode! Another beautiful early record at Karin's shed on Sunday morning after…
- Johnson Su workshop debrief · 42 minA sunny morning on the plot where Vicky and Karin talk through last weekend's VERY enjoyable Johnson Su workshop on the Soil Squad plot.
- Soil & Salve · 19 minKarin and Vicky share the latest from their plots from harvest onions and garlic to thinning out fennel. We have the sweetest surprise that arrives in the post from a lovely…
- Nesting robins · 29 minIt has been a busy half term, and finally some rain. Vicky has robins nesting in her ivy, scuppering her neighbour's plan of a new fence. Karin is excited about her new Bokashi…
- A Touch of Frost · 30 minKarin's Plot 2 is exposed to the elements on the allotment and her new seedlings have suffered from frost damage this week. She was thankfully the wilting plants were caused by…
- A weekend of Bokashi chat · 45 minThe weekend has been busy with stalls at the local school fair and St Albans Spring Festival, having lots of meaningful conversations all about Bokashi and Soil Squad. Karin is…
- No, No Mow May · 28 minWhy do we grow our lawns to cultivate a home for wildlife throughout the month of May, welcome a rich tapestry of creatures into the long grass, only to mow them all down on the…
- Viking ships and poorly worms · 33 minVicky has possibly composted her worms in her wormery, making it very slow indeed. Karin's new plot is taking shape with a delivery of compost.
- Bokashi for Balconies · 27 minWe hosted a Bokashi composting workshop last weekend and we loved the challenge of how you bokashi on a balcony and use all of your food waste! Karin has never sowed as many…
- Weeding with forks · 37 minThe Easter weekend has been a busy one with birthdays, family lunches and some time spent on the allotment. Vicky's rhubarb has bolted and Karin has found a way of using those…
- Sow what. · 29 minThe sowing continues - Karin's running out of window sills and Vicky's finally got her seed compost out and is on a mission to play catch up!
