On this episode of The Dirt, we're chatting to Kevin Hancock, founder of the Gardener's Beehive. Kevin tells us all about his Eco-Beehive invention and why gardeners all over the country love it. He also shares fascinating information about honeybees and how we can help boost colonies. Plus, the team reflect on autumn highlights and their best harvests of the year.   🥕 Don’t miss our special offer exclusively for listeners of The Dirt! You can get three issues of Grow Your Own magazine for just £5 - that’s a saving of a whopping 76%! Visit growfruitandveg.co.uk/gyo52 or call 0800 904 7000 and quote gyo52. Don’t miss out!        🤩 Could you be a future guest star of The Dirt? If you have some funny garden fails or smart growing hacks, get in touch on [email protected], or say hello on social media!       ⓣ Twitter https://twitter.com/gyomag        ⓕ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/growyourownmag        ⓘ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growyourownmag 

This week, we're joined by food writer, stylist, photographer and kitchen gardener Kathy Slack, who celebrates the rewards of bringing crops from the plot to the plate. With talk of supper clubs, gluts and a pig romance involving pumpkins, it's the perfect listen for the weekend. Plus, the GYO team talk autumn leaves and hidden garden treasures, and we want you to decide: should the team try eating bugs on an upcoming podcast episode? Their culinary fate is in your hands!   🥕 Don’t miss our special offer exclusively for listeners of The Dirt! You can get three issues of Grow Your Own magazine for just £5 - that’s a saving of a whopping 76%! Visit growfruitandveg.co.uk/gyo52 or call 0800 904 7000 and quote gyo52. Don’t miss out!        🤩 Could you be a future guest star of The Dirt? If you have some funny garden fails or smart growing hacks, get in touch on [email protected], or say hello on social media!       ⓣ Twitter https://twitter.com/gyomag        ⓕ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/growyourownmag        ⓘ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growyourownmag

Even professionals make mistakes, says Dominica McKevitt, Head Gardener at Ardgillan Castle. This week, we chat to Dominica about her gardening journey from childhood, all the wonderful crops growing at Ardgillan Castle and much more!  Plus, the GYO team discuss lazy gardening, popular influencers and the history behind cottage gardens - and we want to hear what your most rebellious gardening acts have been! We've also got this week's jobs on the plot lined up for the weekend.   🥕 Don’t miss our special offer exclusively for listeners of The Dirt! You can get three issues of Grow Your Own magazine for just £5 - that’s a saving of a whopping 76%! Visit growfruitandveg.co.uk/gyo52 or call 0800 904 7000 and quote gyo52. Don’t miss out!    🤩 Could you be a future guest star of The Dirt? If you have some funny garden fails or smart growing hacks, get in touch on [email protected], or say hello on social media!   ⓣ Twitter https://twitter.com/gyomag    ⓕ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/growyourownmag    ⓘ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growyourownmag

Gardening has changed a lot over the years, says allotment grower Rachel from Manchester. In this episode, Rachel discusses her growing journey with her husband, their gardening blog Don't Crop Me Now, and the unique ways in which she preserves her harvests.   The Dirt is sponsored by Gardening Works. Visit gardeningworks.co.uk for more information on their product range.    🥕 Don’t miss our special offer exclusively for listeners of The Dirt – you can get three issues of Grow Your Own magazine directly to your door for just £12.99 (that’s a saving of 38%) by calling 0800 904 7000 and quoting ‘Grow 2’, or visiting http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grow2 – where you’ll also find the full terms and conditions.    🎙️ Could you be a future guest star of The Dirt? If you have some funny garden fails or easy growing hacks get in touch on [email protected], or say hello on social media!    ⓣ Twitter https://twitter.com/gyomag   ⓕ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/growyourownmag   ⓘ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growyourownmag

In this special episode we're looking back at the best bits of Season 5 of The Dirt. It's jam-packed with good advice, hilarious mess-ups and garden chat.   🥕 Don’t miss our special offer exclusively for listeners of The Dirt – you can get seven issues of Grow Your Own magazine for just £29.99 (that’s £11.94 off!) by calling 0800 904 7000 and quoting ‘GPOD7’, or visiting http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gpod7 – where you’ll also find the full terms and conditions.    🎙️ Could you be a future guest star of The Dirt? If you have some funny garden fails or easy growing hacks get in touch on [email protected], or say hello on social media!   ⓣ Twitter https://twitter.com/gyomag    ⓕ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/growyourownmag    ⓘ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growyourownmag

This week on The Dirt, we were joined by British Army paratrooper and allotment enthusiast, Adam Barnes. Adam's allotment featured in the July issue of Grow Your Own magazine and in this episode we got to hear even more about his amazing growing journey. For more from Adam, follow @paraontheplot on Instagram.   Also on the show, we heard from Danni (@plot.81 on Instagram) a grower who regularly works with our fantastic pod sponsors, Envii. Danni helpfully answered reader questions sent in on foraging, growing and much more. For more from Envii - give them a follow at @enviiUK or visit envii.co.uk.    🥕 Don’t miss our special offer exclusively for listeners of The Dirt – you can get seven issues of Grow Your Own magazine for just £29.99 (that’s £11.94 off!) by calling 0800 904 7000 and quoting ‘GPOD7’, or visiting http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gpod7 – where you’ll also find the full terms and conditions.    🎙️ Could you be a future guest star of The Dirt? If you have some funny garden fails or easy growing hacks get in touch on [email protected], or say hello on social media!    ⓣ Twitter https://twitter.com/gyomag    ⓕ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/growyourownmag    ⓘ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growyourownmag

Clear your diary for Thursday 25th June - because The Dirt is back for round two, and first up we’ve got the wonderful Frances Tophill sharing her gardening secrets. Expect another series packed with incredible garden successes, plenty of useful horticultural hacks and the odd growing failure thrown in for good measure. Hit the subscribe button to never miss an episode!  🌱 Don’t miss our special offer exclusively for listeners of The Dirt – you can get three issues of Grow Your Own magazine for just £6 by calling 0800 904 7000 and quoting ‘PODG’, or visiting http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/podg – where you’ll also find the full terms and conditions.  Could you be our next guest? If you have some funny garden fails or easy growing hacks get in touch on [email protected], or say hello on social media!  ⓣ Twitter https://twitter.com/gyomag  ⓕ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/growyourownmag  ⓘ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/growyourownmag 

Hello and welcome to The Dirt, the podcast from Grow Your Own magazine where we celebrate our gardening failures and much as the successes! Each episode we will be chatting to a brilliant gardener about their growing journey, the Grow Your Own team will be chewing the fat over the latest news stories, and we give you a checklist of the top jobs for the week to keep your garden healthy and productive. This trailer is just a quick look at the kind of growing chat, tips and shortcuts you can expect to hear each week! It is a lovely thing to listen to on the plot, whether you are digging over ground, or taking a break in your shed with a well-deserved cup of tea – so spread the word to your allotment neighbours! To subscribe to the podcast, completely free, search for The Dirt from Grow Your Own magazine wherever you get your podcasts.