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AKG 20090413 - Cardboard Composter Update
akg20090413.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: The Mark III Cardboard Composter A sunny day, and an update on the Cardboard Composter project. 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 then check out the great coupons available in association w...

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[ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:02:49 PDT ]


AKG 20090412 - Overwintered Potatoes
akg20090412.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: A short show, looking at what happened when I tried to grow some potatoes in a container for Christmas dinner. And the collaborative kitchen garden bloggers ebook project now has a name and its own blog – check out Dig, Grow, Eat, Blog to keep up-to-date with what’s going on. There’s still time to contribute to the project – all you need to do is get in touch! ...

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[ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:45:27 PDT ]


AKG085 - Square Foot Gardening
akg085.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: A Square Foot Bed at Ryton Organic Gardens Spring has sprung and I’ve been busy in the garden – sorting out the water butts and the compost heaps, and sowing seeds. The First Lady has been busy too, starting a new vegetable patch in the White House Garden. There’s a great piece about how they could have made a more sustainable garden over at Transition Culture. This episod...

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[ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:25:03 PDT ]


AKG084: On Guerrilla Gardening
akg084.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: The traffic island my parents guerrilla garden There’s more armchair gardening going on this week, with a look at On Guerrilla Gardening by Richard Reynolds. We find out what is (and what isn’t!) guerrilla gardening, why guerrilla gardeners exist and what they do. For more information, have a look at the online bibliography or the guerrilla gardening website. And if you’re p...

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[ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:43:37 PST ]


AKG083: Life Under Glass
akg083.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: My Grow Dome isn’t quite in the same league as Biosphere 2! This week I’m doing a bit of armchair gardening, reading through ‘Life Under Glass: The Inside Story of Biosphere 2’ (ISBN 978-1882428076), the story of the first Biosphere 2 mission in Arizona in the 1990s. If you find the Biosphere 2 story interesting, there are two more books available on the subject. ...

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[ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:16:41 PST ]


AKG082 - Days Out
akg082.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: An insect habitat at Ryton Organic Gardens The news from the online gardening world this week is that there is a new gardening blog in town, from The Guardian. Research suggests that gardening can boost men’s sex lives and the economic downturn may be good for allotments. This week’s show is all about getting out and about. There are plenty of seed swaps and potato days going ...

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[ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:05:18 -0600 ]


AKG081 - Winter Experiments
akg081.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Cardboard Composter Cold weather is keeping gardeners indoors here in the UK at the moment, and winter can be a time for garden planning, armchair gardening or just dreaming up crazy ideas and experiments. In previous years I have made cardboard chips for the floor of the Grow Dome, decided to use the Bokashi buckets to make comfrey liquid feed and tried planting Jerusalem artichokes in co...

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[ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:29:41 -0600 ]


AKG080 - Christmas for the Birds
akg080.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Starlings on the bird table Food waste and declining bird populations have been in the news this year. So why not help both situations by feeding some of your Christmas leftovers to the birds? I usually make bird cake in the winter, as it’s a great way of combining different foods into a high fat meal for the birds. In this show I talk about which leftovers you can feed to the bird...

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[ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:59:53 -0600 ]


AKG079 - Oca
akg079.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Oca tubers White and red oca plants In this episode I have a look at growing Oca, one of the Lost Crops of the Inca, and a tuber that can be used like potatoes but which doesn’t have problems with blight. My seed tubers came from Real Seeds; keep an eye on their website to find out which varieties they’ll be offering for sale for next year. Madeleine from Mad About Herbs talks ...

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[ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:29:07 -0600 ]


AKG - Christmas Eve in the Garden
akg_xmas.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: A special Christmas edition of the Alternative Kitchen Garden, with a Christmas story – Christmas Eve in the Garden – written and read by Emma Cooper. Merry Christmas everyone! Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter and you can also download a PDF copy of the Christmas story. ...

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[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:21:55 -0600 ]


AKG078 - New for 2009
akg078.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: I’ve been thinking ahead to next year’s garden, and buying some seeds and a few unusual plants. I have 2 new Chilean Guavas (Ugni molinae) from Jekka’s Herb Farm, as well as some sea kale seeds. Ben from Real Seeds brought some Exploding Cucumber seeds to the Food Growing Bloggers event over the summer, so I will be trying those as well. An idle flick through the Jungle...

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[ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:53:45 -0600 ]


AKG077 - Gifts for Gardeners
akg077.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: My new homemade garden toolbelt With the holiday season upon us, it’s time to talk about gifts for gardeners. A subscription to Permaculture Magazine might suit an alternative kitchen gardener or someone interested in sustainable living – have a look at the online version to see a free online copy or find out how to get a free sample issue. The Ethical Superstore have lots of gr...

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[ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:26:22 -0600 ]


AKG076 - The Eden Project
akg076.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: A view across the Eden Project’s Outdoor Biome See more photos of Eden In this episode I take a look at the Eden Project – one of my favourite gardens to visit and a real horticultural wonder of the world. The Eden Project focuses on edible and useful plants, and so it’s a great place for an Alternative Kitchen Garden to visit to pick up ideas and see unusual plants growi...

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[ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:33:18 -0600 ]


AKG075 - Composting in Winter
akg075.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Can you compost in winter? Of course you can! Whether you’ve got a hot heap, a cold compost bin, a wormery, or just some space for trench composting, then with a little bit of preparation you can continue composting through the winter. And if you won’t be able to see the garden under the snow, then think about Bokashi. And don’t forget that it’s time to make leaf mou...

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[ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:33:16 -0500 ]


AKG074 - Permaculture Basics
akg074.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 mul...

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[ Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:16:43 -0500 ]


AKG073 - Out & About
akg073.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: The Agitator Madeleine from Mad About Herbs is back to tell us what we should be doing in the herb garden now that it’s autumn. I’ve been out and about, to the Food Growing Bloggers Meet-up – check out my photos. We were lucky enough to be joined by Ben from Real Seeds, who talked about the important of seed saving (a topic that was also covered in AKG 028). There were also...

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[ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:31:16 -0500 ]


AKG072 - September
akg072.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: It’s time to clear spent crops away to the compost heap It’s September, and here in the Alternative Kitchen Garden we’re looking back at what’s been happening this summer and turning our thoughts to getting ready for winter. As well as harvesting the last summer crops before the first frosts (check out the frost dates in your area), we’re saving seeds, sowing gre...

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[ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:03:08 -0500 ]


AKG071 - Ladybirds
akg071.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: The latest episode of the Alternative Kitchen Garden is on ladybirds – or ladybeetles – which are a real force for good in the garden. I’ve been finding out about our native ladybird species, but also about an invasive alien species that I’ve spotted in the garden. If you want to know what Harlequin ladybirds look like, or report a siting, then visit the website of the H...

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[ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:40:13 -0500 ]


AKG070 - Winter Crops
akg070.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: In this episode you can find out the exciting reason why recent AKG episodes haven’t been quite as regular as they could be, and why your garden knows that we’ve just passed the solstice – even if you don’t! But the main focus of this episode is on planning for winter crops, especially for those people who have started to grow their own vegetables because they want to ...

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[ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:56:42 -0500 ]


AKG069 - June catch up
akg069.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: I’m out in the Grow Dome this week, checking up on progress there and in the garden. Among other things there are new pond plants, too many tomatoes, potato flowers and new raised beds for the squash plants. What there isn’t is any soya beans. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates from the AKG on Twitter and you can also do...

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[ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:37:48 -0500 ]


AKG068 - Bokashi
akg068.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: In this episode I talk about my experiences with the latest arrival on the composting scene – Bokashi. Garden Organic are running a Bokashi trial – so if you’ve got experiences you would like to share with them you can download the details from their Home Composting website. Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. You can get real time updates fr...

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[ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:56:22 -0500 ]


AKG067 - Master Composters
akg067.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Intrepid Master Composters test the heap temperature at Agrivert’s composting facility In this episode I talk about why I got involved in my local Master Composter scheme, what it involves and the benefits of home composting. Garden Organic’s home composting website is the place to find out whether there’s a Master Composter scheme in your area, and how to get in touch with...

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[ Tue, 27 May 2008 06:05:13 -0500 ]


AKG065 - Grow Your Own Fresh Air
akg065.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Vote for your favourite gardening blogs, websites and podcast over at Mouse & Trowel. We’re indoors today, talking about indoor air quality and sick building syndrome – and the part that houseplants can play in helping to keep us all healthy. I thoroughly recommend buying Dr B C Wolverton’s book, ‘How to Grow Fresh Air’ if you’re interested in this ...

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[ Mon, 12 May 2008 05:20:22 -0500 ]


AKG064 - Blueberries
akg064.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Vote for your favourite gardening blogs, websites and podcast over at Mouse & Trowel. Grow your own superfood! Blueberries are easy to grow (at least in theory ;) and happy in containers. You will need a water butt, though, so check out episode 14 on water-wise gardening (not episode 13, as I mentioned in the show). Leave me a comment, send me an email or join our Facebook group. Yo...

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[ Sun, 04 May 2008 05:56:53 -0500 ]


AKG063 - Achocha
akg063.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Vote for your favourite gardening blogs, websites and podcast over at Mouse & Trowel. And don’t forget that it’s Earth Day on April 22nd. This episode is all about growing Achocha, Cylantera pedata or C. brachystachya and their close relative the exploding cucumber (C. explodens). In the UK you can get achocha seeds from Real Seeds and Garden Organic’s Heritage See...

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[ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:44:26 -0500 ]


New promo - the aliens have landed!
akg08_promo.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play the promo without downloading: Alien oca, invading the Eden Project Pete and I have had some fun recording a new promo for the AKG. I hope you enjoy it! ...

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[ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:39:00 -0500 ]


AKG062 - Chickens
akg062.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Chickens make a real difference in a garden, eating pests and weeds, providing fertilizer and laying eggs. They can also be destructive, eating things you didn’t want eating and scratching around. Ours live in a fancy eglu chicken house, made by Omlet and available here in the UK and in the US. Pictures of my chickens in 2006 and 2007 are available on Flickr. Leave me a comment, se...

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[ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:25:35 -0500 ]


AKG061 - Potatoes
akg061.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: What’s the difference between First Earlies, Second Earlies, Early Maincrops and Late Maincrops? How do you grow potatoes and what problems are you likely to encounter? This week’s episode covers the basics of growing your own spuds. If you’re in to growing unusual varieties of potatoes (or other vegetables) then pop along and check out Daughter of the Soil, a great blog wit...

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[ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:20:29 -0500 ]


AKG060 - CAT Cold Composting
akg060.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: CAT Cold Composting, (AKA High Fibre Composting and ‘Feed and Forget’ composting) is a composting process ideal for households and small gardens, developed at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales. It’s very low maintenance, and produces perfectly good compost – even in plastic compost bins. We talked about other methods of composting in episode 3 and episode ...

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[ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:55:43 -0500 ]


AKG059 - Weeds
akg059.mp3 (right click to download) Click play to play this episode without downloading: Organic gardeners don’t use herbicides and weedkiller, so how do they control the weeds in their garden? Learn about digging, No Dig gardening, mulching, hand weeding and stale seedbeds in this episode. Joanna from Michigan has sent in a link to a web page about her least favourite weed: Creeping Charlie. But weeds can also be useful plants – adding wildlife value to your garden...

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[ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:23:22 -0500 ]

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