Home Grown with Martha and Jamie

Even though it's now November, there’s still plenty to do in the garden. In this Episode Martha and Jamie discuss what to sow, plant and do in what is a month of preparation. From broad beans and garlic to tulip bulbs, and which late harvests to bring in before the first hard frost. They share tips on overwintering citrus, protecting tender crops, making leaf mould and preparing greenhouses and tools for winter. There’s also a seasonal gardening quiz, Martha gets a response to her call out about Egyptian leeks, and ways to help garden wildlife as the weather turns colder.If you would like to support us by pre-ordering our new books, the links are below and we really do appreciate it, thank you!Jamie's New Book 'No Need To Weed': https://geni.us/NoNeedToWeedMartha's New Book 'Grow Your Own Lunch': https://geni.us/GrowYourOwnLunchAnd If you would like to grow our seed of the week, you can find the links below with 20% off your first order with code 'Homegrown':Broad bean dreadnought:https://shegrowsveg.com/product/broad-bean-dreadnought/We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch:You now send us a message, voice note or picture on Whatsapp: +447999548073or email us at: [email protected] by: Martha Swales and Jamie WaltonVideo Editor and Socials: Thomas GriffinArtwork: Rare Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, Martha and Jamie step into the darker side of the garden! A poisonous-plants quiz takes in deadly nightshade beauty treatments, foxgloves and heart medicine, Socrates and hemlock, and hallucinogenic mad honey, before the they turn to hazards closer to home, from lords-and-ladies mistaken for wild garlic to giant hogweed and laburnum. Martha then shares the eerie tales of the Mediterranean dream fish and Datura, the mad apple. Jamie reveals the everyday foods that can harm you if they aren’t prepared properly, from kidney beans and elderberries to acorns and cassava. Finally, Martha explains poisonous mushrooms and the surprising story of how magic mushrooms got their power.If you would like to support us by pre-ordering our new books, the links are below and we really do appreciate it, thank you!Jamie's New Book 'No Need To Weed': https://geni.us/NoNeedToWeedMartha's New Book 'Grow Your Own Lunch': https://geni.us/GrowYourOwnLunchAnd If you would like to grow our seed of the week, you can find the links below with 20% off your first order with code 'Homegrown':Delphinium Misty Lavender:https://shegrowsveg.com/product/delphinium-misty-lavender/We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch:You now send us a message, voice note or picture on Whatsapp: +447999548073or email us at: [email protected] by: Martha Swales and Jamie WaltonVideo Editor and Socials: Thomas GriffinArtwork: Rare Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks episode Martha and Jamie explore the pungent and versatile world of the allium family. From how to best grow familiar alliums such as onions, garlic and leeks, to perennial onions that can provide harvests for years. Packed with practical advice and useful anecdotes, they cover growing onions from seed or sets, overcoming common allium pests, multi-sowing to make more of a growing space, puddle planting leeks and so much more. Martha then tells the story of the special leeks she ate in Bahrain and asks listeners for help finding Egyptian kurrat and Persian tareh. If you would like to support us by pre-ordering our new books, the links are below and we really do appreciate it, thank you!Jamie's New Book 'No Need To Weed': https://geni.us/NoNeedToWeedMartha's New Book 'Grow Your Own Lunch': https://geni.us/GrowYourOwnLunchAnd If you would like to grow our seed of the week, you can find the links below with 20% off your first order with code 'Homegrown':Perennial daffodil garlic:https://shegrowsveg.com/product/perennial-garlic-daffoldil-garlic/We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch:You now send us a message, voice note or picture on Whatsapp: +447999548073or email us at: [email protected] by: Martha Swales and Jamie WaltonVideo Editor and Socials: Thomas GriffinArtwork: Rare Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It this weeks episode Martha and Jamie are joined by two very special guests, actor Charity Wakefield and garden designer Danny Clarke, both ambassadors for the woodland trust, to explore our connection with trees, why we desperately need more tree cover, and how people can help protect existing trees and grow new ones. The conversation moves from the comfort of woodland spaces and favourite trees to the role of trees in cities, gardens, biodiversity and climate resilience.If you would like to support us by pre-ordering our new books, the links are below and we really do appreciate it, thank you!Jamie's New Book 'No Need To Weed': https://geni.us/NoNeedToWeedMartha's New Book 'Grow Your Own Lunch': https://geni.us/GrowYourOwnLunchAnd If you would like to grow our seed of the week, you can find the links below with 20% off your first order with code 'Homegrown':Telephone pea:https://shegrowsveg.com/product/pea-telephone/We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch:You now send us a message, voice note or picture on Whatsapp: +447999548073or email us at: [email protected] by: Martha Swales and Jamie WaltonVideo Editor and Socials: Thomas GriffinArtwork: Rare Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this weeks episode Martha and Jamie share the value of planting soft fruit, and why it earns its place in a garden of any size! They discuss rooting strawberry runners, growing fruit in hanging baskets and gutters, buying bare-root plants, making tea from the leaves of fruiting bushes, unusual berries, and why ripe gooseberries deserve another chance. Martha then shares the origin of the famous Little Scarlet jam, and her experience of sowing and growing another special little strawberry variety and serving the fruit with some of her favourite recipes. If you would like to support us by pre-ordering our new books, the links are below and we really do appreciate it, thank you! Jamie's New Book 'No Need To Weed': https://geni.us/NoNeedToWeedMartha's New Book 'Grow Your Own Lunch': https://geni.us/GrowYourOwnLunchAnd If you would like to grow our seed of the week, you can find the links below with 20% off your first order with code 'Homegrown':Wild Strawberry Baron Solemacher:https://shegrowsveg.com/product/wild-strawberry-baron-solemacher/We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch:You now send us a message, voice note or picture on Whatsapp: +447999548073or email us at: [email protected] by: Martha Swales and Jamie WaltonVideo Editor and Socials: Thomas GriffinArtwork: Rare Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.