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Something exciting is sprouting! Home Grown is the brand-new gardening podcast for anyone who loves growing their own food, from balcony pots to full allotments. Hosted by two of the UK’s brightest horticultural voices, it brings practical tips, seasonal advice, and plenty of inspiration straight to your ears.
Jamie Walton, better known as Nettles & Petals, has built a huge following for his eco-friendly gardening style and passion for sustainability. He’s joined by Martha Swales of Marf’s Kitchen Garden, whose urban garden projects and veg-packed recipes show how much you can grow in even the smallest spaces.
Alongside their own stories and advice, each month Jamie and Martha welcome a range of special guests to share their unique experiences of working with the soil, sowing seeds, and living seasonally.
Whether you want to learn how to start a vegetable patch, discover what to plant each season, or simply enjoy lively conversations about the ups and downs of gardening life, Home Grown is the podcast that helps you grow more and grow better.
New Episodes every Thursday
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S1 Ep 55: Poisonous Plants, From the Unexpected to the Deadly: a Halloween-ish Special
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
S1 Ep 54: All about the Alliums: Planting, Pests and Perennial Onions
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 wi
S1 Ep 53: Trees and Why They Matter: with Charity Wakefield and Danny Clarke
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 m
S1 Ep 52: Why Soft Fruit is The Ultimate Grow Your Own Category!
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 plant
S1 Ep 51: October in the Garden: What to Sow, Grow and Do!
October is a month of change, but there is still plenty to sow, grow and harvest in the garden. In this weeks episode, Martha and Jamie discuss what to plant this month, from garlic and field beans to winter leaves and spring bulbs, and exp
S1 Ep 50: Spring Bulbs: Tulips, Dandelions, Bulb Lasagnas & Special Announcements!
In this weeks episode, Martha and Jamie discuss everything spring bulbs, as well as having two exclusive announcements! A new round of Sow, Grow, Compost makes them choose between daffodils, tulips and alliums. Jamie explains how to make a
S1 Ep 49: Seed Saving at Home: How to, History, Hybrids and Why it Matters!
In this weeks episode Martha and Jamie discuss how saving seed can be simple, satisfying and useful in gardens of every size. They give a practical introduction to saving seeds from many of the plants likely already growing in your garden,
S1 Ep 48: How to Make Better Compost: with Michael Kennard
In this weeks episode Martha and Jamie are joined by soil and compost expert Michael Kennard of Compost Club to explore all things compost and soil health. Michael explains why microbes matter, what good compost should look and smell like,
S1 Ep 47: Don't Miss the Second Spring: Early Autumn is not the end of the growing year!
In this weeks episode, Martha and Jamie ensure that you do not miss the second spring! the early-autumn window for sowing crops that can feed you through winter and into next year. From winter radish, cold hardy greens, and winter lettuces,
S1 Ep 46: September in the Garden: What to Sow, Grow and Do!
In this week episode Martha and Jamie discuss what to sow, grow and do in the garden in this month of transitions. Martha investigates a mysterious tomato problem with a microscope, they explain why spiders suddenly seem to appear in Septem
S1 Ep 45: Plot to Plate Recipes: Summer Garden Gluts and How to Use Them!
In this weeks plot to plate episode, Martha and Jamie share the favourite ways to use August vegetable garden produce while it is at its peak. With recipes such as raw courgetti "bolognese", crisp courgette fritti, aubergine parmigiana, mis
S1 Ep 44: Edimental Gardening: Plants that Taste as Good as they Look!
This week Martha and Jamie explain why you may want to ditch the veg plot, and instead grow an edimental garden. The idea that a garden can be beautiful, productive and useful without separating vegetables from ornamental planting. They sha
S1 Ep 43: Supporting Summer Wildlife in Your Garden: Heat Waves, Ponds, Pollinators and More
In this weeks episode, Martha and Jamie explore the practical things gardeners can do to support summer wildlife, particularly in spells of prolonged warm dry weather. From providing food, water and shelter, to creating breeding spaces for
S1 Ep 42: August in the Garden: What to Sow, Grow and Do!
August is a month of abundance, but it is also a key moment for planning what comes next. In this episode, Martha and Jamie discuss what to sow, grow and do this month, and why we should keep sowing before light levels fall, while also maki
S1 Ep 41: Gardening in a Changing Climate: How to Future-Proof Your Garden
Gardening is becoming less predictable. A dry spring can be followed by a summer drought, a late frost can be followed by golf ball sized hail, and plants that once suited the local climate may struggle with new patterns. In this episode, M
S1 Ep 40: Garden Harvest Hacks: More Food, Same Space!
A garden can produce far more than the obvious harvest. In this episode, Jamie and Martha look at the plant parts, picking techniques and timing decisions that help growers waste less, save money and keep plants cropping for longer. From ed
S1 Ep 39: The Flower Apothecary: Natural Remedies, Dyes, Balms, Teas & Tinctures
Flowers can do far more than look pretty. In this episode, Martha and Jamie explore the garden as a floral apothecary, looking at the ways flowers and useful plants can become balms, teas, tinctures, scents, natural dyes and simple homemade
S1 Ep 38: July in the Garden: What to Sow, Grow and Do!
July can feel like the point when sowing stops, but it is one of the most important months for planning autumn, winter and next spring. In this episode, Martha and Jamie share what they will be sowing growing and doing in this pivotal month
S1 Ep 37: Grow Your Own Cut Flower Garden with Sarah Grey
Cut-flower farmer Sarah Gray of Bloom & Gray joins Martha and Jamie for a practical tour of the cut-flower calendar. From when to start hardy annuals and what to sow now, why flowers should be picked before pollination, which flowers earn t
S1 Ep 36: Growing with the Seasons: Solstice, Bolting and Midsummer Magic
This week, Martha and Jamie mark midsummer by looking at the garden as a seasonal calendar. They explore the idea of growing using the Wheel of the Year, and explain why changing day length can tell plants when to grow, flower, bolt or form
S1 Ep 35: Drought Proof Gardening: Mulch, Containers and Water Saving Tips
In this episode, Martha and Jamie share practical ways to drought proof your garden, from mulch, compost and hydrophobic soil, to container watering tips, dense planting advise, drought-tolerant crops and wildlife support. They also explore
S1 Ep 34: Why Pollination Matters: Biodiversity, Bigger Harvests and Better Blooms!
In this Episode Martha and Jamie are talking all about the importance of pollination! from practical ways to improve pollination in your garden, to the strange science behind flowers, bees, hoverflies and even vanilla. They'll offer practic
S1 Ep 33: June in the Garden: What to Sow, Grow and Do!
June is here, so in this episode Martha and Jamie are talking about what to sow, grow, harvest and notice in the garden this month. From swede, French beans, summer flowers and tomato leaf pesto, to Miriam Margolyes, edible hedges, bumblebe
S1 Ep 32: Urban Wildlife, Wetlands and Community Gardens with Lira Valencia
In this episode, Martha and Jamie are joined by wildlife educator and urban nature advocate Lira Valencia. They explore why cities are full of incredible wildlife if you know where to look, why pigeons deserve more respect, and what the new
S1 Ep 31: Money Saving Gardening: How to Grow More while Spending Less!
With household budgets under increasing pressure: how can we grow more while spending less? In this weeks episode Martha and Jamie share practical ways to make gardening more accessible and sustainable, whilst also being less wasteful. From
S1 Ep 30: Grow a Herb Garden: History, Hacks, Herbal Remedies and How to!
In this episode, Martha and Jamie break down everything you need to know about the power of herbs. They explain what herbs actually are, how to grow them in different conditions, their go-to herbal tea recipes, companion planting combinatio
S1 Ep 29: May in the Garden: What to Sow, Grow, and Do!
In this episode, Martha and Jamie break down everything you need to know about gardening in busy month of May. They cover what to sow, what to plant out, why you may want to walk bare foot in the garden before planting, and how to manage th
S1 Ep 28: What are Heirloom Seeds and Why do they Matter?: With Lucy Hutchings and Kate Cotterill
What are heirloom seeds and why do they matter? In this episode, Martha and Jamie are joined by Lucy Hutchings and Kate Cotterill from She Grows Veg. They explore the wonderful world of heirloom seeds, what makes them different, unusual var
S1 Ep 27: Get Your Garden Summer Ready: Heat loving Fruit, Veg and Flowers and How to Grow them!
In this episode, Martha and Jamie break discuss how to get our gardens summer ready! and how to grow heat loving fruit, veg and flowers successfully in the UK. They explain what tender plants are, how to protect them, and how to avoid commo
S1 Ep 26: Plant Once and Harvest for Years: Perennial Vegetables and Why they Matter!
In this episode, Martha and Jamie explore the varied and intriguing world of perennial vegetables and why they are one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to grow food. From interesting ways to use classic crops like asparagus and rhubar
