Can I Dig It? - Food Growing for Busy People

This past summer was alarmingly dry and our growing spaces really suffered. In this episode, we look into what we can put in place before next summer to conserve water, and how we can use it more wisely. Plus, we discover that Zoe is an early adopter of a rare and terrifying-sounding plant pest…

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Can I Dig It? is made by: 
Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. 
Previous episodes mentioned:
Ep. 22: What the hell is wrong with my plant
Ep. 6: Seed Saving Dos & Don’ts
Ep. 11: Annuals Vs Perennials
Ep. 3: Mulching: How, Why and When?
Ep. 18: What Even is a Food Forest?

Pest issue, fungal disease, bacterial disease, too wet, too dry, too sunny, too shady: why won’t our sad-looking plants just tell us what’s wrong?! Pippa gives us tips on how to diagnose their issues, and when action is necessary. Plus, the recent long, hot summer means water saving is top of mind for our listeners. 

Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page!

Can I Dig It? is made by: 
Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app.

Zoe fulfills a long-held dream to go mushroom foraging. Luckily, she has a good friend called Kerry who made sure she did so safely! Plus, Listener Heather commiserates and one-ups Zoe when it comes to weeds!

Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page!

Can I Dig It? is made by: 
Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. 
Kerry mentioned the Facebook Group Mushroom Spotters UK.

Can I Dig It? is made by: 
Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. 

Watch Huw Richards’s video, 12 Crops to Sow NOW to BEAT Rising Food Prices

Pippa recommends following Jamie Walton of @nettlesandpetals. 

Bolt resistant varieties include
Lettuces: Salad Bowl Red and Salad Bowl Green from Premier Seeds Direct
Spinach: Mikado

‘Magentaspreen’ is the crazy-sounding disco tree spinach. 

Read more about Stephen Barstow, the extreme salad man.

Varieties that can keep you in lettuce all year long:
All Year Round
Marvel of Four Seasons
Arctic King

‘How to Grow Food’ by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper includes some interesting ‘alternative’ salad recipes.

We trigger another of Pippa’s special interests: salad! From tiny shoots to tree leaves, we explore what salads can be, and how to grow them all year round. Plus, Pippa suggests a cheat to solve Zoe’s allotment predicament. 

Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page!

Can I Dig It? is made by: 
Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.
Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. 

Watch Huw Richards’s video, 12 Crops to Sow NOW to BEAT Rising Food Prices

Pippa recommends following Jamie Walton of @nettlesandpetals. 

Bolt resistant varieties include
Lettuces: Salad Bowl Red and Salad Bowl Green from Premier Seeds Direct
Spinach: Mikado

‘Magentaspreen’ is the crazy-sounding disco tree spinach. 

Read more about Stephen Barstow, the extreme salad man.

Varieties that can keep you in lettuce all year long:
All Year Round
Marvel of Four Seasons
Arctic King

‘How to Grow Food’ by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper includes some interesting ‘alternative’ salad recipes.