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Add a bit of sparkle to your patio Jan 02, 2026

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Ken talks to Simon Essex from the Patio Black Spot Removal Company about how to clean patios and paving stones. Find out more here: https://patioblackspotremoval.com/

Planting for spring 2026 started at Meadow Croft back in the summer Nov 11, 2025

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Ken Crowther talks to Mike Smith, Director of Meadow Croft Garden Centre in Battlesbridge, Essex, about preparing for spring sales. #violas #pansies == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

Planning for Chelsea Flower Show 2027 already underway Nov 11, 2025

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Mark Gregory from Landform UK talks to Ken Crowther about designing and preparing for future Chelsea Flower Shows. #flowershows #events #designing == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

Essex's Crouch Valley is a leading centre of English wine making Nov 11, 2025

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Essex is fast becoming a centre of excellence for wine making with the Crouch Valley leading the way for vineyards. Martin's Lane Vineyard produces high quality Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and classic grape varieties. It supplies English producers and makes own label wines as Graham Martin tells Ken Crowther. More information on the vineyard is here: https://bit.ly/3LWDZTe #vines #redwine #whitewine #rose == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

Making juice by pressing apples in Norfolk Nov 11, 2025

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Anna Mudeka talks to Ken Crowther about the Norfolk Apple Press and how apple juice is made. For more information: https://bit.ly/446QOkb #orchards #applejuice #localproduce == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

Farming at a crossroads as changing crops help to boost yields Sep 30, 2025

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Hugh Pegrum has been farming in Essex for many years and he looks at some of the issues effecting agriculture as he talks to Ken Crowther. #borage #oilseedrape #fields #farms #defra == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

A new hanger to help support your vegetables whilst growing Sep 30, 2025

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Ken Crowther talks to Jo Hughes from Root Up about their launch product, - the Growyo Hanger. Buy now online: https://bit.ly/4o1LjuW #plant #support #gardeningtips #tomatoes #cucumbers == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

Grass cuttings can prevent weeds says gardener Sep 30, 2025

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Ken Crowther talks to allotment holder and gardener, Bill Matthews about some interesting tips to prevent weeds on a potato crop. #vegetables #growing #allotmentlife #gardenlife == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

Growers are producing 260 percent more cucumbers per plant than 60 years ago Aug 22, 2025

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Lee Stiles is the Secretary of the Lea Valley Growers Association and he gives an insight into growing fresh vegetables for the British supermarkets. The Lea Valley area is made up of some 450 acres of glasshouses and is near London, on the Essex and Hertfordshire border, - straddling the River Lea. From here 80 million cucumbers are grown every year - three-quarters of the UK crop - as well as 100 million sweet peppers, 25 million aubergines and thousands of tonnes of vine tomatoes. About 70 growers are part of the association, with several of those based within Greater London. For more information on the Lea Valley Growers Association: https://bit.ly/45uvZAr #business #supermarkets #horticulture == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

Buy British apples when you see them and help UK farmers Aug 22, 2025

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Ali Capper is in partnership at Stocks Farm, Suckley, Worcestershire UK with her husband Richard and his father Mark, the Cappers specialise in growing hops and apples. They farm dessert & cider apples and hops. Stocks Farm is a 200 year old hop and fruit farm on the glorious Herefordshire/Worcestershire border. It has been farmed by the Capper family since 1962, and is proud to be growing Award Winning British Hops and Apples in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Ali is a Director of the Oxford Farming Conference and she is Chairman of the NFU's National Horticulture & Potatoes Board, British Apples & Pears and Wye Hops. Her Nuffield Scholarship in 2014 focused on the export of great British hops, and niche apple varieties, travelling to Germany, New Zealand, Canada, USA, France, Belgium and Vietnam. For more information on Stocks Farm: https://bit.ly/4mV6XAa #agriculture #farming #apples #hops #beer #cider == We're delighted to have Gro-rite Horticulture sponsoring World Radio Gardening, find out about automatic pot watering systems available for mail order delivery: bit.ly/3wCPyHy Also, don’t forget – if you like what we do, why not tip Ken and team with a coffee – Buy us a coffee (bit.ly/48RLP75) – as a thank you for the work done to bring this website to life.

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