The Plot Thickens - No-Dig, Allotment Living

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"The Plot Thickens" podcast: Join Karin and Vicky every Tuesday as they dive into their allotment adventures. With coffee in hand, they explore soil, compost, and growing. Not experts, just two passionate women nurturing soil and life. Tune in for their garden triumphs, mishaps, and life lessons. Discover soil enrichment secrets and the happiness found in tending plots. Whether you're a seasoned allotment gardener or a curious green thumb, this is your green oasis. Join their cozy gardening circle and grow with them. Join us on Instagram and Facebook at The Plot Thickens Pod

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Episodes

The Raw Edit.

The sun shines once again at Sandridge Road Allotments as Karin get to grips with her new headset and the pair try to improve the sound quality! They reflect on their week on the plot, planting in the gooseberries, popping along to Festival of Permaculture with You Tube's Huw Richards, and Vicky gets a little political talking about Chris Packham's Environmental Protest. September is proving to be a flurry of activity on the plots, chopping and dropping, prepping the beds, pruning and planting t...

Oct 03, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Organised chaos

After a mini tour of Karin's cosy shed, it's time to leave and take a saunter up to Vicky's plot - self professed organised chaos. The pair natter away about, layers of cardboard to suppress the couch grass, Hugelkultur developments, Vicky's plans for fruit trees and bushes and the inherited potato plant. Ps in case you're interested, the quote Vicky was trying to remember was : "He who plants a tree plants hope" - Lucy Larcom Thanks to Thanks to Alex Kizenkov for our intro and outro music....

Sep 26, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4

There's an egg on your plot.

As per the tradition on The Plot Thickens, the coffee pot is bubbling away, and today the duo Karin and Vicky embark on a tour of Karin's allotment. They explore the flourishing crops, from the tiny, fuzzy chickpea pods to three plump pumpkins. And there's an unexpected surprise hiding beneath the soil, waiting to be uncovered. Karin harbours dreams of expanding to a second plot and soaring to the pinnacle of the allotment waiting list. Her vision includes a unique hugelkultur circle, a mound of...

Sep 19, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The Awkward One

Ok, skip straight to 08:00 to avoid the cringeworthy start to our second episode when we are desperately trying to work out how to be podcasters! If you bear with us, we find our flow as we forget about the mics and get into the chat about the the vibe of the allotment, hugelkultur and weeds. Thanks to Alex Kizenkov for intro and outro music

Sep 12, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Beginnings

Today, we're brewing up something special for you as we embark on this exciting journey into the world of gardening, community, and all things green. Grab your favorite mug, pour yourself a steaming cup of coffee, and settle in as we take you on a delightful exploration of our shared passion – allotment gardening. In this episode, we'll transport you back to where it all began, right here in Karin's shed on her plot, where we planted the seeds for this podcast! In this ep, we share stories about...

Sep 05, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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