Episode 69: Autumn Harvests - expert talks on edibles to plant now, how to eat nettles and how to store your harvest

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Further reporting from the RHS London Harvest Show - we hear a selection of talks from the show on everything from growing and harvesting to storing your crops without refridgeration right through to next spring. Wild food expert Claudio Bincoletto extols the virtues of nettles and other foraged greens. Plus seasonal advice on growing fruit and vegetables and information on events and workshops across the RHS Gardens.

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0:57.5	Hello and welcome again to the RHS gardening podcast. Every fortnight we bring you a mixture of features and discussions exploring every aspect of gardening, plant care, pest control, garden design, growing your own fruit and vegetables and container ideas. Plus expert seasonal advice on what you should be doing in your garden right now.
1:03.4	I'm Tony Dickerson, one of the RHS's team of horticultural advisors, based at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey.
1:04.8	Later in this episode, we're going to hear from some of the expert speakers who've been presenting
1:08.4	specialist garden talks at the RHS autumn shows in London this year.
1:12.7	But before that, let's hear some seasonal advice on key jobs gardeners can be tackling in the coming weeks.
1:22.5	I'm Chris Smith from Penar Plants and really we're looking at the vegetable garden things you can do now.
1:28.3	You can't just sit down and do nothing.
1:30.3	If you want nice garlic and onions next year this is the time to plant your autumn onion sets
1:36.3	and certainly to get the garlic in by the end of October.
1:40.3	Once you get past that it's getting a bit late.
1:43.3	You can plant broad beans and peas for early crops next year.
1:48.0	Again, don't plant them too early.
1:50.0	Towards the end of October is fine, early November.
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