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BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Herbs for healing - with Jekka McVicar

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Home & Garden, Leisure, Nature, Science

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Herbs have the power to ease our pain, fight infections, lift our mood – and add delicious flavours to our food. But they’re so often treated as a throwaway plant from the supermarket. ‘Queen of Herbs’ Jekka McVicar believes it is not just easy to grow herbs all year round but that, with their health-giving properties, herbs are our future. She discusses how to grow your herbs for better flavour and health, the essentials everyone should grow for every season, and shares easy recipes to try now, including her failsafe winter health tonic from a homegrown staple of the veg garden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Kevin Smith from BBC Gardner's World magazine. There's a brand new event this September,

0:05.6

In Conversation at Q Gardens. Join me, Adam Frost and Francis Toppill for expert tips and great chat.

0:13.3

Find out more at inconversationlive.co.uk.

0:18.3

My name's Meren, grower for Ginsters, and I'm looking for an onion masseuse to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.

0:26.2

You must have, about ten years' experience, firm hands, but soft fingers, because we all know a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.

0:35.4

Ginsters taste the effort.

0:38.3

Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.

0:40.4

My name's Meren,

0:41.7

grower for Ginsters,

0:43.0

and I'm looking for an onion masseuse

0:44.7

to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.

0:47.9

You must have,

0:48.9

about 10 years' experience,

0:50.9

firm hands, but soft fingers,

0:53.5

because we all know, a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.

0:57.1

Ginterests taste the effort.

1:00.0

Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.

1:02.6

Hello and welcome to the BBC Gardner's World magazine podcast.

1:07.0

Brought to you by the team here at the magazine.

1:10.0

Join us as we chat all things gardening with the nation's favourite experts.

1:20.6

If I told you that there's something you could take which warms you up, cools you down,

1:30.4

relaxes you, fires you up,

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