Master My Garden Podcast

What to sow in May?  

May is a busy month for sowing in the garden and while for the last few months we have been doing all our sowing inside in module trays or pots now we can start direct sowing int…

After such a poor spring weather wise many lawns are far from looking their best. The prolonged wet and cold spring has left many lawns looked tired, full of moss and weeds. In this episode John give…

In this weeks episode of John chats with Carmen Cronin show director of Clare Garden Festival which is on Sunday 30th of April. Featuring expert speakers , plants nurseries, practical workshops and m…

How to look after young plants in spring is the topic on this week's episode of Master My Garden podcast.  

Yet again up to the 14th of April 2022 we have had a horrible start to the month weather wis…

What vegetables to sow in April? That's what we are talking about in this weeks episode.

 The list of seeds we can sow in April in the veg garden is long but it does vary from year to year. For exampl…

What plants grow in shaded areas? That is a question that listeners ask all the time.  

So, for this week's episode of the podcast John chats with Mike Keep from Shady Plants. Mike company specialize…

Soil health is the cornerstone of successful gardening and particularly growing your own food. This is something I am sure on, if below the surface is healthy then above the surface (what you grow) w…

10th March 2023 Master My Garden Podcast  

What seeds to sow in March? In this week's episode John chats about what vegetable seeds to sow in March? What flower seed to sow in March? John also chats a…

Vine weevil, one of gardeners major and ongoing foe’s is the topic of this week's episode. A listener has asked for advice on how to deal with vine weevils in her pots and hanging baskets. So, John l…

In this weeks episode John chats about what vegetable seed he is sowing now. February is a funny month some years it can be very cold like in  2022 and other years it can be dry and mild like this ye…

In this weeks episode John is joined by Andrew Bunting Vice President of Horticulture at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to chat about Pennsylvania Horticultural Society gardening trends for 2023 …

In this weeks episode John is joined by Ingrid Smyth, garden designer and member of GLDA to speak about the much anticipated 2023 GLDA seminar "Letting Nature In" With excellent speakers including Ba…

In this weeks episode I chat to Paul Smyth who has recently been appointed as head gardener of RHSI Bellefield. Paul originally would have worked in the garden around 10 years ago as part of his coll…

January is a month when the promise and excitement of a new growing season kicks in and already, I see people posting pictures online of sowing vegetables. When this happens many of us feel like we a…

This weeks episode is a topical one and is suggested by a listener of the podcast. Stephen says "Fruits especially soft fruit are a winner with kids and engages them in gardening" it surely is and th…

In this weeks episode which is our first episode of 2023 I chat with organic grower Kitty Scully. Its a great chat with lots of great tips for growing organically. We also chat about food systems, fa…

This weeks episode given that it falls on December 23rd I just a simple episode of thanks and gratitude.

Firstly a thank you to all my guests in 2022 to many to mention individually all of whom have …

After an extremely wet October and November here in Ireland we have now had a couple of weeks without rain, just as the ground was beginning to dry out enough to allow the bare-root season to start w…

In this week's episode of the podcast John chats with Jeff Lowenfels who is the author of a new book “Teaming with Bacteria” described as The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Endophytic Bacteria and the R…