July is here and it's time to take your foot of the gas a little. But not too much - there's still plenty to do!

Chris updates Fiona on his allotment and shares his approach to planting, influenced by years of working in parks. They also touch on the different summer growing conditions in Chris?s London home compared to his training days in Scotland.

As Chris and Fiona both pack their bags for a holiday, they discuss essential preparation to keep everything, including houseplants, ticking over for their return.

Sarah returns to talk to Garden Organic?s Director of Horticultural Science, Dr. Bruce Pearce. Bruce tells us about organic growing in the wider sense, focusing on what organic means and why organic farming is so essential for a healthy future.

Sarah and Bruce discuss the challenges of buying organic food when household budgets are stretched and share some useful tips on how to prioritise at the checkout.

Lastly Anton and Chris answer a question from someone struggling with peat-free compost, and share their experiences of growing perennial brassicas.

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It?s June ? time to start seeing the fruits of our labour as all those seedlings get planted-out. Chris and Fiona compare notes on their most challenging weed ? horsetail for Chris, bindweed for Fiona ? and share tips to keep on top of them without reaching for weedkiller.

We?re also joined by slug expert Imogen Cavadino, who shares her passion for these less-than-popular gastropods with Sarah.

Finally we answer questions on durable lawns, what to do with excessive grass clippings and planning to grow throughout autumn and winter.

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Join new presenter, Garden Organic CEO Fiona Taylor, as she shares her love of May with Chris. Plus Chris takes a trip to the beautiful Mumbles on the Gower Peninsula to meet Gardeners World presenter and long-time Garden Organic member, Sue Kent, who shows him round her inspirational tiered organic garden.

We discuss success with seedlings, growing salads on a patio, and should we call slugs pests?  Plus a visit to a very special healing garden. 

Have you always wanted to tell your blackbird from your thrush? Join Sarah as she listens and learns how to identify our favourite garden bird song.

It's ready, get set, but not quite 'grow'.  Here's how to get started in the race towards spring.  Plus Sarah discovers the magic behind our songster garden birds.

Chris visits the private garden of Prince Charles' former Head Gardener, Debs Goodenough.

Step by step to successful seed sowing. And we hear from former Head Gardener and organic grower, Debs Goodenough.

We look at the wildlife in your soil.  How much do you know about earthworms and moles?

Discover what makes good soil. It's the secret of successful growing!

Join us, as we visit Browning's organic farm, and share ideas for Xmas gardening presents.

How can gardeners can mitigate climate change? And looking at bees with new eyes, with specialist Jean Vernon.

Join Chris and George as they stroll around George's much loved Edinburgh garden, full of rare varieties.  

As autumn sets in there's plenty to do.  Plus a lifetime of gardening with the irrepressible George Anderson, and what to do with all those green tomatoes!

What can we gardeners do to prevent insect disaster?  Plus tips on storing your harvest, bare root planting and celebrating Organic September.

Following last week's look at biocontrols and stimulants, we now get practical.  How can gardeners use them?  And should we?

Sit back and join us for an in-depth discussion on this fascinating subject.

Can garden retail become more sustainable?  Plus your July jobs in the garden.

Can elderberry cure a virus? How does lemon balm make you calm? We chat with Viridian Nutrition to find out more, in this tiny goody bag episode.

Chris enjoys a tour of the new organic demonstration gardens at Ryton; plus growing jobs galore in the busy month of June.

Join us as Frances talks to Sarah about rewilding, and why you should bring the wild into your growing space.

Chris and Sarah share gardening tasks in May, and we meet the private side of TV gardener Frances Tophill.

Ian is one of the country's top entomologists. He tells us the startling facts about insect decline, and how gardeners can help.

We celebrate getting outside with Spring growing advice. And Chris meets Dr Ian Bedford to discuss how we can help stop the devastation of garden insects.

We show how to make every seed-sowing successful.  Mark shares with us his design secrets and his plans to put 'ability' into 'disability'.

We share our tips to lift you from lockdown gloom and Chris meets Danny Clarke, a ray of welcome sunshine. 

How to plan this year's veg patch. We also hear from two growers new to gardening during lockdown.

Join Chris and Sarah in our award winning podcast for tips and advice on organic growing.

Join us for the full interview with Tony, his life in trees, and special planting and tree care advice.

Organic growing tips from your favourite gardening podcasters - Chris Collins and Sarah Brown. Nominated as 2020 gardening podcast of the year.

Practical organic gardening advice - from making leafmould, to saving seeds and planting bulbs. Plus a serious look at the dangers of pesticides.

This month, Chris and Hannah, Sarah?s colleague and presenter for this episode, chat about September in the organic garden, and take time to reflect on the successes and failures of the year and so far. We also talk all things houseplants, including how valuable they are as therapeutic greenery for those with little or no outside space. 

Chris enjoys an enthusiastic chat with garden historian and GO ambassador, Caroline Holmes, who shares her passion for gardens through history, and in particularly Monet?s garden. Chris and Caroline also get very excited about dung!

Finally, Anton and Chris answer questions from members covering the challenge of bare soil, seed saving and whether woodlice are friends or foes.

Chris meets Mark Diacono, and the two old friends chat about the joys and frustrations of working with tv crews, how to grow pecan nuts, and Mark's delicious new cookbook Sour

Join Chris as he and Jekka walk around her herb farm. This is for real herb lovers - with over 70 different sorts of thyme, other exotic delights, and how Jekka grows her healthy plants.

Join us for a summer gardening tasks and the best organic tips on how to manage your plot. Plus Chris spends time with Jekka McVicar, the glorious doyen of herb growing.

Join writer and grower Steph Hafferty, as we explore ideas of how to use plants in the home and kitchen. Based on her book The No Dig Organic Home and Garden.

How to water well, summer seed sowing, and dealing with summer pests the organic way. Jack Wallington joins us to talk about his book Wild About Weeds.

A chance to hear the full interview with Dowding, when we explore No Dig, how plants get their nutrients, and how to get started yourself.

We discuss No Dig, as well as organic slug pellets, making compost and dealing with aphids. And we're here to help with your garden during lockdown.

Catherine is Technical Director at Melcourt. For over 20 years she has researched and refined their excellent peat-free growing mixes.  We learn the secrets behind what goes in the bag.

A lockdown special, with tips to help you make the veg garden productive. Plus everything you need to know about potting composts.

A bumper episode with a seed sowing masterclass and interview with Gardeners' World presenter, Joe Swift.

A month for frost protection, winter pruning, planning your planting and clearing the allotment. We explore how trees can help farmers and your own plot.

How to go vegan in your garden with writer Matthew Appleby.  Chris and Sarah also share ideas for the new growing season ahead, and get you inspired for those cold weather jobs.

Jane Perrone joins us to discuss the huge popularity of houseplants, with tips and advice. Can you have a greener Christmas? Plus top gardening books of 2019.

How to share your plot with wildlife, plus making a pond, protecting your plants from frost, and deciding what's safe to put on the compost heap.

Lucy Start - best known as @shegrowsveg - has over 45000 followers on Instagram, where she aims to challenge the orthodox gardening advice, making growing more accessible to a wider audience.  She is also ambassador - on social media - for the Heritage Seed Library.

A bumper harvest of Autumn tasks, plus the fun of saving your own seed.  We take a special visit to the Heritage Seed Library

Time to enjoy your harvest and start autumn sowing. We have expert advice on blight and other diseases, and Chris meets plantsman Adam Alexander. 

We know organic food tastes better, but is it really better for you?  Chris and Sarah examine the evidence, speaking with chefs and scientists with up to date research and recipe tips.