Tales from the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack

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In hope of reincarnation as a bean
What would you want to come back as? I’d want to come back as a broad bean. But any bean would do. Here's why. Plus three recipes for beans.
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How to propagate herbs (& other life lessons) with Jekka McVicar
Herb-growing pioneer, Jekka McVicar, shows me how to propagate oregano as we talk about life, her new book, and how everything changed because Mary…
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How to Sow Vegetables Seeds
New to growing? Bit overwhelmed by the apparent complexities of starting veg from seed? Join me at the potting bench to learn the faff-free and…
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On Wonder
Why seeing a seed germinate is a drug and how awe can be nature’s defibrillator.
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The Morals and Mysteries of Failing to Catch a Mole
When it first arrived, I rather liked our mole - cute, cuddly, smart. Wind in the Willows did a lot of mole PR. The reality, of course, is quite…
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A trip to The Spare Bed Project at Five Little Pigs
Hugely inspiring head chef, Aimee Hunt, at Five Little Pigs in Oxfordshire, shows me her ingenious veg growing scheme & chats about sustainable…
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How to Buy Soil
Are you ready to geek out with me about soil? Good. Because soil is everything. Here’s why…
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A tour of my Autumn veg patch
Watch now (11 mins) | Come and see what's worked (or not), what I'm harvesting and what jobs need doing this month. (Also, Humf' the puppy makes…
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How Vegetables Saved my Life
How I discovered growing veg was a powerful restorative, and the grisly tale of why I need restoring in the first place.
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VIDEO: Inside the walled kitchen garden at RHS Bridgewater
Come for a very inspiring chat with Simone, the head veg gardener at RHS Bridgewater, and take a wander round the kitchen garden of your dreams
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On Abundance
Like the sea air to a Victorian invalid, the abundance of late summer is just what an unravelled mind needs: generous, convivial, creative, and…
On Weeds
Summer is in full bloom. All very idyllic. But everything is not what it seems. Lurking below the surface, ready to erupt come the first warm rains, is…
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