Benefits of Mulching, Interplanting, Removing Poor Crops Early & How I Started
About this episode
Lydia shares updates from her garden, discussing mulching, interplanting, and the removal of underperforming crops.
Hello, it's Tuesday 9 June 2026. I have lots of news from the field in today's episode including planting seedlings, staking and netting, and weeding (or rather, pulling endless creeping thistle). I've also removed a succession of one of the Saponaria seedlings because they weren't performing well and space is at a premium. It's the first time I've ever done this - and I thought it would be hard - but it wasn't and I'm glad I've done it. The quality of the soil under the chipped bark mu...
People in this episode
Host: Lydia Watson
Topics covered
- mulching
- interplanting
- crop management
- gardening techniques
- flower growing
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Saponaria seedlings, chipped bark mulch
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