Getting Comfortable With "No", Crazy Weather, Mass Seed Sowing & Plant Profile: Foxgloves
About this episode
In this episode, Lydia discusses the challenges of dealing with adverse weather while also exploring the importance of being comfortable with the word 'No'.
Hello, welcome to Friday 15 May 2026. What a week: it started with frosts and continued with hail storms which were very strong and potentially damaging to the seedlings. So I spent 'Hail Day' i.e Wednesday, sat in front of the TV watching Rivals and eating a big bar of chocolate. Thank you if you sent me a message this week, it really cheered me up! In this episode I'm talking about getting comfortable with the word "No": both hearing it and saying it to others. It's something I have t...
People in this episode
Host: Lydia Watson
Topics covered
- comfort with saying no
- weather impacts
- seed sowing
- plant profile
- foxgloves
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Rivals
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