S6 Ep12: September - What has this summer taught us about growing?
About this episode
Fiona and Chris reflect on the challenges of a hot summer and discuss gardening adaptations for the future.
This month, Fiona catches up with Chris to reflect on a challenging summer of extreme heat and drought, and what it could mean for the way we garden in the future. They discuss which crops have coped best, how gardeners can adapt what they grow and ways to conserve water and protect soil health. They also explore seed saving, companion planting and using shade to help gardens cope with hotter conditions. Also on this episode... Anton joins Fiona and Chris to answer your gardening questions, including green manures, raspberry pruning, propagating fig trees and dealing with vine weevil. They also discuss how we can make better use of household water during periods of drought.
People in this episode
Host: Fiona
Guests: Chris, Anton
Topics covered
- gardening
- climate change
- crop adaptation
- water conservation
- soil health
- seed saving
- companion planting
Keywords
- extreme heat
- drought
- crop resilience
- water usage
- raspberry pruning
- fig tree propagation
- vine weevil
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Garden Organic
More episodes of The Organic Gardening Podcast
- S6 Ep11: Reaping what she sows - with Nancy Matsumoto
- S6 Ep10: August - The driest summer on record! How to mitigate drought in your growing space
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