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S1 Ep 31: Money Saving Gardening: How to Grow More while Spending Less!
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- May 14, 2026
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Summary
With household budgets under increasing pressure: how can we grow more while spending less? In this weeks episode Martha and Jamie share practical ways to make gardening more accessible and sustainable, whilst also being less wasteful. From seed saving and propagating plants to homemade compost, DIY garden projects and turning weeds into fertiliser, they explain how to set up closed loop systems and grow more while spending less. Martha also delves into the amazing story of Terra preta, an extremely fertile, dark anthropogenic (man-made) soil created thousands of years ago by indigenous populations in the Amazon Basin. Looking at what can we learn from this ancient method to help boost our own gardens fertility today. And If you would like to grow our seed of the week, or some of the other varieties we discussed, you can find the links below: Cottagers Kale: https://shegrowsveg.com/product/kale-cottagers/ We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch: [email protected] Presented by : Martha Swales and Jamie Walton Video Editor and Socials: Thomas Griffin Artwork : Rare Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.