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The Alternative Kitchen Garden podcast, produced and presented by Emma Cooper, is all about growing edible and useful plants in an environmentally-friendly way. It is completely free to download and listen to.

Hooligan pumpkin

Learn how to grow your own Halloween pumpkin in this week’s show, from choosing a variety and the right spot through to which pesky pests to keep an eye out for.

If you’ve been having problems with ants this year, then check out Bare Bones Gardening’s article on ant control.

In the US it’s common to describe your climate using USDA hardiness zones. If you apply the same zone criteria to the UK then there’s far fewer different zones.

And Madeleine from Mad About Herbs has stopped by with some ideas about how to use herbs and spices when you’re cooking up your harvests.


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