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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.

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A brief spell of sunshine encouraged me out into the garden long enough to record an audio tour of the grow dome. Find out why I bought it, why it took so long to put up and what’s been growing inside over the winter.

Grow Dome construction photos from 2006.

The final stages of construction and the first plants to grow in the Grow Dome in 2007.

Grow Domes are made by Growing Spaces in the US. A UK distributor sells them in Europe.

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This time last year we looked at Jerusalem artichokes. It’s time to think about digging up this tasty crop, or getting hold of tubers to plant this year.


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