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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.

Achocha

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This episode is all about growing Achocha, Cyclanthera pedata or C. brachystachya and their close relative the exploding cucumber (C. explodens).

In the UK you can get achocha seeds from Real Seeds and Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library.

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