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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast

Roots and All - Gardening Podcast

Sarah Wilson

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Do you want to know how to grow plants and get the best out of your outdoor space? Do you find traditional gardening media baffling and/or boring? Then you’re in the right place, because the Roots and All podcast is here to dig deep into how to create a successful garden. If you want honest information and insider knowledge about how to get results, join irreverent horticulturist Sarah Wilson as she chats to the best people from the world of plants and gardens. Sarah is on a mission to help you create your own beautiful green environment, with a focus on saving resources and working with nature. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast to make sure you don’t miss an episode.
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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 186: Climate Cuisine with Clarissa Wei

Episode 186: Climate Cuisine with Clarissa Wei

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05/04/22 • 26 min

Hello and welcome to this episode of the podcast where I’m speaking to journalist and host of the Climate Cuisine podcast, Clarissa Wei.

On her podcast, Clarissa shares the stories of the crops grown sustainably around the world. The goal is to highlight climate-centric conversations about crops and the food we eat as they become increasingly important to the resiliency and survival of our food systems.

Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Bumbling bees

What we cover

Clarissa's background and the idea behind her Climate Cuisine podcast

What’s wrong with the way we currently farm and consume our food?

How individuals can join the growing revolution

The importance of growing food that is specific to your climate region

How this can change the way we grow and use food

How regional food independence helps local communities

Government support (or not!)

The future of the Climate Cuisine podcast

About Clarissa Wei

Clarissa Wei is an American Taiwanese freelance journalist and video producer based in Taipei. Bylines include the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, VICE, among others. She is currently working on her first cookbook, Made In Taiwan (Simon Element).

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Climate Cuisine Trailer

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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 221: Sky Gardening

Episode 221: Sky Gardening

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01/23/23 • 30 min

My guest this episode is the super-talented and creative gardener and designer Brent Purtell and we’re talking about the Capitaspring Rooftop Garden in Singapore, which shares the ‘2nd highest’ building ranking along with 3 other buildings, all the same height. There are 3 gardens on the building, covering an area of 10,000 square feet and containing a mixture of ornamentals and edibles, all growing at dizzying heights. Brent was involved on the build and design side before he became the Head Gardener, overseeing the maintenance of Capitaspring Rooftop Garden.

Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Stinky pigs

What We Talk About

What is the Capitaspring Rooftop Garden and where is it located? How much growing space is there in total?

The kind of things which grow in the garden

How productive a rooftop edible can forest be

How the produce is used

The challenges of growing edibles on a rooftop

Who visits the garden?

About the Capitaspring Building & Gardens

The Capitaspring building was completed in early 2022. At 280m high, it shares the ‘2nd highest’ building ranking along with 3 other buildings, all the same height. This is due to Singapore having a cap of 280m on any new building. It's owned by Capitaland, a major property developer in Singapore and the region. Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, and Carlo Ratti, it is very much a flagship building for the company and Singapore in general, with the relatively unique use of planting throughout the building. Current tenants are the big investment house JPMorgan, for example.

An article about the building

Within the tower are three restaurants. These are:

‘Sol and Luna’ on level 17 - a casual latin inspired theme

‘Kaarla’ on level 51 - Fine dining coastal Australian

‘Oumi’ on level 51 - Fine dining Japanese

Originally there was no concept of a ‘food forest’ or similar from the architects, and indeed, the chef's garden only takes up 50% of the overall rooftop space, with the other 50% planted in typical ornamental, low maintenance fashion. Rather, the addition of the edible section came from 1 Group, who reached out to a local company, Edible Garden City Pte Ltd to help with the design and installation.

www.ediblegardencity.com

Edible Garden City was started in 2012 with the aim of ‘helping Singaporeans grow their own food’. It has 3 pillars to the business, one being food production at 2 ‘urban farms’, which supplies produce to many restaurants through the city, including many Michelin starred. The second pillar is education, which runs workshops for the public at the aforementioned urban farm, along with onsite workshops for teachers in schools across the city. Thirdly, they design and build edible gardens, with over 260 built to date. The majority of these are gardens built within schools so that the students have access to a working garden, however many gardens have been built for commercial/hospitality venues, including the famous ParkRoyal Hotel, Marina Bay Sands etc. The remaining founder Bjorn Low, is a very recognised figure within Singapore for his environmental efforts.

The garden was opened in Feb/march 2022 and so is still quite new and produces approx 70 - 80 kgs of produce a month. For example, here is a breakdown for October:

Apple mint 200gm

Brazilian Spinach 19.6kg

Fame Flower 1kg

Lemon Balm 800gm

Lemon Myrtle 1.5kg

Moringa leaves 10gm

Kaarla Salad mix 12kg

Purslane 3.1kg

Rosemary 280gm

Thyme 50gm

Wasabina Mustard 1.5kg

Wild Water Cress 15.5kg

Mizuna Mustard 1.5kg

Komatsuna 1kg

Oyster Leaf 500gm

Wild Pepper 500gm

Pumpkin x 3

Edible flowers 2kg

And here are a few of the ways the kitchen use them all:

  • KAARLA CLOSED LOOP SALAD - ROOF TOP LEAVES AND FLOWERS, TIGER NUT CURD, DAIKON
  • WESTERN PRAWNS, GERALDTON WAX, NATIVE TAMARIND
  • ARDEN GROWN TIGER NUT ICE CREAM, TIGERNUT NOUGATINE, WHITE CHITOSE CORN, CALAMANSI JELLY, POACHED ORANGES
  • AUSTRALIAN MARKET OYSTER, FIG LEAF AND OYSTER PLANT VINEGAR 8PP
  • SESAME CRUST TUNA SERVED WITH WOOD-FIRED PADRON PEPPER, LEMON MYRTLE DRESSING
  • LOBSTER DONABE - Garden Komatsuna, Tofu, Shungiku, Chestnut, Mitsuba, Seafood Dashi
  • KOHITSUJI YAKI - Grilled Australian Lamb, Red Garlic Sauce, Lemon Myrtle, Lemon Balm, Calamansi, Satsumaimo
  • UNI IKURA - Sea Urchin, Salmon Roe, Wasabina, Yuzu
  • CHIRASHI Sashimi Of The Day, Daily Produce From Our Food Forest
  • BUTA KAKUNI - Braised Australian Pork Belly, Fresh Yuzu, Fame Flower, Eringii, Egg Yolk, Mountain Caviar
  • SHI...
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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 283: The Tree Hugging Lawyer

Episode 283: The Tree Hugging Lawyer

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04/22/24 • 24 min

This episode, my guest is Sarah Dodd AKA the Tree Hugging Lawyer and founder of law firm Tree Law. Sarah specialises in civil and criminal claims arising from disputes with trees, in particular trees causing damage to properties. She’s also the host of Tree Law TV channel on YouTube and today, we find out all about her background, her work and the law as it relates to trees.

What We Talk About

Common neighbour disputes when it comes to trees

Subsidence

Cutting trees that overhang your property

Is there such a thing as a right to light or a right to privacy?

How TPOs work

Is enough done to protect trees through the law?

About Sarah Dodd

Sarah is the Tree Hugging Lawyer and founder of law firm Tree Law. Sarah specialises in civil and criminal claims arising from disputes with trees, in particular trees causing damage to properties. Sarah acts for various clients including homeowners, commercial properties owners, insurers, local authorities and developers. Sarah is a past chair of the Subsidence Forum and a member of the LTOA, MTAO and the Arboricultural Association. Sarah is the host of Tree Law TV channel on YouTube providing free contents answering some commonly asked questions about trees.

Sarah is hosting the Tree Law summer conference in London on 17 September. Tickets are on sale for that event at Lincoln’s Inn via Eventbrite - Treelawconference

www.treelaw-ap.co.uk

Other episodes if you liked this one:

Trees with Peter Thurman - Selecting and planting trees can be a minefield. Never fear though, help is on hand as ‘legend in the world of trees’, Kew-trained, Peter Thurman is here to provide straight-forward advice about what to do and what not to do when buying a tree and planting it out. Discover how to select the right tree for your garden’s soil type and which species of tree will help you create the effect you are targeting. Learn how pleached trees can become an attractive alternative to fencing, just beware of the High Hedges Act! Does it pay to have patience when growing your tree, or is it easier to have instant impact? Pick up some valuable tips and tricks on the planting process. From deciding which food you should feed your prized specimen with, to mulching and watering, your questions are sure to be addressed in this informative episode.

Irreplaceable with Julian Hoffman - This episode’s guest is writer Julian Hoffman and we’re talking about his book ‘Irreplaceable’. I read the book a few months back and as you might expect from reading the blurb, it’s about those irreplaceable wild environments and the species we’re in danger of losing. But it’s also about the people who are so deeply connected to the landscapes and the animals they’re battling to save. Julian speaks about why it’s imperative that we stop the destruction of precious landscapes, how we can help at the individual level and why it’s vital to maintain the connection between people and place.

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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 178: Feeding Your Soil with Humanure

Episode 178: Feeding Your Soil with Humanure

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03/07/22 • 31 min

I stumbled across a book called The Humanure Handbook: Shit in a Nutshell and of course, I had to buy a copy. I’ve long thought that if we’re aiming towards a closed system within our gardens then our own waste needs to be factored into the equation so I was intrigued to find out what the book’s author Joseph C Jenkins had to say on the matter. What I didn’t expect was the book to be one of those that slaps you in the face with facts and makes you question the whole way you’ve lived your life, in this case in relation to loos and their contents. Not only does Joe comprehensively explain how you can take the contents of your loo and compost it along with your garden waste so that you have a clean and useful product that can be used on everything from vegetables to houseplants, he will make you wonder why you ever thought the alternative of flushing it away was a sensible, viable option. There is so much I wanted to cover with Joe and we only scratched the surface of the subject in this interview. I urge you to get the book and think about the issue of how we deal with waste, it’s a vitally important environmental issue.

Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Eating insects

What we cover

The background to Joe’s work on composting toilet waste and his book, The Humanure Handbook

In order to put back what we take out of the soil, we need to be reusing our waste as well as all household and garden waste - how can this work in practice?

Is a flushing toilet the holy grail of comfort and civilised living for all?

Composting and pathogens

Composting and drug residues

Compost toilets vs dry composting systems

Links

Humanure Handbook can be downloaded here

Humanure videos

Humanure videos on Youtube

Humanure research papers:

2018

2015

2013

2011

2009

Patreon Membership

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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 103: Wasps with Richard Jones

Episode 103: Wasps with Richard Jones

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08/17/20 • 32 min

This week I’m speaking to nationally acclaimed entomologist and author of the book ‘Wasp’, Richard Bugman Jones, about a species of wildlife that may not spring to mind as one of your immediate favourites. Wasps, yellow jackets, jaspers, stripy bastards...whatever you call these members of the insect world and whether you love them or loathe them, you will certainly learn lots about them as Richard explains their life cycles and the role they play in ecosystems. If you’re not convinced to become a full-blown wasp lover by the end of the episode, I suspect you will at least have a grudging respect for these resilient creatures. (FYI This episode was recorded a while ago, so it may sound as if we're talking in late winter.)

About Richard Jones:

Richard writes about insects, wildlife and the environment for a number of publications such as Gardener’s World and BBC Wildlife magazines, The Guardian and The Sunday times. He guests on programmes such as Radio 4’s Home Planet and Natural Histories, plus is the author of many books, full list below. He is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and of the Linneaen Society of London. He’s past president of the British Entomological and Natural History Society.

What we talk about:

  • The number of species of wasps plus which wasps you’re most likely to find in your garden
  • The life cycle of a wasp
  • A look at a typical nest
  • What stings worse, a wasp, bee or hornet?
  • Invasive species

Links:

Richard Jones’s website: www.bugmanjones.com

Books by Richard Jones

Wasp - Reaktion Books, 2019

Beetles - Collins New Naturalists Series, 2018

Call of Nature: The Secret Life of Dung - Pelagic Publishing, 2017

House Guests, House Pests - Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016

Nano Nature - Collins, 2008

Mosquito - Reaktion Books, 2012

The Little Book of Nits - A & C Black Publishers, 2012

Extreme Insects - HarperCollins, 2010

Get in touch:

Email [email protected]

Website www.rootsandall.co.uk

Twitter @rootsandall

Instagram rootsandallpod

Patreon Link:

Help me keep the podcast free & independent! Donate as much or as little as you like at https://www.patreon.com/rootsandall

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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 1 - Dahlias

Episode 1 - Dahlias

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06/14/18 • 22 min

In the first episode of this insightful series, Sarah covers one of her favourite topics as she talks to two special guests about Dahlias.

Join Emma Page, Award winning Horticulturalist and Garden Designer and Dave Gillam, Chairman of the National Dahlia’s Society as well as being the General Manager for Abercorn Garden Centre in Chelmsford, as they share their extensive knowledge and experience. We discover the inspiration behind Dave Gillam’s passion for growing Dahlias competitively and find out our guests favourite type of Dahlia, and why.

So whether its growing them for the sheer pleasure of it, or you are a bit more serious about the whole affair and wish to grow these beautiful plants in order to compete, this is the place to learn more about the ‘tender’ perennial. They may not be considered low maintenance but any effort put into growing them is likely to be highly rewarded.

Points of interest;

Dahlia growing routine and the ‘mystery’ of growing from seed.

Leaving Dahlias in the ground.

Planting Dahlias in beds.

Growing in tubers.

Combating the ‘danger zone’ surrounding the first shoots.

Tempting varieties of Dahlias, including the Honka Fragile.

Species vs Hybrids

FAQs Answered;

Where can I buy Dahlias?

What do I do with Dahlia tubers?

To stake or not to stake?

How do I go about dead-heading?

What are the well-known competitive varieties of Dahlia?

Where can I buy Dahlias for weddings or other special events?

Guest follow up;

Emma Page www.natureredesigned.co.uk

Email her directly at [email protected]

Emma Twitter @epgd181

Dave Gilliam - YouTube

www.dahlias-nds.co.uk National Dahlia Society - and Facebook

Abercorn garden centre, Chelmsford

Please find Richard Ramsey’s transcribed interview on the Roots and all website.

Find Richard at www.withypitts-dahlias.co.uk. for ideas on; Cut flowers, Dahlia seedlings, floristry, flowers for big events.

Further useful research;

www.hallsofheddon.com A Specialist plant nursery; Dahlias and Chrysanthemums.

Get in touch;

Email [email protected]

Website www.rootsandall.co.uk

Twitter @rootsandall

Instagram rootsandallpod

Patreon Link;

https://www.patreon.com/rootsandall

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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 259 - Unusual Edible Plants

Episode 259 - Unusual Edible Plants

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10/16/23 • 31 min

This episode I’m speaking with Kevin Hobbs & Artur Cesar-Erlach, authors of EDIBLE: 70 Sustainable Plants That Are Changing How We Eat which is a beautifully illustrated book looking at edible plants from around the world that are revolutionising how we grow, eat and appreciate food. It tackles important questions like what do we eat when our usual diets are no longer sustainable, how do we future proof food and how can we be more mindful about what we eat and considers what the future of global food production might look like.

Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Harvestmen

What We Talk About

The idea behind the book

Traditional staple crops

Hopniss

Great Burdock

Cornelian cherry

Ebbing’s Silverberry

Sea buckthorn

Kevin & Artur’s vote for the most under-utilised crop

About the authors

Kevin Hobbs is a UK-based professional grower and plantsman with over thirty years’ experience in the horticulture industry. He is the author of The Story of Trees and Herbaceous Perennials, Hillier’s Gardener’s Guide.

Artur Cisar-Erlach is an ecologist and food expert based in Vienna, whose work spans the fields of food and ecotourism. He is the author of The Flavor of Wood.

Katie Kulla is an illustrator, writer and farmer based in Oregon in the United States.

Links

Edible: 70 Sustainable Plants That Are Changing How We Eathttps://www.summerfieldbooks.com/product/edible-70-sustainable-plants-that-are-changing-how-we-eat/

Lucinda Weldon Coaching

Other episodes if you liked this one:

Wild Food Tasting Session

Edimentals with Stephen Barstow

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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 137: Dr Glynn Percival of Bartlett Tree Experts
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05/03/21 • 31 min

This week, I’m speaking to Senior Arboricultural Research Manager Dr Glynn Percival, who works for Bartlett Tree Experts. I first heard Glynn speak about 7 years ago and I was blown away by his straight talking and the research he presented that day, which exploded many myths about tree planting. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that his eye-opening lecture was a pivotal moment in my understanding that I didn’t have to swallow all the received wisdom surrounding horticulture.

Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Orange tip butterflies

This episode is brought to you by the team at The Real Soil Company. Launched to the market in 2020 The Real Soil Company proudly offers new organic, peat-free SuperSoil. Packed full of organic nutrients for optimal plant health, SuperSoil’s natural ‘boosters’ will stimulate quicker plant establishment and better resilience against pests and disease, whilst also enabling edible crops to benefit from nutritional enhancement and a higher crop yield. The enhanced soil also offers better water retention and release for optimum plant growth, whilst providing a more balanced and workable material for gardeners.

What we talk about:

  • Why tree pests and diseases are on the increase
  • The benefits of feeding trees with sugar
  • Chemicals and how they can switch on tree defences
  • Mulching trees - why it matters
  • Biochar applications
  • Chitin and phosphites
  • Issues affecting trees in the UK
  • Scented plants and their effect on tree health

About the Bartlett Tree Experts

“Bartlett Tree Experts was founded by Francis A. Bartlett in 1907 and is the world's leading scientific tree and shrub care company.

From its over 100 offices worldwide, Bartlett helps both residential and commercial customers maintain beautiful, healthy trees. Bartlett is dedicated to developing environmentally sound products and promoting their use on our clients' properties. With the Bartlett Legacy Tree Programme, Bartlett provides tree seedlings to help with reforestation efforts, and teaches people how to care for trees.” https://www.bartlett.com/about-us.cfm

Links

www.bartlett.com

Bartlett Tree Experts on Facebook

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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 301: Gardening without Plastic

Episode 301: Gardening without Plastic

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08/26/24 • 22 min

My guest this episode is gardener and activist Ed Allnutt. Ed is part of Plastics Rebellion and the @plasticscrisis Instagram account and campaigns to reduce the use of plastics, particularly in a gardening context. We talk about the most common offending items in the gardening world and discuss possible solutions to the current accepted ways of gardening so we can make changes that better the environment.

Links

Plastics Crisis on instagram

Other episodes if you liked this one:

If you liked this week's episode with the Ed Allnutt, you might also enjoy this one from the archives:

Waterwise Gardening - I’m talking water-wise gardening with Janet Manning. Janet undertook a three year project with the RHS and Cranfield University where she looked at strategies and techniques currently available to gardeners to help them both conserve and manage water in a way that reduces waste and protects the environment. We talk about why there’s a need to be water-wise in wet countries like the UK, what we can do to help and why gardens are an important part of the bigger environmental picture.

Running a Green Nursery - This week I’m speaking to Chris Williams, co-founder of Edibleculture, an inspirational nursery based in Faversham in Kent. From the day the nursery was established 5 years ago, ethically and ecologically sounds principles have been employed to create the brilliant business that exists today. We talk about how the nursery succeeds where so many others are failing to make changes; using peat-free compost, gardening organically without chemicals, eliminating single use plastics from their sales output and many other initiatives that make this nursery truly revolutionary.

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Roots and All - Gardening Podcast - Episode 258 - Grow Fruit Trees Well

Episode 258 - Grow Fruit Trees Well

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10/09/23 • 30 min

This episode, my guest is Susan Poizner. Susan is the author of the award-winning fruit tree care book Growing Urban Orchards and her new book, which is now an Amazon Number One Bestseller, Grow Fruit Trees Fast. Susan trains thousands of new growers worldwide through her award-winning fruit tree care training program and is the host of The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast and an ISA Certified Arborist. She founded the Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard in Toronto in 2009, helps others establish and maintain community orchards and food forests in Toronto and beyond and has won multiple awards for her work.

Dr Ian Bedford’s Bug of the Week: Ivy Mining Bees

What We Talk About

Selecting trees for disease resistance and planning for a staggered harvest if you grow multiple trees

Choosing a spot for your tree

Tree roots as the tree matures

Feeding your fruit trees

Mulching

Success in a community orchard

Summer and winter pruning

About Susan Poizner

Susan is the author of the award-winning fruit tree care book Growing Urban Orchards and her second book Grow Fruit Trees Fast. Susan trains thousands of new growers worldwide through her award-winning fruit tree care training program and is the host of The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast and an ISA Certified Arborist. She founded the Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard in Toronto in 2009, helps others establish and maintain community orchards and food forests in Toronto and beyond and has won multiple awards for her work.

Links

Growing Urban Orchards

Grow Fruit Trees Fast

The Urban Forestry Radio Show

Great Dixter Charitable Trust

Other episodes if you liked this one:

Plan, Plant & Maintain Fruit Trees

Apples

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