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Mr Fothergills
Manage episode 357992693 series 3310521
Over the past few years there has been a massive resurgence in growing flowers and vegetables from seed. Fuelled by the pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis more of us are looking to raise plants from seed for our gardens, allotments, and containers. In this Dig It podcast Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with David Turner, the Marketing Services Manager at Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Limited to find out more about the history of Mr Fothergill’s, their unique innovations, seed terminologies, seed packeting, trial grounds and how we can get the best from growing plants from seeds.
Vegetable mentions: Broad bean ‘Aguadulce’, Carrot ‘Nantes’, Courgettes, Beetroot ‘Bolthardy’, Blight tolerant tomato varieties include ‘Cocktail Crush’, ‘Mountain Magic’, ‘Merrygold’, ‘Red Bodyguard’ Paoline’ and popular varieties ‘Moneymaker’, ‘Gardeners Delight’ and ‘Tigerella’, Peppers, Runner bean ‘Enorma’, Squashes, Tomato
Flower mentions: Dahlias, Sunflowers ‘Early Single’, Dwarf Sunflowers, ‘Evening Sun’, ‘Magic Roundabout’ and ‘Teddy bear’, Sweet Peas and Snowdrops.
Product mentions: Garden tools brand Darlac include loppers, snips, secateurs, and shears and soil thermometer (both available in-store).
David’s desert island items: Darlac Hori Hori - the Multi-Purpose (dig, cut, chop) Trowel. Fast growing Radish and highly productive Runner beans.
Mr Fothergill’s website, FACEBOOK and Instagram
Buckingham Garden Centre’s range of Mr Fothergill’s Seeds
Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Manage episode 357992693 series 3310521
Over the past few years there has been a massive resurgence in growing flowers and vegetables from seed. Fuelled by the pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis more of us are looking to raise plants from seed for our gardens, allotments, and containers. In this Dig It podcast Peter Brown and Chris Day chat with David Turner, the Marketing Services Manager at Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Limited to find out more about the history of Mr Fothergill’s, their unique innovations, seed terminologies, seed packeting, trial grounds and how we can get the best from growing plants from seeds.
Vegetable mentions: Broad bean ‘Aguadulce’, Carrot ‘Nantes’, Courgettes, Beetroot ‘Bolthardy’, Blight tolerant tomato varieties include ‘Cocktail Crush’, ‘Mountain Magic’, ‘Merrygold’, ‘Red Bodyguard’ Paoline’ and popular varieties ‘Moneymaker’, ‘Gardeners Delight’ and ‘Tigerella’, Peppers, Runner bean ‘Enorma’, Squashes, Tomato
Flower mentions: Dahlias, Sunflowers ‘Early Single’, Dwarf Sunflowers, ‘Evening Sun’, ‘Magic Roundabout’ and ‘Teddy bear’, Sweet Peas and Snowdrops.
Product mentions: Garden tools brand Darlac include loppers, snips, secateurs, and shears and soil thermometer (both available in-store).
David’s desert island items: Darlac Hori Hori - the Multi-Purpose (dig, cut, chop) Trowel. Fast growing Radish and highly productive Runner beans.
Mr Fothergill’s website, FACEBOOK and Instagram
Buckingham Garden Centre’s range of Mr Fothergill’s Seeds
Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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