AKG097 - Winter Sowing

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Cold stratification
Winter sown seeds in the cold frame

In this episode Emma talks about things to do in snowy gardens and winter sowing. To find out more about winter sowing, check out WinterSown.org and for more on sowing and harvesting crops throughout the winter have a look at What to sow in autumn & winter on the Real Seeds website. If you can’t see your garden under the snow then perhaps Indoor Salads would be more your thing at the moment!

Emma also kicks off her Edible Flowers project with winter sown capers and crimson flowered broad (fava) beans and continues her Tea project by sowing basil seeds.

We also have our first report from AKG Correspondents Robb and Jackie from the Sustainable Living Project. If you’re interested in becoming an Alternative Kitchen Garden Correspondent then read the FAQ. And if you’re looking for more information on the free book offer, then head over to the Green Shopping Catalogue.

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Posted 19 January 2010, 11:18.  

4 Comments for AKG097 - Winter Sowing

  1. Hi, love the blog and especially the podcast. I can only get half of this one to download though, it stops halfway through. Is this file OK? Cheers!

    Soraya · Jan 24, 06:50 PM

  2. Hi Soraya,

    You’re not the only person who has had problems, so I have uploaded a new version of the file. Please try downloading again now :)

    Thanks
    Emma

    Emma · Jan 25, 08:57 AM

  3. A little while back you mentioned taking a sabbatical from the podcasting and so I stopped visiting the site regularly to check for new postings. Today was the first day I’ve returned in quite awhile (don’t even know why I did it—just extremely fortuitous) and much to my incredible delight, you are back.

    Thanks for taking the time to do this, I for one am greatly appreciative. As a matter of fact, I was just perusing your book the other night while getting ready for spring. I now know and love the word thigmomorphogenesis.

    Thanks so much for returning and I’ll be visiting regularly,

    jed

    Jed · Jan 25, 01:35 PM

  4. Thanks Emma! I have it now, I’m also making my way through all of the older podcasts, I’m enjoying them immensely. I just wish I discovered them sooner.

    Soraya · Jan 27, 01:34 PM

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