Date: 14 January 2025. Episode 2: Trial beds and supermarket seeds.

Hello and welcome. In this episode I talk about my “trial beds”: what they are and how they came about, including the massive crisis of confidence I had at the start of 2024 which meant that I ended up with trial beds in the first place. I describe the layout of the beds and explain how I created them, then I discuss how I made the paths (and what I learnt about paths the hard way!). I also talk about the challenges I had creating the beds including obstacles I put in the way myself (it’s those compost bins again!). Finally I talk briefly about some of the seeds that I used in the trial beds in 2024, and what I learnt about them that will be really useful for my 2025 growing season. Apologies for my overuse of the words "adore" and "masses" in this episode!

Join me on a journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers. I'm going to give you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between.

Please get in touch via instagram if you have any questions you'd like me to answer on the podcast | For regular updates on instagram, checkout @henhillcutflowers | For more information about Lydia, visit the website www.lydiathegardener.co.uk | Subscribe so that you don’t miss an episode and I know that you're listening! | Please support the podcast by leaving a review/some kind words and sharing this podcast with others - thank you.

Date: 9 January 2025. Episode 1: Braving the cold. Hello and welcome to my first episode of 2025.

In this episode I brave the freezing temperatures and take a quick walk around the cut flower plot to see what’s going on and what is surviving the chill. I also discuss my compost bays including how I set them up, constructed and positioned them and what I add to keep them going.

Join me on a journey through a year of growing and selling cut flowers. I'm going to give you the low-down on what it's really like, how I'm getting started, what you do and don't need, what I do when and why, the successes and failures, and just about everything in between.

Please get in touch via instagram if you have any questions you'd like me to answer on the podcast.

• For regular updates on instagram, checkout @henhillcutflowers
• For more information about Lydia, visit the website www.lydiathegardener.co.uk
• Subscribe so that you don’t miss an episode and I know that you're listening!
• Please support the podcast by leaving a review/some kind words and sharing this podcast with others - thank you.