Send us a text Please join us for the Christmas Party of the Growing Up Podcast. We know there is a huge community of you who listen to our podcast each week. We travel through the growing season, sharing it's challenges and joys. This week we wanted to wish every single one of you a very Happy Christmas. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quali...

Send us a text Join us with a hot drink and a mince pie as we evaluate the 2025 growing season. in this episode, we sit by the fire and talk about our happiest memories from this year, before we dream of the growing season to come. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your ow...

Send us a text In this episode, Kate introduces us to the dark world of "bad" plants, plants that can be deadly, dangerous or just a real nuisance. Kate's been wanting to share this episode for ages - really hope you enjoy it. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tun...

Send us a text This week, Andy talks about jobs that you can and definitely SHOULD complete in the December garden. The build up to Christmas is a really special, magical time but it all provides an opportunity for chill out and recharge in the garden. Grab yourself a mince pie, a Christmas jumper and a trowel and embrace December gardening. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel ...

Send us a text Join us as Andy discusses how you can plant garlic successfully to ensure the best harvest possible next year and Kate details her mission to ensure that Christmas Poinsettias last beyond the festive period! The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If yo...

Send us a text In this video, I sit down and talk to Ed, one of the founders of Roots Allotments, regarding some of the criticism levelled at Roots as a business. As a Roots Allotment plot holder, I was keen to establish the truth surrounding some of the accusations that I had read online, and Ed was amazing in re-assuring and addressing those concerns head on. The passion in Ed's voice is incredible as he talks about the joy surrounding growing, but the harsh reality that it is increa...

Send us a text Will Petty has had an amazing journey, from working in special effects for TV and Film to now running an incredible family run lanscaping company, designing and building inspirational gardens. Will's story is incredible and we really hope that you enjoy hearing it and find it as inspirational as we do. Check out Will's Company: https://www.jwlandscapes.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacqandwillslandscapes/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacqwillslandsca...

Send us a text Join us as we discuss the jobs you should be doing in your November garden. Grab yourself a drink and join Andy and Kate for November gardening chat. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purcha...

Send us a text This week we travel back to Victorian times and discuss the phenomenon of Victorian Plant Hunters. Have you heard of 'Orchidmania'? You might just have caught it by the end of this episode. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you woul...

Send us a text In this episode, Kate is joined by her sister on the podcast to talk about how why she doesn't garden, what she feels are barriers to beginning her growing journey, and together they plan her perfect growing space. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel...

Send us a text Everything that you have ever wanted to know about polytunnels. This week we deep dive into polytunnel growing. Over the last few months, we've received loads of questions about building and growing within a polytunnel, and this week we wanted to answer those questions within one very geeky podcast episode. Put the kettle on, close the polytunnel door and join us for a deep dive into the world of polytunnel growing. Much of what we talk about will also be very...

Send us a text How did it get to October already? In this episode, we talk through the jobs that we really think you should be doing in the garden during the month of October. Join us as we enjoy a hot drink and plan out our gardening adventures and plans this month. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply....

Send us a text In this episode, we look back to the episodes we recorded back in January 2025, in which Andy and Kate both boldly made New Year's growing resolutions and sat down together with a cup of tea to plan the season ahead. Nine months later, in this week's episode, we listen back to our plans and ask how many of our resolutions came true this year so far. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a pol...

Send us a text In this episode we chat and share our honest tips and advice for anyone who is thinking of starting a business in horticulture. We don't sugarcoat this and talk really honestly about the realities of this idea. Andy often receives messages asking for advice about starting a business within the horticulture sector, so many messages that it is impossible to respond to all of them. In this episode, we try to answer the questions that we think its important to ask. The ...

Send us a text This week, Andy attempts to convince you to join him in adopting an autumnal gardening mindset, of embracing the deceleration of growth and actually embarking on some gardening adventures this autumn. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would...

In this episode, Kate takes us for an evening outing into the night garden. It's a magical, special place and we wanted to spend a little time there. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the link below to order your own tunnel. If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't...

How did we get to September already? For us, this is such an exciting month, a time of change silhouetted in gorgeous low-level sunlight. Grab yourself a mug, and join us as we chat through gardening jobs that you can be completing in the month of September. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a polytunnel and genuinely believe in the quality of the products that First Tunnels supply. Check out the ...

In this episode, we chat to Lucie Ponsford of Mimosa Design about designing gardens for the future. This is a seriously inspirational, hopeful chat about the future of garden design that provides a vision of new build gardens that are sustainable and anything but generic and boring. Find out more about Lucie and her work here: https://mimosagardendesign.com/ The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefits of growing in a...

At the beginning of our third season, we just wanted to take the time to reintroduce ourselves at your hosts. In our second-ever episode, Kate spoke very honestly about her journey and we wanted to update that story, almost two years later. We talk about feeding carnivorous plants with spaghetti and the realities of dealing with a chronic illness while having fun growing things. The Growing Up Podcast is proudly sponsored by the amazing First Tunnels. We are big believers in the benefit...

When we began our podcast in Autumn 2023, we were both in a very different place, both professionally and personally. We wanted to re-introduce ourselves at the beginning of our third season. You are going to be listening to our voices a lot over the next year as we bring you monthly gardening advice and some amazing guests and we wanted to take this opportunity to re-introduce ourselves to you. Here is Andy's story 2.0. He talks about the journey to running a horticultura...