Tales from Terry's Allotment

After a long break from the Rhondda Valley we join Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne down on the allotment again Terry discusses his lovely veg such as marrows courgettes and glorious wall of beans growing as tall as a basketball player He also mentions his success in growing a half ton marrow for the marrow-thon In the competition against some big names Terry is quietly confident Most of all he is pleased with his triumphant array of sweet peas which he later incorporates into his fabulous rendition of a Nina Simone classic Terry gets all scientific advising Richard on the advantages of carefully placing tomatoes and bananas within a close proximity Terry and Richard need your help having had a good crop of Jerusalem Artichoke they wondered if any of you have any hints tips or good recipes using this vegetable Find out in the next podcast if your recipe has been used by Terry and Richard Once again a cheerful information packed podcast making us wish we had all been there to join them

Listen to another podcast update this month as Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne jump from location to location to location No they are not in Rhonda Valley this time And no unfortunately Terry has no time for a rendition of a song this time either Are you even listening to a Terry Walton podcast you may wonder You definitely are It is still a great informative and entertaining tale as always This time we begin in Richards garden For those of you having trouble overcoming those slippery slug issues in the garden this will be very interesting as Richard discusses how he has been lucky enough to have never experienced this problem before Have a listen and find out why Also pick up tips on great deterrents for other pests in the garden Apparently elderflower is not only a great ingredient for making champagne for those long hot days in the sun it is fantastic for preventing carrot root fly The two also give some good tips on growing large onions and several types of squashes We then follow them for a quick trip to the top of the hill where there is a beautiful view of the meadow below thriving with vibrant colours of orchids and other plants Terry and Richard then hop along to the opening of the Garden Festival at Helens a National Trust property in Herefordshire Listen to Terry steal all the limelight from Richard as he takes over the mic

Initially away from the Rhonda valley allotment this month we join Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne at The Malvern Show or should we say The Malvern 039Winter039 Show Fortunately we catch them on one of the more pleasant days and they discuss an unusual greenhouse made entirely of plastic bottles Although this may be taking recycling to the extreme this is an encouraging way to get the kids involved Home sweet home back on the allotment where they are working hard on bank holiday they give some handy tips on a variety of plants including egg plants cabbage whites spinach strawberries and several types of onions useful for cooking purposes Due to the frosty weather surprisingly followed by a short heat wave Terry039s rhubarb stalks are growing to the size of a human wrist Maybe some of you are also just as prepared to try out Rhonda039s rhubarb jelly from last month or maybe go all out and make the perfect crumble Once again Terry sings his heart out for us this time with a late audition for Andrew Lloyd Webber039s search for the perfect Dorothy in Over the Rainbow

Richard Fishbourne visits Terry Walton039s Rhondha valley allotment in very different climate to last month to bring another delightful podcast With an estimation of the season being a month behind at last they are blanketed in some lovely sunshine Along with taking a look at the allotment Terry and Richard enter a Mediterranean climate within the greenhouse which provides a perfect growing temperature for a variety of crops such as tomatoes brussel sprouts and lettuce as well as plenty of bedding plants for Antheas garden To find out more visit gardenersclickcom

Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne join us once again on the Rhondha valley allotment celebrating St David039s Day Anthea039s cooking corner continues and to celebrate Wale039s patron saint Anthea cooks up a fabulous leek and potato soup There is nothing like eating your own home grown vegetables Amongst other things Terry and Richard both comment on the advantages of using a greenhouse with Terry039s greenhouse abundant with growth and as the days are getting longer and the weather is improving the produce is getting all the sunlight it needs With the usual rendition of a famous song by Terry this is not a podcast to miss To find out more visit gardenersclickcom

Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne welcome the new year in with their latest podcast Join them once again on the Rhondha valley where they brave the cold weather to discuss with us the latest occurrences Discover how some of the vegetables from the Terry039s plot are used and cooked in an exclusive new feature called Anthea039s Cooking Corner Anthea introduces the new feature by cooking up Welsh Cawl or Lamb Broth ready for Terry and Richard when they return from down the valley Terry Anthea and Richard also ask for your help Terry was given a Chinese Marrow recently and they would like to know how any of you would cook it They ask for members of gardenersclick to supply a recipe using a Chinese Marrow which out of those submitted one will be randomly picked out of the hat and cooked by Anthea To enter your recipes please add these into the Hot House and select Recipes as the category Once submitted copy the link from the page and add this as a comment to this article Like what you hear find out more at gardenersclickcom

Walk down the green carpet and join Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne at this year039s prestigious Garden Media Guild Awards They soon however escape the hustle and bustle of London and return back down to the peaceful Rhondha valley where Richard notices some changes afoot With the usual top tips you won039t want to miss this You039ll be delighted to hear Terry once again providing us with a rendition of not just one but two seasonal songs Also rather than singing alone Terry is ably joined by some of the other local allotmenteers and share with us their Christmas spirit Terry Richard and the other allotmenteers wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a bountiful New Year To find out more visit gardenersclickcom

Join Terry Walton when he visits Richard Fishbourne on the Herefordshire hillside taking a look at both the latest fruit and vegetables feeding the pigs and being treated to roast squash soup Terry and Richard then go on to take a look at some of the latest questions posted on gardenersclick and answer one or two of your questions right here As usual expect an exclusive rendition of a popular song sung by our very own Terry Walton To find out more visit gardenersclickcom

Terry Walton returns from his holiday in Madeira to a beautiful sunny Rhondha Valley Once again he is joined by Richard Fishbourne from Bugs and Beasties and provides us with an intuitive discussion about the crops growing during the autumn season Find out more at gardenersclickcom

Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne brave the rain on the Rhondha valley hillside and discuss the many organic vegetables still growing Also hear Terry and Richard039s verdict on the tantalising chocolate courgette cake Find out more at gardenersclickcom

Richard Fishbourne and Terry Walton brave the weather and provide their latest podcast from a wet Rhondha hillside After revealing the latest about the locally grown produce join them both as they use these as ingredients for their main meal of the day Like what you hear find out more on gardenersclickcom

Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne once again delight us with their latest podcast from the Rhondha valley allotment Like what you hear find out more on gardenersclickcom

On their way back from the Hay Festival Terry joins Richard in his Wiggly Wigglers039 garden to deliver us his podcast Like what you hear chat with Terry on gardenersclickcom

Richard is introduced by Terry to some of the other local allotmenteers in the Rhondha Valley before seeing Terry039s allotment near to full bloom

In a special two part podcast Terry and Richard visit each other039s allotments and discuss what spring is bringing to them both