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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.

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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 hesitate to reach out to us!

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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 purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!

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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 link below to order your own tunnel.  If you would like honest advice before making your purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!

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Something a little bit different, this week Kate was unable to join us on the Growing Up Podcast so I was joined by Thersa (Mum!).  What we actually recorded was 45 minutes of giggles, and chat about the nature of seasons and why gardening for well-being is really serious and vitally important.⁠

This week we talk very honestly about the link between the gardening seasons and the ebb and flow of life.  How it's so important to embrace a little "autumnal mentality" sometimes both in the garden and in daily life.
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Because we work together, spending so many hours potting and packing orders, we really hope that you enjoy the natural, largely unedited chat between us.  Who else thinks that Mum is a natural that needs to come back onto the podcast?⁠
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Kate is very much recovering and wanted to send her best wishes to all of the wider podcast friends and family.⁠
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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 hesitate to reach out to us!

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Why has it taken us so long to record an episode about the beautiful herb plants that have defined the last decade of our lives?  Grab yourselves a drink, sit back, and join us as we chat about our favourite herb plants.

Herbs are beautiful plants that you can plant in your allotment, garden or grow indoors, but the truth is that these plants have the power to really transform your food and your mood, and are the perfect 'gateway plants'.  They make you fall in love with growing things, they excite you and we genuinely love them.

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 hesitate to reach out to us!

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We are joined on the Growing Up Podcast by James Wong, Ethnobotanist, presenter, and author of the amazing series 'Grow Your Own Drugs'. He is also a current panelist on the BBC Radio 4 programme, Gardeners' Question Time.  

We chat to James about his story but fundamentally why plants matter, the provable benefits that they bring, and whether growing potatoes if stranded on the surface of the planet Mars is a good idea.

We know that you are going to enjoy this 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 purchase please don't hesitate to reach out to us!

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In this week's podcast, we travel back in time to 1940s Britain and explore the Dig for Victory Campaign.  We talk about the realities of growing food during wartime and explore the impact that this had both economically, practically but also emotionally.

This week we introduce special guests Potaoe Pete and Doctor Carrot.  Listen to the podcast to become acquainted with these wartime characters.

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 hesitate to reach out to us!

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In this week's episode, we talk to Lance from Tomato Revolution.  You will love hearing Lance's incredible passion for growing tomatoes, it's truly incredible.  Join us as we go down a very geeky horticultural rabbit hole and learn about unusual heirloom varieties of tomato, the process of developing new varieties of tomato, and the link between tomatoes and Star Wars.  

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 hesitate to reach out to us!

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This week Andy and Kate talk in depth about the autumn gardening season.  We discuss why the autumn garden is so special but also vitally important as we look ahead to the seasons that follow.

We talk about seeds to sow, gardening jobs to complete, the dangers of autumnal DIY and why having snacks are vital as you record an autumn gardening podcast.


Did you enjoy our podcast?  We don't have a sponsor at the moment but love recording these pods and sharing the joy of growing with you.  We sometimes have to travel, hire a studio or buy cups of tea and biscuits for our amazing guests.  If you are enjoying the podcast and are able to do so we've inserted a link below this text where you can buy us and our guests a coffee.  NEVER any pressure to do so.  Thank you.

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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 hesitate to reach out to us!

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Andy started the company that became Urban Herbs back in 2009 purely as an experiment - a short term project to pay off his tuition fees. Little did he know that he was going down a horticultural rabbit hole that would shape the next decade of his life.

He feel in love with the unusual foodie sensory and culinary herb plants that he promotes and sells today and published the Herb Gardening Handbook in 2023.  

Now he is on a mission to share the joy of growing with everyone and is the co-host of the Growing Up Podcast with his wife Kate.

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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 hesitate to reach out to us!

Check them out here➡️   https://rb.gy/55t356