New ways to grow more veg – with Frances Tophill

Frances Tophill on modern and sustainable veg growing

Frances Tophill is passionate about growing delicious vegetables and herbs in ways that save time, reduce effort, and produce maximum sized harvests. Alongside the typical varieties, she also grows unusual and perennials vegetables for easy results and even makes the most of the weeds that grow on her plot.

In this podcast episode, she shares advice on how to make your own organic plant feed, deal with pest and disease and everything else you need to know to achieve success growing veg in a modern, sustainable way.

Listen now to this brilliant discussion between Frances Tophill and Miranda Janatka, senior content creator at BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine:

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