Episode 671- A Tough Week on the Plot – Pests, Harvests and Potatoes

The veg grower podcast by Richard

Aug 17, 202632:55Games & Hobbies

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Veg Grower Podcast. This week we’re taking a look at what’s happening both down on the allotment and in the kitchen garden, with plenty of harvesting, a few pest problems and some th...

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