Can I Dig It? - Food Growing for Busy People

Zoe Edwards, Pippa Chapman
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  1. Salad - Not Just for Summer

    3 days ago

    Salad - Not Just for Summer

    Can I Dig It? is made by:  Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app.  Watch Huw Richards’s video, 12 Crops to Sow NOW to BEAT Rising Food Prices Pippa recommends following Jamie Walton of @nettlesandpetals.  Bolt resistant varieties include Lettuces: Salad Bowl Red and Salad Bowl Green from Premier Seeds DirectSpinach: Mikado ‘Magentaspreen’ is the crazy-sounding disco tree spinach.  Read more about Stephen Barstow, the extreme salad man. Varieties that can keep you in lettuce all year long: All Year RoundMarvel of Four SeasonsArctic King ‘How to Grow Food’ by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper includes some interesting ‘alternative’ salad recipes.

    44 min
  2. Gardening When You're Skint

    13 Jun

    Gardening When You're Skint

    When funds are low, it’s time to get resourceful. Pippa shares her hot tips for food growing on a budget. Plus, Zoe receives a shocking letter and defense against rabbits gets real. Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page! Text:  Can I Dig It? is made by:  Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app.  Listen to the related episode of Zoe’s other podcast: Ep. #224: Sewing When You’re SkintPippa recommends the coriander varieties ‘Calypso’ and ‘Leisure’ which are slower to bolt.

    52 min
  3. What Even is a Food Forest?

    28 May

    What Even is a Food Forest?

    How to analyse and copy nature’s growing patterns to get every inch of use from your growing space. Plus, Pippa manages listener Kristin’s heartache AND Zoe enters her witch era during the recording! Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page!Can I Dig It? is made by:  Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. Check out a food forest near you: Volunteering - Edible Landscapes London Research Site Tours - The Agroforestry Research Trust RHS Garden Bridgewater / RHS Developing the Walled Garden at Shugborough | National Trust

    41 min
  4. All About Herbs - Pippa’s Apothecary Era

    13 May

    All About Herbs - Pippa’s Apothecary Era

    Uh oh! We triggered Pippa’s special interest. We go deep into growing herbs for culinary and medicinal use. Plus, pressing rhubarb issues get tackled. Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page! Can I Dig It? is made by:  Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. Pippa recommends the YouTube channel ‘Herbs with Rosalee’ (@HerbsWithRosalee)

    55 min
  5. Can You No-Dig it?

    16 Apr

    Can You No-Dig it?

    PSA: NOT putting in a ton of back-breaking work actually yields better results for your garden, Pippa explains why. Plus, Zoe quizzes Pippa on asparagus and time travel.  Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page! Can I Dig It? is made by:  Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. Beauregard is the variety of sweet potato that is believed to be one of the best to grow in cooler climates.  Pippa’s pal, Steph Hafferty, has a YouTube channel (@stephaniehaffertyhomesteading) and has written several books. Steph’s co-author of ‘No-Dig Organic Home & Garden’, Charles Dowding, also has a YouTube channel (@charlesdowding1nodig) and a number of other books, courses and products under his belt.

    44 min
  6. Tour of Pippa’s Garden

    13 Mar

    Tour of Pippa’s Garden

    Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page! Can I Dig It? is made by:  Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. Zoe has sown the following kale varieties: Dwarf KaleCavolo NeroPerennial Kale True Siberian Kale (from Real Seeds)

    39 min

  7. 27 Feb

    Seedy Sunday Seed Swap 2026

    Zoe explores the roles that seed swaps can play for individuals, communities and our growing spaces. We hear from the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership who organise Seedy Sunday, the largest and longest running seed swap in the UK. AND!!!! Plot neighbour Jane makes an appearance! Plus, Pippa reminds listener Kate why exactly she bothered to put cardboard on her garden.  Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page! Can I Dig It? is made by:  Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app. Seedy Sunday is organised by the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership.

    32 min
  8. How to Avoid Overwhelm

    12 Feb

    How to Avoid Overwhelm

    In winter our gardens seem still and lifeless. But when the weather heats up and the growing gets going, we’re likely to find ourselves struggling to stay on top of all the tasks. So what practical tips and mindset shifts can we deploy to make sure we actually enjoy the forthcoming growing season? Plus, Pippa talks Zoe through what to do with her bounty from her trip to a seed swap.  Check out the Can I Dig It Podcast's Patreon page! Can I Dig It? is made by:  Pippa Chapman, @pippachapman_thoseplantpeople on Instagram, and Pippa Chapman Permaculture on YouTube.Zoe Edwards, @sozoblog and @checkyourthread on Instagram, and visit the Check Your Thread website and find the podcast in your favourite app.  Check out Pippa’s recent video that includes her digging up the unwanted raspberries by wielding her mattock. Register to attend Pippa’s virtual book launch that’s taking place on 18th February at 7pm via Zoom.

    42 min
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  • Creator
    Zoe Edwards, Pippa Chapman
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Zoe Edwards, Pippa Chapman
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    Can I Dig It? - Food Growing for Busy People
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