Peppers, migrations & tetties

A bonny wee wander down the garden path and country lane with the birds and the bees and the flowers and trees…  and an opportunity to hear stories from the past and present…

In this episode… 

You say potato and I say tomato… and Tom Pattinson’s looking at both and at peppers sweet and hot…

We’re down by the river Coquet with Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust…

And Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is tracking the amazing journeys of migratory birds….

Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…

All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….  

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04:00: Tom Pattinson: 
Tomatoes and potatoes are mainstays of many a table and dish across the world, hot or cold, from saag aloo to pasta… and rightly one of our go to crops in the garden or backyard…let’s join Tom Pattinson who’s been checking out his toms and tetties… 

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10:05: Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology: 
The comings and goings of birds have fascinated us from ancient times to modern and Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is here to tell us more about the amazing journeys that birds undertake.

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14:38: Tom Pattinson:
Peppers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and they aren’t that difficult to grow… and more and more of us are giving them a go… Here’s a scorcher of a report from Tom Pattinson… 

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20:33: Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust:
Getting a job working with nature and in the countryside is a dream for many people and, in these days of a green revolution, it could be an area with more job opportunities. Let’s hope so. Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust reports on a project that’s good for the environment and is helping people to learn invaluable skills… 

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25:50: Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology:
Tom Cadwallander’s been tracking the fantastic journeys of our feathered friends and here’s the second part of his look at bird migrations…

29:54: And so to Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…

35:08:  Carl Stiansen:
You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology; and Steve Lowe from The Northumberland Rivers Trust. I’m Carl Stiansen and do check out our Twitter and Facebook page: The Nature Garden and we’ll be back in soon and in the meantime, enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature… bye for now.

Intro theme music:  Princess of the Ocean, Carl Cape Band: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gaia-Carl-Cape-Band/dp/B00SC1FT50