Master My Garden Podcast
Master My Garden podcast with John Jones. The gardening podcast that helps you master your own garden. With new episodes weekly packed full of gardening tips, how to garden guides, interviews with gardening experts on many gardening topics and just about anything that will help you in your garden whether you are a new or a seasoned gardener. I hope you enjoy.John
Episodes
330 episodes
- EP330 Colour By The Coast, Plants That Thrive By The Sea: Coastal Garden Survival
This weeks sponsor: Crann From Probio Carbon https://www.probiocarbon.ieCoastal gardens are brutally honest. If your planting can’t handle salt-laden wind, s...
EP329- Ealma The Poppy Garden Open Garden Feature: A Quirky Irish Open Garden
This weeks sponsor: Probio Carbon enriched biocharhttps://www.probiocarbon.ieA one-acre garden can feel like a whole world if you design it for discovery, and Elma’s Po...
- EP328 What To Sow In May & Other Gardening Jobs : May Sowing Guide
This weeks sponsors: Probio Carbon enriched biocharhttps://www.probiocarbon.ieSeeds Ireland High Quality Seeds: See link below for listener offer.
EP327- How To Create A Wildflower Meadow As Part Of A Community Green: Wildflower Meadows Done Right
This weeks sponsors: Probio Carbon enriched biocharhttps://www.probiocarbon.ieSeeds Ireland High Quality Seeds: See link below for listener offer.
EP326- How To Protect Tender Seedlings In Cold Wet Spring Weather
Your seedlings look ready, your trays are overflowing, and then spring turns feral: cold rain, sharp wind, hail, even the odd flake of snow. We’ve all been there. If you’re staring at a packed windowsill and wondering whether to plant out or ho...
EP325 - Podcast Update For Listeners: Sponsorships Are Coming To The Podcast
We have a big format change coming, and we wanted to tell you before you press play on Friday and hear something new. After running weekly since March 2020 as a fully self-funded passion project, we are accepting sponsorships on the podcast for...
EP324 What To Fill My Raised Beds With & Lawn Care Advice Listener Question Answered.
You can spend a fortune on compost, seed, and clever gear and still end up with tired raised beds and a mossy lawn if you get the basics wrong at the start. We’re answering two listener questions that keep popping up because they sound simple, ...
EP323- Creating A Cut Flower Garden With Fionnuala Fallon: Grow Better Cut Flowers
Want to grow your own cut flower garden ? Then this episode is for you. We’re joined by Fionnuala Fallon, Irish Times garden writer and a flower farmer growing on brilliant soil in County Laois, to unpack what it actually takes to p...
EP322 - What To Sow In April Vegetables, Herbs & Flowers
March can feel like four seasons in a week, and that’s exactly why an April seed sowing guide is so useful. We sit down with the reality of spring weather swings and turn them into a practical plan: what to sow now under cover, what to hold bac...
EP321- 10 Best Plants For A Shaded Area In Garden: Build A Woodland Corner With Shade Loving Perennials And Shrubs
Shade can be one of the most beautiful parts of a garden, but only if you stop treating it like a sunny border. We take a listener’s question and turn it into a clear, usable planting plan for dappled light and deeper shade, starting with the r...
EP320- National Tree Week 2026 Choosing Trees, Benefits & Much More: Tree Week, Done Right
A single tree can feel like a drop in the ocean, but stack that effort across hundreds of communities and you get something powerful: a greener Ireland built from the ground up. We’re marking National Tree Week by talking through what it is, wh...
EP319- What To Consider When Buying A Greenhouse, Best Type, Where To Position Etc: Choosing The Right Greenhouse For Your Garden
Thinking about a greenhouse but unsure where to start? We take you through a clear, practical roadmap for choosing a structure that won’t buckle in the first storm and will pay you back with tomatoes, peppers, and salads long after the summer f...
EP318 - What To Sow In March. Vegetables, Herbs & Flowers. March Seed Sowing Made Simple
Ready to sow with confidence instead of crossing your fingers? March brings longer days and real momentum, but cold, wet ground can still undo good plans. We break down exactly what to start now under cover, what needs heat, and what should wai...
EP317 What Potatoes Should I Plant ? Potatoes For First-Time Growers
Cold soil, heavy rain, and an eager itch to plant—this is the moment gardeners choose between rushing the season or stacking the odds for a great harvest. We dive into a clear, practical guide to picking potato varieties that fit both your gard...
EP316 Peat Free Alternatives For Sowing Seed Rethinking Peat In Seed Starting
Peat built our seed-starting habits because it made life easy: even moisture, airy structure, predictable results. But when carbon-rich bogs and vanishing habitats enter the frame, “easy” stops feeling right. We take a clear-eyed look at what p...
EP315- 2026 GLDA Conference Preview With Marion & Kinta: The Interconnection Of All Things Starts In Your Garden
What if your garden could slow a storm, clean a river, and lift your mood in one sweep? We dive into the GLDA’s “The Interconnection of All Things,” a bold, practical look at how plants act as living infrastructure—supporting biodiversity, soak...
EP314- What Flowers To Sow In February Flowers: For Beautiful Blooms Later In The Year
Ready to jumpstart a season of colour without babysitting trays for months? We map out a realistic February plan for ornamental flowers, focusing on what to sow now, when to wait, and how to keep seedlings strong with steady heat, bright light,...
EP313 What To Sow In February: How To Sow Edibles In February For Continuous Harvests
Blue skies today, sleet tomorrow—February keeps growers guessing. We lean into that reality with a grounded sowing plan for edibles that starts slow, protects seedlings, and builds momentum toward a season of steady harvests. I break down what ...
EP312 Getting Prepared Before Sowing Seeds Next Month: Seed Readiness, Not Seed Sowing Yet
Seed success starts long before the first tray is filled. We’re laying down a practical, no‑nonsense prep plan that saves you time, cuts waste, and sets your early crops up for real momentum once daylight returns in mid‑February. From testing o...
EP311 Pippa Chapman Chats Permaculture Design, Gardening, Her New Book & Much More: Small Gardens, Big Permaculture Wins
Forest gardening doesn’t need acres or a cabin dream; it needs a clear purpose, one smartly chosen tree, and a layered understory that works as hard as it looks good. We sit down with permaculture designer and author Pippa Chapman to show how s...
EP310 The First Episode Of 2026, Lets Ease Into The Gardening year
Gardeners feel the pull to sprint in January, but nature is whispering a different message: slow down. We’re starting the year with a calm, practical roadmap that swaps panic for preparation and sets you up for a stronger spring. From frost-dri...
EP309 Happy Christmas & New Year From John : A Short Christmas Thank You From The Garden
Before the tinsel settles and the kettle boils again, we press pause to send a heartfelt Christmas message from our garden to yours. This cosy sign-off wraps the year with gratitude for a community that tunes in from around the world, tries the...
EP308 - Gardening Year Review & Podcast Review 2025. Storms, Soil, And A Stellar Year
Weather wrote a dramatic script this year: a stormy opening, a dreamlike spring, a steady but clouded summer, and a rain-soaked autumn that tested paths, beds, and patience. We trace how those swings shaped real decisions in the garden, from st...
EP307 - Grow Your Own Workshop Launch 2026
After a few years of procrastination and hiding I am delighted to launch my grow your own food workshops for 2026. Two dates 21st February & 21st March are the only two dates for this workshop in 2026. Ready to turn gardening ad...
EP306 - Top 10 episode Master My Garden podcast 2025 : Top Ten Garden Favourites 2024
Ever wonder what gardeners truly need when the skies won’t clear and the soil stays cold and heavy? We open the vault on six years of downloads to reveal the ten most-listened episodes and the lessons they teach us about resilient design, livin...