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
339 episodes
EP339- Seed Sowing Guide For July: Stop Treating July Like The Finish Line
This weeks sponsors: Seeds Ireland High Quality Seeds: See link below for listener offer. https://seedsireland.ie/masterJuly is where a lot of edible gardens qui...
EP338- Carlow Garden Festival Preview With Eileen O Rourke CEO Carlow Tourism: Nine Days Of Garden Talks Across Carlow
Carlow Garden Festival is back better than ever in 2026 with an amazing line up of speakers: a pick-and-mix week where you can build your own perfect gardening break. We’re joined by Eileen O’Rourke, CEO of Carlow Tourism, to walk through the p...
EP337- Online Garden Consultations That Get You Unstuck
June 2026 consultations available to book here https://mastermygarden.com/consultation/You can spend months staring at your garden and still not know what to do first, es...
EP336- One Problem Three Solutions: Why Seeds Fail After Germination.
This weeks sponsor: Crann From Probio Carbon https://www.probiocarbon.ieYour seeds are not “mysteriously bad” overnight. When carrots, peas, and lettuce fail...
EP335- When The Rain Ruins The Roses. How To Save Your Summer Flowers.
This weeks sponsor: Crann From Probio Carbon https://www.probiocarbon.ieRain that never seems to end, sunshine that vanishes in minutes, and wind that flatte...
- EP334 Rethink Conifers In The Garden & Bloom Review: 10 great conifers.
This weeks sponsor: Crann From Probio Carbon https://www.probiocarbon.ieConifers have spent years stuck in the “dated garden” box, but we’re starting to see ...
EP333- Buds & Blossoms Laois Garden Festival Preview : A Weekend For Garden Lovers
A good garden festival should leave you inspired, better informed, and itching to get back into your own patch and Buds and Blossoms in County Laois aims to do exactly that. We’re right in the heart of garden festival season, so we record this ...
- EP332 Seed Sowing Guide for June: June Sowing Made Simple
This weeks sponsors: Seeds Ireland High Quality Seeds: See link below for listener offer. https://seedsireland.ie/masterJune is where gardeners quietly win the y...
- EP331 Slugs & Snails & How To Combat In The Garden ? Slugproof Your Seedlings
This weeks sponsor: Crann From Probio Carbon https://www.probiocarbon.ieSlugs and snails can turn a thriving spring garden into a patchwork of chewed seedlin...
- 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...