#597 Coldframes, Potato Planting And A Delicious Risotto

Join Richard in this weeks Veg Grower Podcast where this week, with Spring in the air Richard has set up his coldframes including building one out of scrap. Down on the allotment Richard has also been planting out his potatoes and back in the podding shed Richard has had a bit of correspondence from listeners. Kitchen Garden Update: Coldframes With spring just around the corner Richard has got his coldframes out and ready to use. Coldframes are a great way to protect young plants and free up some space from all the plants in Richards kitchen. Richard has a collection of coldframes but Richard also made a temporary coldframe out of some scrap materials this week in order to provide more protection. Allotment update: Potato Planting This week also sees the ST Patrick's day holiday which for Richard is the best time to plant his potatoes ready for a crop later this year. Potatoes are a staple in many households and growing our own potatoes usually means we get better potatoes. For Richard this is also a good sign Spring is nearly here and the allotment is about to get very busy. Chef Scott's Recipe Of The Week: Spring Vegetable Risotto Chef Scott is back this week with a delicious spring vegetable Risotto. A great way to make a delicious heart warming meal using spring vegetable From The Podding Shed Richard finishes off in the podding shed with some correspondence from listeners. One question in particular is about Richard use of AI to come up with a seed sowing plan for the year and this plan can be found here.