https://www.fletch.cx/s/bobs-gardenhttps://www.fletch.cx/img/substack.pnghttps://www.fletch.cx/s/bobs-gardenSubstackTue, 14 Apr 2026 11:45:49 GMThttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-102-an-early-morning-after-db9https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-102-an-early-morning-after-db9Tue, 13 Jun 2023 06:00:00 GMTIt’s 5.30AM, join me for the best part of the day. Even the trees seem more relaxed at this hour it is beautiful.

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-101-whos-eating-the-strawberries-caahttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-101-whos-eating-the-strawberries-caaThu, 08 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMTI find out who’s eating my fruit and I moan about the mess I made digging trenches. A lovely morning 

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-100-bobs-bombsite-mini-excavator-a51https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-100-bobs-bombsite-mini-excavator-a51Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMTI’m back on the garden which looks more like a bombsite thanks to a week with a mini excavator.

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-99-seedling-disaster-and-9f7https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-99-seedling-disaster-and-9f7Tue, 23 May 2023 12:00:00 GMTI’ve lost some seedlings because I didn’t pay close enough attention. On the other hand we have five new kittens! Miaow. Weeding today and there’s a digger coming…. Your twice weekly visit to a Cotswold garden is here. Ten minutes, zone out. #slowpodcast 

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-98-twilight-deer-spotting-a06https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-98-twilight-deer-spotting-a06Thu, 18 May 2023 20:00:00 GMTTonight I do the first shoutouts thank you so much to everyone who listens I hope you continue to tolerate my ramblings. We spot deer and I talk more mowing whilst on a wander round the field with a Baileys.

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-97-kittens-on-their-way-58bhttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-97-kittens-on-their-way-58bTue, 16 May 2023 06:00:00 GMTA lovely morning on the allotment with the ducks the chickens and masses and masses of growth. One of our “kittens” who isn’t really a kitten anymore is having babies of her own. The sun is out and it’s blue skies. Good morning.

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-96-meet-the-ducks-9b3https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-96-meet-the-ducks-9b3Thu, 11 May 2023 11:00:00 GMTThe weather has warmed up and everything green is growing ridiculously quickly. A quick recap this Thursday morning and we're off the races with season 3 of the podcast!

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-95-welcome-to-monday-its-4f8https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-95-welcome-to-monday-its-4f8Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:00:00 GMTCold frosty bright, cannot get any better! Welcome to Monday morning !

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-94-the-new-chicken-shed-a6bhttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-94-the-new-chicken-shed-a6bFri, 03 Feb 2023 08:00:00 GMTIt’s the first morning at the new chicken shed. The hens are discombobulated and so am I. You can see the build here instagram.com/bobsdotgarden. Please go have a look and subscribe. ❤️

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-93-the-joy-of-logs-260https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-93-the-joy-of-logs-260Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMTI love logging.  The process of felling, chopping and splitting your logs for your fire is one I find extremely cathartic! Join me this morning in the logshed!

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-92-season-3-begins-7edhttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-92-season-3-begins-7edMon, 16 Jan 2023 17:00:00 GMTGood morning! Back for season 3, so full of potential. Will there be Purple Sprouting? Will there be sprouts at all! Chickens back in full effect! 

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-91-were-back-in-chicken-lockdown-1d2https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-91-were-back-in-chicken-lockdown-1d2Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:00:00 GMTDEFRA have imposed chicken lockdown again thanks to the bird flu outbreak. It was windy last night and I lost some glass in the greenhouse. Coffee this morning and I’m still in the yellow sleeping bag. 

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-90-stick-your-cock-in-the-38dhttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-90-stick-your-cock-in-the-38dThu, 27 Oct 2022 14:00:00 GMTWe’ve got a cockerel. Hello it has been a while, a friend offered me his cockerel and I thought why not. Cockadoodledoo!

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-89-how-to-deal-with-hens-fd7https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-89-how-to-deal-with-hens-fd7Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:00:00 GMTThis is from last week when for about 24 hours the garden morphed into the Kalahari. Very hot indeed. Lovely!

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-88-why-self-improvement-can-31ehttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-88-why-self-improvement-can-31eFri, 15 Jul 2022 06:00:00 GMTGOOD EVENING. An evening stroll around the house tonight, not brought you much evening content of late but it’s a lovely time to be out after dusk after such a hot day. I go off on a traditional rant. It’s back to basics. Wade in. 

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-87-grasshopper-or-crickets-463https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-87-grasshopper-or-crickets-463Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMTMorning everyone, listen to the grasshoppers making a racket or are the crickets? I’m in the meadow drinking a coffee out of my mug and taking you for a walk. Wake up!

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-86-heres-how-i-deal-with-34ehttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-86-heres-how-i-deal-with-34eWed, 06 Jul 2022 09:00:00 GMTAn abnormally lively podcast. Take pleasure listening to the hens peck away at their feeder and find out how I manage a broody bird. Mid-podcast I find out we have red mite in the coop and I plan a trip to see the chicken experts.

Obviously I also have a moan, today about my health. Enjoy!

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-85-what-happens-in-three-ce6https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-85-what-happens-in-three-ce6Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMTI've had three days away from the garden and I've come back to what feels like a jungle.

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-84-chicken-open-prison-68bhttps://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-84-chicken-open-prison-68bThu, 23 Jun 2022 05:00:00 GMTA lovery slow morning in the garden with the chickens.

]]>https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-83-monty-don-and-the-courgettes-148https://www.fletch.cx/p/episode-83-monty-don-and-the-courgettes-148Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:00:00 GMTI need to move my Courgettes. Thanks Monty.

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