BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

What To Do Now - Chelsea Chop, earthing up potatoes and planting out sweet peas

Published: 23 May 2026 at 00:00 Europe/London

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The Chelsea Chop explained, plus how to earth up potatoes in bags for bigger harvests and plant out sweet peas for summer fragrance.

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