Welcome to the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Sowalong podcast series – the podcast that inspires you to grow vegetables, flowers and herbs from seed. Find advice for successful germination, growing healthy crops and impressive blooms in these friendly and fun bite-size podcasts.

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Sowalong - Coriander, with Catherine Mansley

One of the oldest cultivated spices that we know of, coriander is bursting with health benefits and every part of coriander is edible.

Sowalong - Broad beans, with Claire Vennis

Broad beans can be grown in the ground, in raised beds, or in pots, and are a great source of vitamins A, C, and E, as well as protein and fibre.

Sowalong - Nigella, with Sonya Patel Ellis

Sow Nigella seeds for a mass of beautiful flowers through the summer months, followed by gorgeous balloon like seed capsules in autumn.

Sowalong - Radish, with Sarah Edwards

Crunchy, bright and full of peppery flavour, the radish is one of the quickest and easiest crops to grow.

Sowalong - Snapdragons, with Matt Biggs

They're fun plants and they get their name from the fact that if you gently squeeze the mouth of the flower it opens wide, just like a Chinese dragon.

Sowalong - Cosmos, with Adam Duxbury

Easy to grow and reliable, says Adam Duxbury from the BBC Gardeners' World magazine team. Cosmos will reward you with weeks of beautiful flowers that fit into lots of different planting styles

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Sowalong - Tomatoes, with Adam Frost

Tomatoes are fun to grow, with many different varieties to choose from, and they taste so much better home-grown than from the shops, says Adam Frost.

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