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Tony O'Neill MCIHort FRSA

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Biography

Tony O'Neill MCIHort FRSA is a vegetable growing expert, award-winning author and founder of Simplify Gardening, one of the most-watched independent growing channels in the English-speaking world. Growing food since 1981, with agricultural college training, he has built a worldwide audience of 455,000 YouTube subscribers and 35 million total views. His book Simplify Vegetable Gardening won the GardenComm Silver Laurels Media Award 2025 and reached No.1 on Amazon in the UK and USA. Cited as a horticultural expert in over 400 publications including Forbes, The Guardian, Homes and Gardens, Country Living and The Spruce. Known internationally as The Potato King, a title given by Epic Gardening, the world's largest gardening channel. Founder of GrowTrack Systems Ltd and Watch Manager with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

Additional Interests

Beekeeping and apiary management through the Simplify Beekeeping brand. Competition-level giant vegetable growing, including Cabbage at 76lbs and Marrows exceeding 131 pounds. Food forestry and perennial food systems. Developing GrowTrack Systems Ltd, connecting growers to their own garden data through AI. Youth community engagement through sponsorship of under-15s football and rugby in South Wales. School growing projects including Llanciach Fach Primary School and rebuilding a vandalised polytunnel at Neatherd High School, Norfolk. Soil science and composting systems including hot, cold and vermicomposting.

Talks

Based in: Caerphilly
Distance willing to travel: 100miles
Virtual talks available: Yes

Fees: £150 per talk plus travel.

Talks: Practical vegetable growing for all levels. Topics include: getting started with food growing, potato growing and variety selection (specialist subject, nearly 10 million YouTube views on this topic alone), composting and building soil health from scratch, container and raised bed growing, seasonal planning, and giant vegetable growing. Talks are grounded in 45 years of practical experience and designed for gardening clubs, horticultural societies, and community groups. Virtual talks also available worldwide.

Contact Details

+447762696169