YouTube farm and garden sensation Kathleen Mooney joins the Hey, Sisterhood to share gardening tips and tricks you’ve never heard before. Kathleen’s contagious can-do spirit combined with her southern charm will motivate you to learn more about the world around you and the food you consume. Tune in for this epic Science Class; part of the Hey, Sister! Back to School series, airing August-September 2022.
Call to Action:
Part 1: Watch 3 of Kathleen’s YouTube videos so you can feel more confident in beginning (or continuing) your gardening journey. Pick any 3 videos here.
Part 2: Visit your local farmer’s market
Part 3: Try to garden; start small and don’t be intimated by the failure stories from friends.
Resources:
Learn more about Kathleen’s eclectic hill country getaway, her family owned and operated farm, and farm-to-table organic condiments and spreads at:
Connect with Hey, Sister! Podcast Online:
EIEIO Videos Recommended during episode 42:
Timeline:
0:00 Introduction, Kathleen’s background
8:45 Kathleen’s science/gardening lesson begins (ground preparation—all about the soil)
12:00 Planting by the Moon (starters before a full moon, seeds after the full moon)
14:45 Learning old tricks (old fashioned bug control + bunnies in the greenhouse)
18:15 Composting (bucket outside back door) coffee grinds + eggshells = essentials. No dairy, no meat, no bread. Nothing that would attract ants.
22:45 Courtney’s garden fail and $70 cucumbers
24:00 No gloves while gardening
25:30 Eating fresh vegetables, farmer’s markets, CSA, God’s Pharmacy
32:45 Mayonnaise story
38:30 Health as an octogenarian, medicinal qualities of herbs and weeds, fresh meat
42:45 Call to action, concluding thoughts, outtakes
