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Grounded in Maine102: Just Grow Something with Karin VelezI've been listening to Karin Velez's podcast Just Grow Something for quite a while, because I love how she offers helpful, bite sized truth bombs about growing produce every episode - and she also has this voice that is so easy for me to listen to... Karin's story about where her podcast came from is fascinating, and she is offering super helpful info in all areas of growing food in bite sized amounts to help me understand how and why to make changes in my gardening practices.We also discussed nutritional value, and why she...2024-07-161h 07
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningGetting Started with Cover Crops - Ep. 166As the growing season is winding down in many areas, we may be looking at some bare empty spaces in our gardens and wondering what to do with them. Should you just mulch it over? Add fresh compost and let it sit? How about a cover crop?
Using a cover crop gives back a ton of benefits: improving soil structure, preventing erosion, acting as a living mulch, and adding nutrients back into the soil. And, yes, this can be done in both in-ground beds and raised planters. What you plant and what you do with it when...2023-09-2626 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningFall Garden Transplants: Tips for Success in the Heat - Ep. 161If you’re somewhere where Mother Nature is currently trying to cook you, what do you do to prepare and transplant crops that prefer cooler weather than what you've got? Do you wait? Do you forge ahead and just keep your fingers crossed? Today we’ll talk about how to mitigate the heat when trying to transplant fall crops including the reason why I actually didn’t get any of my plants in the ground last week and, instead, am transplanting now when it’s even hotter. Our heat index yesterday was 125F and I am not worried about my plant...2023-08-2221 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningMore Fermenting Basics - Focal Point FridayLet's throwback to my first episode on fermenting and talk a little bit more about the basics. What are those bacteria doing? How safe is fermentation? Let's talk pickling versus fermenting, veggies versus fruits, and cold storage.
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Ep. 113 – Dehydrating, Cold Storage, and Fermenting: More Ways to Store Your Harvest
Just Grow Something with Karin Velez (justgrowsomethingpodcast.com)
2023-08-1106 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningGetting Started in Fermenting - Ep. 160Fermenting foods can be a fun and rewarding way to both preserve the harvest and enhance the flavors of our garden bounty. If you're a beginner looking to get started with fermenting your own foods, I’ve discovered it’s not hard, but there are some essential things to know. Today on Just Grow Something we’ll look at the key tenants behind fermenting foods, the basics of getting started, what types of equipment are necessary and what are just nice-to-haves. Ready to start fermenting? Let’s dig in!
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Preserving Episodes | Just Gro...2023-08-0839 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningAvoiding Disease in Saved Seeds - Focal Point FridayIt's always best to start with saving seeds from your healthiest plants. But what if disease is unavoidable? In this throwback to episode 62, we talk about the two best treatments for saving seeds from plants infected with disease.
Episode Resources:
Hot Water Treatment for Seeds – Louisiana State University
Ep. 62 - Properly Saving Seeds in Your Garden
Just Grow Something with Karin Velez (justgrowsomethingpodcast.com)
2023-08-0406 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningHow to Start Saving Seeds From Your Garden (and Why) - Ep. 159If you were gardening in 2020 you likely remember the shortage of seeds that happened when the world shut down and suddenly everybody was growing a garden. Many seed companies were overwhelmed with the influx of orders and that shortage continued into the 2021 season. There’s nothing more disappointing than to peruse a beautiful seed catalog and make out your list of favorites to grow, only to be told the company is sold out.
Enter seed saving. If you grow heirloom or open-pollinated varieties, you can avoid this problem all together by saving your own seeds. Not only is...2023-08-0127 min
Three Kitchens PodcastS3 E27 Grow Your Own Food, with Guest, Karin Velez from Just Grow Something PodcastSend us a textAt Three Kitchens Podcast, we're slowly creeping into Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, and that makes us dream of getting our hands in the dirt and growing something! That's right, we're talking about gardening. There's nothing quite so satisfying as growing your own food, even if it's a pot of herbs on your kitchen windowsill. To teach us a thing or two (or five, or ten...) about home gardening and growing things we want to eat, we've invited Karin Velez to the podcast this week. She is the host of...2023-03-2843 min
The Two Acre Homestead044. Gardening Talk - Interview with Karin VelezSend us a textI have the pleasure of interviewing Karin Velez with Just Grow Something Podcast. We'll talk about her journey from homesteading to farming, what to consider on where to plant on your property, why the third year can be a struggle and more.Be sure to learn more from Karin by following these links:Website: https://justgrowsomethingpodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justgrowsomethingpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustGrowSomethingPodcast/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justgrowsomethingYou...2023-03-021h 15
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 130 - Companion Planting and Intercropping: Gaining space in the garden, repelling insects, and other benefitsAs we start to plan our gardens for this year, we may realize that we don’t have enough room for everything we want to grow. This is where intercropping and succession planting come in. We’re planting different plants with each other to make the most of our space or we’re planting them one after each other, sometimes with some overlap. And lots of times you will hear these terms used interchangeably or in conjunction with each other. But is intercropping and companion planting the same thing, or do they serve different purposes? To my way of thinki...2023-01-1023 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 121 - Transitioning from Military to Farming, with Arcenio VelezThere’s something to be said for military life. It’s regimented. There’s a strict hierarchy, there’s a chain of command, there are orders to follow, and you know day in and day out what your duties are. And if you’re someone who fits well into that sort of lifestyle and the mindset that’s necessary to take on the demands of being in that lifestyle, it can often be very, very difficult to transition back to civilian life where those things don’t always hold true.
There are a lot of military servicemembers who have seen...2022-11-1128 min
My Digital Farmer Podcast182 Meet a CSA That's Always Sold Out - Interview with Karin VelezI love interviewing other CSA farmers and learning their sales secrets. Today I introduce you to Karin Velez from Wolf Creek Family Farm. Karin has been farming for 15 years as a CSA farm, and she somehow manages to keep her members coming back over and over -- so much so that she doesn't even offer open enrollment anymore. You can only get in if you're on a wait list. What are her secrets to finding these kinds of loyal clients and making them superfans? Her story is inspiring, and you'll hear tried-and-true principles that you can use...2022-10-191h 11
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 112 - Modifying Fruit Recipes for Canning and Topping Tomato PlantsKarin's voice is shot! So, instead of talking about preserving our harvest through cold storage, dehydrating and fermenting like promised, this episode will be focusing on something shorter and sweeter: can you safely modify a recipe for preserving fruit in a water-bath canner by using less sugar? We'll also talk about why and how to prune or "top" your tomato and pepper plants as we get closer to first frost or the Persephone period. The goal is to save some energy for those developing fruit to get to maturity before the season ends. Let's dig in!
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Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 101 - How to Prepare and What to Grow in Your Fall GardenIt may be blistering hot where you are, I know it is here, but now’s the time to plan that fall garden. The biggest mistake I see with most fall gardens is they get planted too late. I did that many years in a row when I first started gardening. It just doesn’t seem like a good idea to be planting cool season crops in the heat of the summer and I would wait until September to get them in the ground. But, our first frost here is mid-October, so an early September planting date only gives me 6...2022-07-1233 min
Barnyard LanguageGardening with kiddos w/ Karin VelezToday we're talking to Karin Velez of the Just Grow Something podcast. Karin is telling us about gardening with children, starting her own farm, and growing her podcast. 2022-05-111h 15
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 88 - Expanding the Garden as a Beginner with Katelyn DubanOn Tuesday we talked about expanding your gardens and today I’m talking with my new friend, Katelyn Duban from the Rural Woman Podcast. Katelyn had never gardened before moving to her husband’s family farm in rural Alberta and she had never intended to garden even after moving. But after embracing the rural lifestyle, Katelyn dove into growing her own food beginning with a few pots of lettuce on her front steps and ending with a spaghetti squash monster and a new love for gardening. Katelyn expanded her garden in 2021 and we talked all about modifying expectations, the impo...2022-04-2934 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 86 - How Many Seeds or Plants Do You Need?When you’re planning your garden, do you have trouble determining how many plants you should grow? It’s very easy to overdo it, especially in the first few years because you don’t know how many plants you need in order to get the volume you want your garden to produce. I was guilty of not planting enough greens the first few years but way overplanting the cucumbers. So we ended up with too few salads and way too many cucumbers. I was giving them away weekly and we canned enough pickles to provide five families for five years. So tod...2022-04-1920 min
The Rural Woman PodcastGrowing a Garden from the Ground Up with Karin VelezOn this week's episode of The Rural Woman Podcast™, you'll meet Karin Velez.Karin Velez is a U.S. Marine-turned-farmer-turned-educator. Alongside her husband, she built a small farm focused on raising animals on pasture for meat and eggs and growing fruits and vegetables with no chemical inputs. The farm started simply as a way to provide food for their family, but Karin’s love of gardening quickly turned to thoughts of providing a living for the family, too. What started with a 15-member Community Supported Agriculture program on 5 acres has grown to a 75-member CSA with...2022-04-151h 00
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 79 - Planning a Children's GardenI started gardening when some of my kids were fairly young. The youngest was in kindergarten, but the oldest was already a freshman in high school. But, my mom had my brother and I in the garden when we were still in preschool. In fact, that cover photo for this episode is my brother and I in our backyard garden in Colorado. I don’t remember a whole lot of specific things about being in the garden, but I do remember snippets. The joy of pulling something whole and edible from the dirt, the fun of being in the su...2022-03-0128 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 78 - Seed Starting Mix vs Potting Soil, plus How to Make Your OwnWhen you walk into the garden center, that potting soil aisle can be absolutely overwhelming. Potting mix, potting soil, seed starter, soilless medium; the variety and possibilities are endless. Which do you choose? And does it really make a difference when you’re starting your seeds indoors? The answer, like most everything in gardening, is … maybe. Today I’m going to talk about the difference between soilless seed starting mixes and regular potting soil and give you the information you need to determine what works best for your unique growing situation. It all comes down to how long your plants...2022-02-2221 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 77 - Five Tips to Successful Seed StartingIt is time, my gardening friends! Many of us are getting our spring seedlings going as we speak. Now whether you’ve been starting your own seeds indoors for years or you are new to getting a jump on the gardening season in this way, it can sometimes be a challenge. One year you may have beautiful, strong plants that take off the moment you put them outside in the garden and the next year you may have spindly weaklings that seem to struggle from the get-go. What gives? There are a lot of factors that go into starting se...2022-02-1524 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 76 - Managing Soil pH in Your GardenI talk all the time about the importance of soil testing and usually we’re chatting about the nutrient deficiencies that can be discovered and amended through those test results. But what we don’t talk about as frequently is one other result you get from a soil test and that’s your soil’s pH. Most garden vegetables do best in a soil pH that’s slightly acidic, generally between 5.8 and 7.0, with a few notable exceptions. But what does that mean? What is soil pH? How does it affect plant growth? And what can we do if our soil is to...2022-02-0825 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 75 - Timing Your Warm-Weather Seed StartingLast week we talked about timing your seed starts for your cool weather crops and that was based mainly on the last average frost date in spring for your area or your average daily temperatures, for you warmer climate folks.
But, what about the warm-weather plants? If you determined to save some money in the garden this year by starting your own summer crops from seed instead of buying starts from the local nursery then that is fantastic! Keep in mind a lot of those summer plants take longer to get to the right size for transplanting...2022-01-2518 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 74 - How to Time Your Spring Seed StartingThe start of the new year in the northern hemisphere often turns us toward thoughts of our garden already. Those seed catalogs start rolling in, the days slowly start to get a little bit longer, we start to get a little restless, but it really isn’t time to start those seeds just yet in most areas. This will depend on your growing zone, of course, and when your last spring frost date is, but it will also depend on what you’re planning to grow. So, this first episode of the new year I’m going to talk a litt...2022-01-1826 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningAll About Broccoli (Replay of Episode 12)Hello my gardening friends. I hope you are having a wonderful start to the new year thus far. Right now, I am working on all kinds of new things for the second season of the Just Grow Something podcast along with some other projects all designed to help you get the most out of your garden in 2022. Because of this, I will be taking a few weeks off from recording new episodes and, instead, will be replaying a few of the most downloaded episodes from season one. Hopefully, these episodes will get you pumped up and imagining your dream...2022-01-1140 minJust Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningSeed and Plant Selection (Episode 6 replay)Hello my gardening friends. I hope you are having a wonderful start to the new year thus far. Right now, I am working on all kinds of new things for the second season of the Just Grow Something podcast along with some other projects all designed to help you get the most out of your garden in 2022. Because of this, I will be taking a few weeks off from recording new episodes and, instead, will be replaying a few of the most downloaded episodes from season one. Hopefully, these episodes will get you pumped up and imagining your dream...2022-01-0428 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 73 – Soil Amendments to Add in Fall and WinterI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: testing your soil is the best way to find out what is lacking in your garden as far as nutrients are concerned and the earlier you test it, the better. Testing your soil in the off-season before spring rolls around gives you an earlier start toward correcting any deficiencies. Fall and winter are the best times to amend your soil with organic components because they will have a chance to break down into the soil and incorporate themselves so they are ready to be absorbed by your plants come...2021-12-2827 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 72 - Garden Wins and LessonsThis episode let’s reflect a little bit on our gardens this past year. What went well? What didn’t? I refer to these as wins and lessons, not losses, because every activity in the garden is a learning experience. Some are just a little bit less pleasant than others. Even though they may not have been productive in the sense of producing a harvest, they will always be productive in the sense of bettering our future gardens and gardening experiences. Today I will happily review with you what went well in my gardens this year, follow up with the...2021-12-2122 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 71 - Modern-day Slavery on South Georgia FarmsYou’ll notice my tone is slightly different today and that’s due to the nature and seriousness of the topic I want to explore with you. Specifically, regarding the recently unsealed 54-count indictment against an organized crime syndicate in the southern U.S. relating to the horrible treatment of people they brought across the border to work on farms and who, subsequently were treated as slaves. If you saw my stories on Instagram this week you got to see my rant on this topic and, honestly, this story struck a real nerve with me, so I thought I woul...2021-12-1426 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 70 - Getting Started with MicrogreensOne of the problems of being a home gardener in many climates is that the season for salad greens can be short. Either you’re in a climate that gets way too hot in the summer to grow decent greens or you’re in a climate that has a very short growing season and it gets too cold too quickly. And, even if you’re in a climate where you can grow through the winter, you may not have enough space outside to get those greens to full size before your Persephone period hits and they stop growing. The answer...2021-12-0713 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 69 - What is a CSA? And how is it different from a subscription service?Way back in episode one, the introduction episode, I briefly mentioned that my love of gardening, and my naivety of how easy it was, was partly responsible for the beginnings of our farming adventures. During that episode I mentioned we started selling to the public through a CSA or Community Supported Agriculture program. I also mentioned I would eventually do an entire episode on what that is and, well, here we are 68 episodes later and I’m finally getting there!
So, what is a CSA? How is it different from a subscription box shipped to you from a...2021-11-3018 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 68 - Invasive Plant Species in the Garden, Plus Five Plants to Avoid in Your LandscapeAs we start thinking about our gardens for next season, we may not just be looking at fruits and veggies and herbs. Many of us like to plant our landscape and the areas surrounding our vegetable gardens with plants that are beautiful to look at. Maybe they’re for cutting flowers and bringing into the house or maybe they’re just for some added color and beauty while we spend our time outside. It may also be for curb appeal.
Unfortunately, there are many species that get planted that are considered invasive in areas. No matter where you...2021-11-2321 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 67 - When and How to Plant Your Garlic, Plus Tips for Warmer ClimatesIt’s that time of year! This evening I will be binge watching whatever show the Mean Farmer and I decide upon while maniacally separating clove after clove of garlic. We’re planting close to 15 pounds of garlic this year, a combination of both hard neck and soft neck varieties. Depending on the variety, that’s anywhere from 25 to 40 cloves per pound. Which all need to be separated from their heads to get ready to plant. So, we will be enjoying the smell of the stinking rose this evening while we partake of a few glasses of wine and some s...2021-11-1629 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 66 - Three Tasks You Should Not Skip to End the Gardening Season, plus one bonus taskThe past few weeks we've talked about the fall garden and overwintering in the garden. Some of our gardens have already seen a hard freeze or snow, some a killing freeze but still have plants going strong, and some don't see a freeze at all but simply go dormant.
This week we’re going to talk about the three things to do at the end of your garden season to get you off to the best start NEXT year. These things are going to help you better prevent and manage pests and disease in the garden as we...2021-11-0924 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 65 - Overwintering Plants Indoors: Production or Dormancy?We’ve talked about cloning plants by taking cuttings to save our favorite garden specimens over the winter while taking very little space. But, what about bringing plants in to overwinter in a dormant state or even keeping them productive?
If you’ve got the space, there are several techniques for overwintering your most productive garden plants to either continue the bounty all winter long or to keep them alive and ready to go back outside in the spring to get a jump on the season and start producing all over again.
Karin also has a ch...2021-10-1949 minJust Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 64 - Cloning Your Most Productive Garden PlantsSo, we talked last week all about saving seeds from your best garden specimens to use in your garden next season. But, what about that big, beautiful, healthy plant that's just produced loads of veggies for you all season long? Don't you wish you could bring it inside and then bring it back out next year? Well, you can! And you can do it without taking up the entirety of your window space indoors and without having a greenhouse.
The process of taking cuttings from a healthy, productive plant and propagating a new plant is called cloning...2021-10-1217 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 63 - Proper Seed Storage: Moisture levels, storage conditions, containers, and moreThis Focal Point Friday episode is the second in our two-parter on saving seeds. Tuesday’s episode focused on which plants you should be saving seeds from, how to properly collect and clean those seeds and how to hedge your bets against carrying over diseases on or in your seeds.
This episode focuses on seed storage, whether it's seed saved from your own garden or over purchased from a supplier. Leftovers from spring? No problem. We’ll talk about proper moisture level for saved seeds and how to get them dry enough to store, and what the best...2021-10-0822 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 62 - Properly Saving Seeds in Your GardenHave you decided this is the year you’ll start saving seeds from your garden? Or, maybe you’ve saved seeds in the past and have had some problem with viability or germination the next season.
I mean, it doesn’t sound like it should be a difficult task. Just collect the seeds from whatever you want to keep, rinse them, dry them, and pack them away for next year, right? Well, sure! And while following this simple method can absolutely mean you’ll have beautifully preserved seeds that have fantastic germination the next season and yield a bounty...2021-10-0534 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 61 - Can You Dig It? Lilies and Saving SeedsIt's October! And October 1st is the first Friday of the month which means another Can You Dig It? episode. This month we talk unknown plants in the garden that turn out to be lilies (and edible) and when to start saving seeds. This is also a precursor to next week's double episodes on seed saving. Great information here and more to come. So, let's dig in!
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Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 60 - Fall Planted StrawberriesTraditionally, home gardeners have planted bare-root strawberry plants in the garden and had to wait an excruciating year to pick their first ripe berry. But, most commercial farms plant exclusively in the fall and harvest their first berries in the spring. On this episode, Karin talks about how the home gardener can use this technique to get a perennial strawberry bed producing earlier, the difference between the strawberry plant types, and more. Check the links below for sourcing rooted strawberry plants for your fall garden planting and follow the link to the Facebook group if you have any questions!2021-09-2829 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 59 - Garden Notes to Make Now for a Successful Season LaterHave you been keeping notes all season long in a garden journal? Have you kept track of your varieties, harvests, weed pressure, insect pests, weather conditions, etc? No? No worries! Right now is the time to make some annotations about your gardening season to help put you on the right track for next year's garden. Doesn't need to be fancy, but the more you write down now the less you'll have to rely on hindsight to give you an accurate portrayal of what happened this year so you can make corrections next year. So, let's dig in to what...2021-09-2422 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 58 - Mum's the Word: Growing mums in the garden.This Garden Talk Tuesday we’re digging into growing a favorite fall decoration of many people – mums or, more accurately, chrysanthemums. Now you absolutely can grow these fall flowers in your garden year-round but you need to know what you’re planting. Is it possible to plant the mums you get from your garden center and have them come back each year? The answer is: it depends. Knowing the difference between a garden or hardy mum and a nursery or florist mum is going to make all the difference here. So, we’ll talk about propagating your own mums, whether...2021-09-2130 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 57 - When to Pick Your Pumpkins and other winter squashes (and how to make them last!)Did you plant pumpkins this year? What about winter squashes? One of the questions I usually get around this time of year about pumpkins and other winter squash is, “how do I know when it’s ready to pick?” There’s nothing worse than waiting all season long for that huge vine to flower and produce these beautiful fruit, only to harvest it way too early because it looked ready or leave it out there too long and the bugs or ground rot gets to it. So, today we’re going to talk really quickly about the best time to harvest...2021-09-1719 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 56 - Row Covers, Frost Covers, Insect Cover and Shade ClothI've talked about using these before, but what's the difference between a row cover, a frost cover, and insect cover? What about shade cloth? This episode we'll dig into the different materials available commercially to purchase for each of these tasks in your gardens, which ones are multi-purpose and which ones aren't, the accessories that go along with them and what alternatives you may have just laying around your home.
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Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 55 - Identifying Insects in the GardenWhat is this?? It's a common question in the garden when we come across an insect, or any other arthropod, that we don't recognize. This Focal Point Friday we'll talk about the key items to take note of when trying to identify any one of the hundreds of thousands (literally!) of insects we may encounter in our day-to-day lives and then what to do with that info. Let's dig in to identifying insects in the garden.
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Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 54 - ArugulaThis Garden Talk Tuesday we’re going to talk about a leafy green that people either really love or really do not care for – arugula. And though we refer to it as a green culinarily, like lettuce or kale, botanically it’s actually an herb and it definitely has a peppery or mustardy bite. It’s in the same family as the brassicas we’ve talked about in previous episodes, but the growth habit is completely different so I thought it deserved its own episode. Now, I’ll admit, I wasn’t a huge fan of arugula in the beginning. In...2021-09-0720 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 53 - Persephone and Pruning: Can You Dig It?It's the first Friday of the month and time for another Can You Dig It episode. To be honest, this one snuck up on me! And, it must have snuck up on all of you, too, because I don’t have any listener questions for this month. But, I do have an interesting question that was posed to me by a customer at the farmer’s market stand and a couple quick tips on how to finish the season strongly with some of your summer garden plants.
So, let’s dig in, shall we?
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Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 52 - CabbageThis Garden Talk Tuesday we’re going to look at another crop that’s great in the fall garden - cabbage! This is another one that works well in the cooler shoulder seasons of spring and fall and does exceptionally well in fall weather. Plus, it’s another bonus crop that can survive a light frost with no damage if it’s covered and can withstand longer periods of cold weather if properly protected.
The biggest problems people face when growing cabbage are twofold. Number one is the garden pests, and we’ll talk a little about how to man...2021-08-3136 min
Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of GardeningEp. 51 - Garden Myths, Part TwoWe’ve talked quite a bit this season about things that can and do go wrong in the garden and some ways to prevent them. In our first Garden Myths episode, we talked about things like coffee grounds, banana peels and eggshells in the garden, whether watering during the heat of the day can burn your plant leaves, marigolds, adding sand to your soil, talking to your plants, and more. If you missed that episode, I’ll put a link to it in the show notes.
On this Focal Point Friday episode, we’re going to look at two...2021-08-2023 min