Podcast Episodes

159 : Talking Mushrooms with Jessica Snider

Episode 159

In this episode I talk to biologist and mushroom forager Jessica Snider about growing mushrooms. This episode is for mostly beginners who would like to try growing them in their gardens - but we also…

Published on 7 hours ago

158 : Talking Drought with Richard Zurawski

Episode 158

In this episode I talk to meteorologist, documentary film producer, TV host, writer, author, university lecturer, public speaker and media personality Richard Zurawski about the drought currently bei…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

157 : Talking Weeds with Ken Johnson

Episode 157

In this episode I talk to Ken Johnson about invasive weeds. Ken Johnson is a Horticulture Educator with University of Illinois Extension.

Here's a link to Ken's Podcast:

https://extension.illinois.edu/…

Published on 2 months ago

156 : Talking Plant Potting Myths with Robert Pavlis

Episode 156

In this episode I talk to Rpbert Pavlis about plant potting myths.

Robert Pavlis is an author, teacher, master gardener and dedicated myth-buster.

PPM calculator mentioned in the show:

https://www.gard…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

155 : A 2025 Gardening Forecast with Richard Zurawski

Episode 155

In this episode I get some predictions and insights about the 2025 gardening season from Richard Zurawski.

Richard Zurawski is a meteorologist, documentary film producer, TV host, writer, university …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

154 : Talking Food Prices with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Episode 154

In this episode I talk to Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, lead author of Canada's Food Price Report about the report's most recent findings.

Link to the report:

https://www.dal.ca/sites/agri-food/re...

Link to …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

153 : Talking Nutrient Density with Robert Pavlis

Episode 153

Are organic vegetables more nutrient dense than conventionally grown vegetables? What about home-grown vs supermarket veg? And what exactly is nutrient density anyway? Thankfully we have author, teac…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

152 : Things to do in December

Episode 152

The ground is starting the freeze and its almost time to take a break from gardening - but there are still things to do, and in this podcast I talk about them!

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Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

151 : Talking Lady Beetles with Ken Johnson

Episode 151

In this episode I talk to Ken Johnson from the University of Illinois Extension about Asian Lady Beetles, and Lady Beetles in general.

Ken Johnson is the Horticulture Educator with University of Illi…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

150 : Talking Rain with Richard Zurawski

Episode 150

In this episode I talk to meteorologist, documentary film producer, TV host, writer, author, university lecturer, public speaker and media personality Richard Zurawski about Rain and explore the foll…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago