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Choosing a Garlic Variety Based on the Science - Ep. 316
Episode 316
It's the middle of summer, and I want you thinking about garlic. Not because it's time to plant, but because if you wait until it's time to plant, th…
9 hours ago
How to Know When Winter Squash is Ready to Harvest (and How to Store Them) - Ep. 315
Episode 315
Winter squash gives you almost no obvious warning before it's ready, and pulling it too early is one of the most common mistakes gardeners make. And …
1 week ago
Who's Eating My Garden? Identifying and Deterring Common Backyard Wildlife - Ep. 314
Episode 314
Something has been eating your tomatoes, mowing your green beans down to nubs overnight, or turning your flower bed into a construction site, and you…
2 weeks ago
Organic, Conventional, or Homegrown: What the Research Really Shows About Nutrition - Ep. 313
Episode 313
You've probably heard both sides of this argument: that organic and conventional produce are nutritionally identical, and that homegrown vegetables b…
3 weeks ago
Why I Trust University Extension - Ep. 312
Episode 312
If you've listened to this show for any length of time, you've heard me point to University Extension again and again as my go-to source. But I've ne…
4 weeks ago
The Science We Got Wrong: How Plant Research Rewrote the Rules for Gardening - Ep. 311
Episode 311
For most of the last century, gardeners were taught to cultivate their soil after every rain to conserve moisture, to think of plant roots as lone co…
1 month ago
The Mid-Season Soil Check - Ep. 310
Episode 310
Your garden is at its busiest in July, and so is the wear and tear on your soil. In this episode we get past the fertilizer conversation and into whe…
1 month, 1 week ago
Battling Blossom End Rot the Right Way - Ep. 309
Episode 309
If you've grown tomatoes or peppers for more than one season, you more than likely know the feeling been waiting that first tomato to ripen, finally …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Heat Stress vs Drought Stress in the Vegetable Garden - Ep. 308
Episode 308
It's two o'clock on a July afternoon. You walk out to check the garden, and your squash leaves are drooping so low they're nearly touching the mulch.…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How to Time Your Fall Brassicas - Ep. 307
Episode 307
Fall gardening doesn't start in September. For the crops that take a long time to produce, your broccoli, your cauliflower, your cabbage, your Brusse…
2 months ago