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Raised beds, Are They All They’re Cracked Up To Be? – Episode 009
Raised beds seem to be all the rage these days. From community gardens to backyards, they seem to have taken over the landscape as the preferable method for growing vegetables. Well, I’m going to le…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
Things to Try That Your Parents Never Grew – Episode 008
Many of us get locked into what we are used to planting, and never try new things. In my experience, a garden can be something between a laboratory and a playground. You should always be playing arou…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
Top Ten Easy Things to Grow – Episode 007
A season with marginal success can be hard on anyone. If you are new to gardening, you might want to try planting some of the things on this list in your first year, and then branch out and try harde…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
Beans and Potatoes – Episode 006
Before we get into the ‘beans and potatoes’ of this episode, Dave and Greg chat about the growing problem of Ticks and Lyme Disease here in The Maritimes. Greg tells of a recent tick encounter durin…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
End of May to Early June Gardening – Episode 005
The end of May is a very important time. This is when every plant that cannot withstand frost should go into the ground (give or take a week). I’ll discuss a number of varieties, as well as some stra…
Published on 9 years, 4 months ago
Magnificent Mulch – Episode 004
Because mulching is so central to the practice of permaculture, I thought it would make sense here to talk about how mulch can benefit your garden; what kinds are available (as well as their advantag…
Published on 9 years, 4 months ago
Getting Started Gardening – Episode 003
Overwhelmed at the prospect of getting started? What are the costs? What tools do I need? I’ll make this as simple as possible: you need a minimum of 5 tools, you need some seeds or transplants, and …
Published on 9 years, 4 months ago
Gardening in Late April/Early May – Episode 002
We should be into May by this point, so it makes sense to discuss what to plant at this time of year, and my top 5 greens, as this is generally the time to plant them as well. I will also talk a litt…
Published on 9 years, 4 months ago
Back To Gardening with Greg Auton – Episode 001
This is the very first episode of the podcast (season 1). We are kicking things off by discussing the idea of getting back to having a garden, in the manner that was common among many of our parents …
Published on 9 years, 5 months ago