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Safe Rainwater Collection: Beating Drought in Your Garden - Ep. 156
Episode 156
If you're in an area that is facing a drought this summer, like I am, you might be thinking of ways to combat it in the garden. Enter the rain barrel…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Link Between Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health - Focal Point Friday
Is eating ultra-processed foods associated with depression, anxiety, memory problems, and trouble reasoning? An article I read in early May took me d…
3 years, 1 month ago
Growing Melons: Watermelon, Cantaloupe and More - Ep. 155
Episode 155
There are few things that taste like summer quite like cantaloupe or watermelon. These hydrating favorites can sometimes be a little mystifying for n…
3 years, 2 months ago
Excessive Heat in the Garden: Helping Our Tomatoes, Peppers and Other Summer Plants - Focal Point Friday
It's hot and your plants look awful! Extreme heat can mean extreme responses from our gardens. Let's spend a few minutes talking about what's normal,…
3 years, 2 months ago
Summer Garden Checklist: Eight Tasks to Keep the Harvest Going - Ep. 154
Episode 154
Today we’re talking specific tasks we need to perform in the garden to get our best yield and to keep the harvest going through to fall. Unfortunatel…
3 years, 2 months ago
What is Well-Draining Soil? - Ep. 153
Episode 153
The description on just about every seed packet or plant tag usually says something along the lines of, this plant “likes fertile, well-draining soil…
3 years, 2 months ago
Glyphosate, Liver Disease, and Metabolic Syndromes in Children - Focal Point Friday
New research from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health shows that childhood exposure to glyphosate is linked to liver inflammation and metabolic d…
3 years, 2 months ago
Growing Okra - Ep. 152
Episode 152
On today’s episode we go over the basics of growing okra, including preferred temperatures and conditions that are key to its success, and discuss wa…
3 years, 2 months ago
Can Parthenocarpic Zucchini Save Our Harvest by Helping Us Avoid Pests?
If you're in the U.S. Midwest, squash bugs and squash vine borers often keep you from getting your best zucchini harvest. But what if there were a va…
3 years, 2 months ago
Conflicting Gardening Advice: Who Should We Believe? - Ep. 151
Episode 151
Sometimes it is very difficult to sift through all the information and advice we get as gardeners and to know what exactly we should be doing out the…
3 years, 2 months ago