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Focal Point Friday: Choosing Whether to Grow From Seed or Transplant
Whether we grow our garden from seeds directly in the soil or start out with transplants, there are some distinct advantages and disadvantages to bot…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 145 - Kitchen Waste as Plant Food: Egg Shells, Banana Peels, and Tea Bags, Oh My!
Episode 145
The gardening "advice" we get may not always be accurate. Bury a whole egg under your tomato plants? Make a tea from banana peels? What advice is leg…
3 years, 4 months ago
Focal Point Friday: Composting Basics
This is the time of year when we not only start to have a lot of yard waste and garden waste but we generally have food waste coming out of our kitch…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 144 - Gardening and Gleaning for Charity: After The Harvest
Episode 144
Last summer we talked a little bit about growing extra produce in our gardens specifically for donation. I will leave a link to that episode in this …
3 years, 4 months ago
Focal Point Friday: Transitioning Plants into the Garden or Indoor Growing Space
In this timely flashback episode, we go back to episode 91 and talk about hardening off our plants to move them into our garden spaces. Whether we've…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 143 - Growing Corn: Sweet Corn, Popcorn, Dent Corn and more
Episode 143
One of the best flavors of the summer has to be sweet corn right from the stalk. If it’s picked at the right time and eaten right away, you really do…
3 years, 4 months ago
Focal Point Friday: Spring Frost Protection Options
It's spring planting time in areas of North America, or getting close to it, and many of us have the danger of a late frost hitting our gardens after…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 142 - Planting by Soil Temperature vs Air Temperature: When's the best time to plant?
Episode 142
How do we know as gardeners when the appropriate time is to plant those seeds or transplant our seedlings? There are guidelines on the backs of seed …
3 years, 5 months ago
Focal Point Friday: Mushroom Compost
Let's round out our mushroom discussions with some good 'ol compost! What is mushroom compost, is it good for our gardens, and how do we use it? Can …
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 141 - Talking with Mushroom Growers
Episode 141
Last week we talked all about growing mushrooms but that was all based on research and nothing to do with my own personal experiences. Even though m…
3 years, 5 months ago