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Focal Point Friday: Plant Nutrient Basics
On this week's Focal Point Friday episode, we're revisiting the basics of plant nutrients. Good plant growth is directly correlated to good plant nut…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 140 - Growing Mushrooms
Episode 140
This week, we’re digging into a topic I have been asked numerous times to cover and really couldn’t because I’d never grown them! With names like puf…
3 years, 5 months ago
Focal Point Friday: Quick Tips for Weed Management
Welcome back, my gardening friends, to another Focal Point Friday episode. Let’s spend just a few minutes together reviewing a snippet of info from a…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 139 - Foliar Feeding: Increasing Plant Nutrition Through Their Leaves
Episode 139
Foliar feeding has been the subject of a little bit of debate over the years, both in the horticultural space and as far as online gardening informat…
3 years, 5 months ago
Focal Point Friday: Understanding Plant Nomenclature - Family, Genus, Species, Variety, and more.
What exactly does that name on the plant tag or seed packet mean? How does that affect what we plant and how or where we plant it? On this Focal Poin…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 138 - Gardening for Nutrition
Episode 138
Did you know that poor diet is the leading cause of disease worldwide? Diets low in fruits and vegetables contribute significantly to some of the wor…
3 years, 6 months ago
Focal Point Friday: Follow-up to Sunflowers, Compost and Manure
On this week's Focal Point Friday episode, I'm following up with questions and comments I got about some recent episodes about phytoremediation, comm…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 137 - Growing Celery
Episode 137
Celery is a cool-season crop that can be a bit finicky about its growing conditions. If carrots are divas, then consider celery Goldilocks: not too h…
3 years, 6 months ago
Focal Point Friday: Manure in the Garden
What manures are "safe" to use in the garden and which ones need to be composted? The question came from a listener and the answer may surprise you.
…3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 136 - Filling New Raised Beds
Episode 136
Purchasing compost and potting soil can be expensive and new garden beds can take a lot of soil to fill them. Plus, we’ve talked before that commerci…
3 years, 6 months ago