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The Disease Triangle
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit gardenbasics.substack.com
Back in elementary school in Southern California, there once w…
5 months ago
Grow A Yardful of Phytonutrients
Today’s newsletter and podcast originally appeared here back in September of 2022, and it was one of the most popular posts here in the Beyond the Ga…
5 months ago
Feed Your Soil, Cool Season Edition
We are transitioning from the summer gardening season to cool season vegetables and flowers. However, maybe you don’t want to put in cool season crop…
5 months, 1 week ago
Who's Eating the Tomatoes?
Don from Indiana has a late summer visitor to his tomato plants. He is not pleased:
“I flicked 10 of these “bad boys” off one of my tomato plants last…
6 months ago
More Tips for a Successful Garden
While editing Episode 406 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast (out now), I was taking copious notes, about all the great garden tips Don Sh…
6 months, 1 week ago
This Newsletter is for the Birds
In the podcast (above) retired UC Farm Advisor Rachel Long has tips for attracting songbirds to your property.
They're nice to look at, sing wonderful…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Garden Tips from the Experts
One of the best places to get your garden questions answered (or pick up the 2026 Sac Co Master Gardener Gardening Guide and Calendar) is at the annu…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Drip Irrigation: How Long Do I Water?
90% of all plant problems are water related, either too much or too little.
Compounding the problem: gardeners who are operating a drip irrigation sy…
7 months, 1 week ago
Aromatic Plants, and Roses Too!
This edition of the newsletter is a deeper dive into this week’s Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, Episode 398, “Aromatic Plants, Plus Roses!” …
8 months, 1 week ago
Grow a Gratitude Garden
The above audio track is from a long time ago, when things were - at the very least -tense. It was during the initial panic as COVID-19 struck the Un…
8 months, 2 weeks ago