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In today’s episode I tackle the question of how to water one’s garden. There’s a bit of confusion from the communication I’m getting over how I do this and what I actually suggest. How much water is needed? Know your soil. Some soils hold water better. The lighter color of soil the . . . → Read More: Episode 180 Watering a Garden On today’s show I take another round of listener questions and feedback. What to do about uneven growth under growlights? A question about my techniques of irrigation (or lack thereof). How to water seeds and seedlings. What to do about poor germination rates with direct sowing. How to plant seeds the easiest, most successful way . . . → Read More: Episode 179 Listener Questions and Feedback In today’s episode I explore the meaning of permaculture. Not just the definition but why the definition probably doesn’t really scratch the surface.
Thought to be the combination of two words. First word being – permanent 1. existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change. 2. intended to exist or function for a long, . . . → Read More: Episode 178 What is Permaculture? In today’s episode I discuss how Thomas Jefferson gardened. This is a fair question since we can probably learn some things from a time when pesticides and herbicides didn’t exist and it was probably a good idea to grow some of your own food. My how far we’ve moved from that! So . . . → Read More: Episode 177 How Thomas Jefferson Gardened In today’s episode I talk about dealing with failure on the homestead. Its a short show and it felt a bit like me just venting and trying to rally myself past the failures so far. I talk about some of the failures I’ve experienced this year: Dead chickens, bad design of elements like the rabbit . . . → Read More: Episode 176 Dealing With Failure on the Homestead In today’s episode I discuss Square Foot Gardening. This show is dedicated to all of the people that say: “I know you don’t like _____”. The truth is that personally I feel like after a few years any gardener can move past SFG but it certainly is a great learning tool and it really fits . . . → Read More: Episode 175 Square Foot Gardening On today’s episode I talk about building a pond for your garden. The garden pond is such a great way to encourage diversity not only in the forms of wildlife it attracts but also in the form of planting surfaces and microclimates it creates. *Locating the pond. Where does it make the most sense? It . . . → Read More: Episode 174 Building a Garden Pond |
 
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