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In today’s episode we talk about coplanting. Most definitions of coplanting is just another term for companion planting (I guess its easier for lazy people to say!). I do not consider it companion planting. Its a combination of nurse planting (using another crop to protect and shield a future crop), interplanting (planting unlike plants among . . . → Read More: Episode 154 Coplanting Its hard to define sometimes but its essentially using the inherent characteristics of one plant to benefit other plants. Its building an ecosystem! Reasons: Improve taste or effectiveness of a crop. Draw in beneficial insects. Fool plant predating insects. Trap Crop Shield Crop Physical advantages Nutrient advantages The best companion plants may often times be . . . → Read More: Episode 149 Comprehensive Companion Planting
Today’s show is a special Halloween show and it is a two-parter. The first part is about pumpkins: *The general history, naming, etc. *Some uses. Some common and some you might never have thought of. *How they figure into Halloween. They weren’t the original Halloween vegetable. *The legend behind Jack of the Lantern. . . . → Read More: Episode 129 Ghosts, Demons, Pumpkins and Zombies Tune in today as I take another round of listener questions and feedback. *Details about the seed contest - prize=$55 worth of heirloom seeds! *Where I’m at with my move. *How wet do I need to keep my worm bin? *Is there a list of plants that I can plant in my garden and when? *Which . . . → Read More: Episode 115 Listener Questions and Feedback Today I take another round of questions and feedback! *Propagating tomatoes from cuttings. Might be a good tip for someone using my pruning video. *Some basics on greywater. *How to transplant and divide asparagus that’s in a bad spot and the best time to do so (don’t follow my example of transplanting in summer!). *Will sunchokes . . . → Read More: Episode 112 Listener Questions and Feedback In the first part of this series I talked about how the first two chapters of Art of War apply to gardeners and how using them can make us better gardeners. In this part I will cover the remaining four chapters. *Chapter 3 - The Sheathed Sword - This chapter deals with the ability to accomplish tasks . . . → Read More: Episode 108 If Sun Tzu Were A Gardener… (Part 2) So I’ve done fall gardening shows before but I feel like I’ve never done them justice. So I’m going to come at today’s show at a bit of a different angle and tell you some of the challenges and how you can overcome them. Fall gardening is more difficult than spring gardening but by no . . . → Read More: Episode 105 Fall Gardening Revisited |
 
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