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Today I cover (pun intended) Cover Crops! You all have been requesting this for some time but until someone put in the Paypal receipt for their FSKP purchase did I really get the message, you all want to hear about COVER CROPS! So let’s dig a little deeper. What are cover crops? A crop grown . . . → Read More: Episode 124 Cover Crops I suspect that for a good deal of us that our planting season is over and now comes the work of tending the garden and ensuring we get a harvest. That being the case there are a few things that can steer our garden off course. Pest or disease is one but another sometimes more . . . → Read More: Episode 90 Controlling Your Inputs Making a plan is not too hard. Implementing a plan…well that can be more interesting. Especially for someone like me who just can’t follow rules, obey orders or stick to plans. What can I say, I rebel against myself as well! Because I’ve made just about every implementation of plan error possible when it comes . . . → Read More: Episode 68 – Implementing the Spring Garden Plan Mycorrhizal fungi on a plant root system Sorry about the hiatus everyone. Its been a busy few weeks with Thanksgiving, the launch of my new podcast/site and work in general. Sorry about the blips and changes in audio quality today. I record at lunch in my truck and today the digital recorder . . . → Read More: Episode 41 A New Look at Dirt In this episode I talk about the reasons for crop rotation and how crop rotation can be a little more complex than just alternating two crops continuously. I also talk about companion planting and the big reasons for doing this: *Pest Repellent *Beneficial Insect Attractant *Pest Traps *Taste Benefits (Here is the study I . . . → Read More: Episode 24 Companion Planting and Crop Rotation |
 
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