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Today we cover the art of starting seeds…but in a limited manner. I didn’t want to talk about the when. Its so subjective with when. I wanted to talk about the following things: How a seed works… Parts of a seed Embryotic plant (plant fetus) one or two seed leaves, radicle (seed root), plumule (stem) . . . → Read More: Episode 142 Starting Seeds Revisited Today I take another round of listener questions and feedback. *Is it too late to start sweet potatoes? *Won’t hugelkultur draw in termites? *What size of wood and type should one use with hugelkultur? *Is it a good idea to till in brown pine needles? *Do’s and Don’ts of urine in the garden. *Discount seeds . . . → Read More: Episode 118 Listener Questions and Feedback In today’s show I talk about the very first steps to start out as a beginning gardener and do it in a self-sufficient manner. My gardening book I’m writing is about thinking of gardening as a process and the first step in the process is gathering your inputs and recognizing their needs. I tell you . . . → Read More: Episode 60 Beginning Gardening (Self-Sufficiently) 
Digging through my Feedburner stats I noticed something strange. A past episode (#6) about selecting the right seeds for your garden popped up as the #1 most listened to episode. It is closing in quick on 1000 downloads! I wondered why this episode was so popular so I decided that rather than just reposting it . . . → Read More: Episode 35 – Choosing Seeds I hope I’ve never led anyone to believe that this stuff is easy but in this show I talk about some of the hardships of gardening in a self-sufficient manner. While I still believe the benefits will almost always outweigh the rewards, I talk about these issues with this method. *No sure fire way to . . . → Read More: Episode 33 Sustainable Gardening Is Tough! In this episode I talk about hybrids, bust a few myths and share a theory or two. *Why hybrids are not sustainable. Its not because they are sterile! *Why hybrids grow very well during F1 generation. *How natural selection plays into all of this–or my theory at least. Stop by our itunes page and rate . . . → Read More: Episode 29 The Truth About Hybrids |
 
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