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Composting Presentation Powerpoint

www.theselfsufficientgardener.com/Composting.pdf

Video and audio versions to follow!

Episode 45 Useful Flowers

Though this could be deemed a “Useful Plant of the Week” Podcast I figured I would cover multiple plants with this one and just call it useful flowers.  I like to think of everything in the garden as having multiple tasks and benefits.  For instance, a pea plant produces food, sets nitrogen and utilizes . . . → Read More: Episode 45 Useful Flowers

Episode 41 A New Look at Dirt

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

Episode 32 How Seeds “Work”

In this episode I try to condense down some biology into terms even I can understand.

*Three main parts of the seed – The embryo, the food and the shell.

*Why a seed is like an bird egg (except it is viable longer).

*Why certain macronutrients make up certain seeds.

*Why you don’t need to . . . → Read More: Episode 32 How Seeds “Work”

Episode 16 Weeds–A Plant With No Virtues?

In the process of moving my old shows over to the new server I started with some of the more popular ones. I can’t believe I missed this one. It actually spawned an article that I sold to BackHome Magazine. In fact it was the first article I sold them and got my foot in . . . → Read More: Episode 16 Weeds–A Plant With No Virtues?

Useful Plant of the Week – Beet

In the UPW segment this week I talk about the beet.

This is the first strictly food crop done for this segment. I chose the beet for this honor because it is so versatile, delicious, nutritious and reliable.