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It might seem as basic and obvious as saying to someone use the sunny areas but a lot of us look at shady areas as wasted areas. We don’t want to plant a garden there. We don’t want to put livestock there. But why? First of all there’s the myth of full sun. Full . . . → Read More: Episode 155 Gardening in the Shade Since I’ve been kind of out of step, going to the fair and all I thought it appropriate to do a show today about a topical and specific subject: Persimmons. Tune in today to learn: *The origins of the proper names for persimmons and the family. *How the Native Americans gave them their common . . . → Read More: Episode 127 Persimmon I know I’ve been talking about esoteric types of things lately and its just the mood I’m in so bear with me. Next week I promise to talk about more practical matters. This week I wanted to talk about the psychology of gardening. *Underneath the thin layer of mulch, topsoil or compost we pull back to . . . → Read More: Episode 123 The Psychology of Gardening Its way early for shiitake innoculation but because I had to fell a large oak tree that the bulldozer scraped I decided to try a little experiment and after about 30 minutes with the chainsaw and some hard work I had a stack of oak logs ready for innoculation. So I have like 100 plugs . . . → Read More: Shiitake Innoculation I want peach trees. My dad has a few nice sized peach trees. I’m a tightwad. So I decided to air layer. Now my dad might not be too happy I’m slicing on his trees but I found a sucker growth that has to be removed and works well so I’ll take you through the . . . → Read More: Air Layering – For Dummies, By A Dummy Today I talk all about peppers. I don’t grow peppers as often as I probably should. Its a shame really. There are so many varieties out there and so many neat tastes. Join me today as I discuss: Hot!
Not so much… *The origin of peppers.
*Why they were . . . → Read More: Episode 106 Peppers Today I take another round of questions, feedback, tips and comments! *Mulberries. A listener’s experience and an alternative for those who don’t cherish the notion of purple bird droppings! *Heat and its effect on tomato flowers. And I try to be less confusing regarding pruning away early tomato blooms. *A listener’s experience with goats. Very . . . → Read More: Episode 104 Listener Questions and Feedback |
 
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