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In today’s episode I talk about the beet. The beet is probably one of the most underutilized, least planted crops in the US. However it is probably one of the best in terms of ease to grow, nutrition and taste (in my opinion anyway!). Tune in today to learn: *What other garden plants (and . . . → Read More: Episode 117 Beets 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 Today I take another round of questions and feedback. *How does one transition from raised beds to in ground planting? What’s different, risks, rewards? *Step in Nova Scotia sent in this cool video about bee communication. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NtegAOQpSs *How much fertilizer/compost/nutrients does a tomato plant need? *More tomato pruning questions. Why did my tomato plant quit . . . → Read More: Episode 101 Listener Questions and Feedback In this episode I discuss growing root crops from seed and why I love this particular group of plants so much!
Its that time of the year…time to start planting root crops. And I could not be happier. I love root crops because of their durability, versatility, longevity and did I mention . . . → Read More: Episode 65 Root Crops From Seed http://modernsurvivalonline.com/growing-potatoes-in-buckets/
Rourke over at ModernSurvivalOnline published this post about growing potatoes in buckets! Over the past few years I have tried growing potatoes. Not wanting to use precious garden space for experimenting with potato’s – I tried growing them in containers. I found it surprisingly easy. In the Spring of 2010 I . . . → Read More: Wanna Grow Potatoes But Have Little Room? Today I review the Rogue Hoe. I love this product so much and there is such a need that it would be huge disservice to not tell you all about it. You can purchase it here (affilliate link warning!) Because I shorted everyone on the Rosemary show (at only about 15 minutes) and the fact that I had to work today (Saturday) I decided to hammer out another show I’ve had on my mind for a while. So, in this episode I talk about these three tools that I think increase self-sufficiency: . . . → Read More: Episode 38 Three Tools for the Self-Sufficient Gardener |
 
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