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Compost, Cover and Char – Epi-3604

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Today we look at building long term and regenrative soils using my three pronged approach of… Build Increase Hold ` To accomplish this we employ three super stars of soil health. Bioactive Compost – The Builder Cover Crops and Mulch – The Increaser Biochar – The Keeper ` While all three of these play a role in each area, they each are total rock stars of their niche.  By combining them and implementing them we can build soils that will grow more than you ever though you could and last longer then you ever believed possible. If you want the … Continue reading →

Compost, Cover Crops & Biochar – Epi-3429

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Today we look at the trifecta of soil fertility for the home gardener, homesteader and permaculturist.  They are bioreactor compost, cover cropping and biochar.  With these three components you can grow almost anything and drive your inputs to almost nothing over a short time. With these three simple to do but somewhat complex to understand tactics in your tool chest you can solve so many problems with both disease and pests and grow more then you ever thought you could.  These three tactics work together to form a natural and biological solution to common issues in the garden and on … Continue reading →

Cover Cropping for the Home Garden – Api-3418

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Cover cropping has become a huge thing in ReGen Ag and for a lot of great reasons.  Gardeners though still tend toward not using them.   While there are other strategies that can be employed when not actively growing crops, none are as effective as a good cover crop.  Today we discuss how to use this simple, inexpensive and very effective technology in your back yard. Join Me Today to Discuss… What is a cover crop vs. just a crop, can a cover crop give a yield What happens to any living thing if you stop feeding it long enough What … Continue reading →

Fall Soil Building Strategies for the Garden – Epi-3358

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I know it seems crazy to even say the word fall right now, but now is the time to start planning for the fall and winter phase of your garden.  Keep in mind the fall equinox is Sept. 23rd this year.  That is only 33 days away and things do begin to really shift after the solstice. For folks like me in the south we get a huge second flush from out annual crops that suffered though and survived our summer.  In our summer we can keep things alive in late July – early September but we get very little … Continue reading →

Episode-466- Start Thinking about Fall Gardening

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What?  What the hell is wrong with Jack?  Here we are it is just about to be the 4th of July, the “dog days” of August are still over a month away and I want to talk about fall?  Yes indeed officially “fall” or autumn begins on the 21st of September with the autumnal equinox but when I think about fall gardening I use September 1st as my starting point.   Sure it is still hot in many places but the turn of the seasons can be felt already, the days are noticeably shorter, the sun’s angle has begun decline and … Continue reading →