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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 →

Fall Gardening Primer for 2022 – Epi-3145

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Today it will be over 100 in much of the nation.  This is our toughest time of year in central Texas.  Grass is turning brown and the other thing that really thrives are snake, lizards, grasshoppers and things that eat grasshoppers.   Shade is the number one commodity if you are out side. Even as a boy in Pennsylvania my Grandfather referred to this time of year as “the dog days”.  What he meant was leave any outside dog alone, they might bite as they are so miserable in the heat.  So it may seem like an odd time to discuss … Continue reading →

Episode-978- Fall Gardening Primer with Tips and Tricks for 2012

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This morning I walked the dogs in 60 degree morning chill and I was ecstatic!  While our highs are still in the mid 80s the back of the 100+ degree monster seems truly broken.   Time to get serious about fall gardening and frankly fall maintenance of both land and tools. To me this is really my favorite time of year, I get to work without wanting to pass out in the heat, the plants do wonderful and I can take breaks by seeking to put an arrow in a deer, shot into a dove or a 22 into a squirrel.  … Continue reading →

Episode-525- Time for Fall Garden Overdrive

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Fall is no longer coming, nope it is here and in full swing!  Today is Oct. 6th 2010 that means only three weeks until little kiddos dressed as ghouls, ghosts and the latest cartoon heroes show up asking for candy.   You know what that means right?  A few weeks later we are stuffing ourselves with turkey we stuffed the night before and begin “insanity season” (Christmas shopping) and BAM! short days, flying snow and for those up north a few months of cabin fever. All that means fresh veggies from the back yard are on the endangered species list until … 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 →

Episode-241- Thoughts on The Colony from the Discovery Channel

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Today we actually have two topics to discuss, first I will give you my initial thoughts on the new reality television series “The Colony“.  This show was a pleasant surprise so far so tune in to get my thoughts on this show that places 10 folks into a true SHTF scenario. Then I switch gears and get you thinking about your fall gardening projects.  I know it is mid summer, temps are over 100 in many areas and fall seems miles away.  It isn’t!  Many of us are already 14 weeks or less to our first killing frost and need … Continue reading →