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Episode-2753- Building Garden Soil though the Winter

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Last week we discussed a surface level few of general concepts of getting your garden ready for the coming winter months.  Today we take a deeper dive into what might be the most important and most overlooked part of the process, building soil. I once heard famous soil scientist Elaine Ingham say something very close to the following… As gardeners and farmers you have been tricked into thinking your job is to grow plants.  It isn’t, the plants themselves have tricked you into doing their bidding, by growing soil for them.  You can’t grow a plant, it is impossible.  If … Continue reading →

Episode-799- Greenhouse Thoughts, Construction, Usage and Considerations

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It is winter, it is cold, the hoe and spade have likely been cleaned, oiled and put into the shed.  Seed catalogs are coming in and dreaming of spring has likely begun even before the Christmas holiday is over. Wake up, there is much to be done!  With a greenhouse, small, medium or large we can get plants started early, we can grow food even in the cold and with some modifications we can even beat old man winter and possibly grow what, “can’t be grown this time of year around these parts”. I will even share some innovative exotic … 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-113- Eleven Non Typical Crops for the Survival Garden

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I decided to do a show today totally devoid of any economics, politics, etc.  We are close to Christmas and this is a good time to de-stress and just have fun with family and friends.  It is also a great time for garden planning and even a bit of winter gardening. So today I bring you 11 crops that are either unknown, underrated or simply considered to be hard or impossible to grown in North America.  Just about all of these can be grown in most of or all of North America.  I tried to bring in a good mix … Continue reading →

Episode-82- Winter is for Gardening Part Two

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Today’s show expands on Part 1 from yesterday and covers various ways to improve your winter gardening efforts to expand the production of your survival gardening efforts.  This show was recorded a day in advance and is being posted during my absense on a business trip. There most likely will not be a show tomorrow, please forgive the brief nature of today’s show notes and the lack of a show one day this week.  We will return on Thursday for another edition. Tune in today for… Thoughts on options for indoor growth lights Why a  sunny window is often not … Continue reading →