• 052 : Why Saving Seed Garlic Makes Sense

    December 2, 2017 Comments (5) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/94d3cc36-3aba-47b6-8f4d-a3327970b59c/mg52.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode I discuss the general theme of the kind of money you can save by growing your own food, and in particular, by saving your own seed garlic, which are one of the more...

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  • 051 : You Can’t Buy a Garden

    November 23, 2017 Comments (0) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/c32f61c2-26a0-4cfd-89b5-bb105be86697/mg051.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMany garden centers create the perception that a garden is something you can buy and then install on your lawn – like a deck – but unlike a deck, a garden is a living thing....

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  • 050 : Odds & Sods

    November 4, 2017 Comments (3) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/a527e27b-3416-4543-8a85-ae42f9becc9f/mg050.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this our 50th episode of the podcast, Greg talks about several things to consider this time of year, from easy free sources of mulch that you can find right after Halloween, leaving...

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  • 049 : Growing Degree Days: A Better Way to Understand your Growing Conditions

    October 21, 2017 Comments (0) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/29fad9c6-1b48-4b95-9e9c-6e24aa5eddd3/mg049.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS“Growing Degree Days” (GDDs) are a measure of heat accumulation that indicates how favorable the growing conditions are in your area. If the number is really high, you can...

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  • 048 : Mulling over Mulches

    October 7, 2017 Comments (6) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/39c1146f-d7ee-4de6-9d6a-d0e051bc73af/mg048.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode we talked about mulches and explored the question of which mulches are best suited to gardening in the North. Order, first to last: Which break down the fastest? Hay...

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  • 047 : Defining Permaculture

    September 23, 2017 Comments (2) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/39c1146f-d7ee-4de6-9d6a-d0e051bc73af/mg048.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode we discuss and try to define the concept of “permaculture”, a term that refers to an approach to agriculture that is fundamentally different than that of...

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  • 046 : Fall Crops

    September 9, 2017 Comments (2) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/97d8af99-72f9-4f70-9cd8-83e8769442e8/mg046.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDoes it make sense to plant “fall crops” if you live somewhere with an early winter, like zone 6 or colder? I think it does, but it also makes sense to broaden your concept...

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  • 045 : The Green Thumb

    August 26, 2017 Comments (0) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/4180f94a-2e0b-4cd5-97b9-ec2047bc8aea/mg045.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIs there really such a thing as a “green thumb”? Do gardeners buy into the idea of a “green thumb” to simply pat themselves on the back, or is this something non-gardeners buy...

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  • 044 : Lacto-fermentation

    August 16, 2017 Comments (0) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/a7a1791d-c65f-47c4-8dfe-afcfb14067d1/mg044.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode Greg and Dave discussed lacto-fermentation, a method of preserving vegetables that predates modern pickling techniques that employ the use of vinegar. Lacto-fermentation...

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  • 043 : Ticks and Lyme Disease – The Growing Epidemic

    July 29, 2017 Comments (0) General Gardening, Podcast

    https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/2a86c955-d8aa-414a-a7dc-7ba2cb31fd43/mg043.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this weeks episode Greg and Dave talk about Ticks and the growing epidemic of Lyme Disease.  If you spend any amount of time outdoors (yes, even in your garden) here in Atlantic...

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