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The Healthy Garden Podcast, where soil is important and growing a healthier world is job #1!

Randy Ritchie


    • Mar 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 47 EPISODES


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    #47 Toxic Baby Food & How to Fix Your Soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 32:56


    Do you know the Steps to Growing Healthy Soil? What is True Organic vs. Faux Organic? How is the Toxic Baby Food Scandal linked to Soil? 

    #46 Gardening with Rainwater

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 31:31


    Are you harvesting rainwater? What other countries are doing it? Do you know the 4 myths about collecting rainwater? See how you can harvest rainwater today.

    #45 The 5 Keys to True Organic Gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 39:12


    Do you care more about your plants than your soil? What type of fertilizer have they been using on the east coast for hundreds of years? Have you used any biological inoculants in your garden? 

    #44 Grow Your Soil this Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 28:37


    What is the best thing that you can do in your garden this fall to promote a healthy spring garden? Do you know what a microbial inoculant is and what they do in your garden? Where can you get the best seeds for a great cover crop? 

    #43 Gardening is FUN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 30:05


    What were some of the different types of fun that people had throughout history? When did gardening become a fun leisure activity? What can you do to put FUN back into your gardening?

    #42 Short Days and Long Nights in the Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 34:49


    Who was Rudolf Steiner? What do shorter days and longer nights mean for your garden? Do you know what to do for your fruit trees this fall? 

    #41 Fall is the Season of Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 33:41


    What is the threshing of a harvest? During what period did villagers start the gardening protocol called "Scaring the Birds"? Do you know what gardeners and farmers call the first frost under 28 degrees? 

    #40 Grow Your Immunity in the Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 38:30


    What are the 6 best things you can plant in your garden to boost your immune system? Do you know what natural remedies they used successfully in the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic? 

    #39 Compost Tea Made Easy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 33:55


    How do plants get fed in the rain forest? What are the top 3 reasons you should be using Compost Tea in your true organic garden? How often should you use Compost Tea in your garden? Why Compost Tea?

    #38 Feed that FOOD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 32:41


    What do you feed your plants? What does the history of fertilizer tell us about today's best methods? What microbial diversity is helping to feed our food? 

    #37 The Deadly Nightshade Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 31:51


    What does William Shakespeare have to do with your tomatoes? Are nightshades really deadly?  What are Alkaloids and Glycoalkaloids and how do they affect your garden? 

    #36 Raise Your Raised Bed Game Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 33:48


    Why isn't there any good top soil to buy at nurseries and soil yards? Do you know the 12 steps to raised bed gardening? 

    #35 Raise Your Raised Bed Game Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 31:39


    Where did raised bed gardening come from? Why don't we ever use "Top Soil" in our raised bed mixes? What's the most important thing to any raised bed garden?

    #34 Gardening in the HEAT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 29:37


    Are you ready for the Dog Days of summer? What does that even mean? How will you take care of the most important part of your garden? How much warmer can soil temps be than the air temps? 

    #33 Recession Gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 36:02


    The recession of 2020 is going to be twice as bad as the Great Recession. Are you ready? Do you have a long-term plan for how you're going to feed your family when the food shortages really hit? Who is going to feed you Seattle, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Minneapolis, Portland, Austin, Chicago, Sacramento, Atlanta, New York, Louisville, Cleveland, Detroit, Washington DC, Charleston, Denver?

    #32 Faux Organic Is Death

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 29:12


    Do you know what Faux Organic is? Have you been duped by the snake oil manufacturers who peddle Faux Organic? We need to change the way we consume. Are you a part of the problem or part of the solution?

    #31 Water in the Organic Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 27:05


    Is your irrigation killing your plants? What is more important than your plants? How do you water your food gardens correctly? What's the best way to water an organic garden?

    #30 Practical Pest Management

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 30:48


    What are the 11 steps to practical pest management? Are you ready to win the war in your garden this spring and summer? Find out if Randy ever got "that dirty rat" that took his prize strawberry.

    #29 The Orwellian Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 30:11


    What is the Orwellian Garden? Is it possible our food system is shutting down? How far are we from all becoming Winston Smith? 

    #28 Kill Your Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 32:06


    Is your garden dead or alive? What are the usual suspects that kill a garden? What happens after we kill our garden? 

    #27 The NEW Victory Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 30:10


    What happens if the modern food chain breaks down? Why is the Old Victory Garden not enough anymore? What do you need to know about growing a NEW Victory Garden? How could it save you and your family during the global pandemic? All this and way more...

    #26 How to Grow Healthy Food at Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 31:12


    Why are we growing food, and if we're growing food, why aren't we growing healthy food? Food that's true organic, Non-GMO, and without the herbicides that come from conventional Ag and green waste. This and more as always!

    #25 Gardening to Save the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 26:25


    Randy's back! Thank God! How are you handling the pandemic? Do you have a plan if the food shortages become real? What crop in the Andes helped save Europe? All this and more as usual.

    #24 How to Make Great Compost Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 28:15


    Norma fills in for Randy Ritchie on this informative podcast! Do you want to start composting at home? Are you confused about how to make good compost? What are the steps to create good, finished, aerobic compost at home? 

    #23 Healthy Soil, Healthy Gut

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 23:24


    What is the connection between healthy soil and a healthy gut? Do plants and humans need the same minerals? How do you create healthy living soil? 

    #22 Why Garden Clubs & Horticultural Societies Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 23:54


    What have garden clubs and horticultural societies done for the world? Why do garden clubs and horticultural societies need our help? How can you benefit from joining one or many? 

    #21 Garden Visualization

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 19:51


    How many gardens were growing their own food during World War II? How do you begin to visualize your ultimate garden? Do you know how to change the channel from conventional or faux organic to true organic? 

    #20 Intentional Gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 21:53


    Who were the four people that started Organic Farming? What was the book that focused on soil productivity over a period of 4,000 years? What does Intentional Gardening mean to you? 

    #19 Fe Fi Faux Organics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 23:21


    Do you trust organic labeling? Are the animal by-products in your gardening products organic? What are the red flags to look for when you're shopping for food or garden products? 

    #18 Is Your Potting Soil Healthy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 19:44


    Do you ever wonder what is the difference between all those bags of potting soil at the nursery? Do you know where the compost comes from that's in your favorite potting soil? What are true organic ingredients to look for in a healthy potting soil? 

    #17 Is Your Soil Safe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 23:55


    Can you list the top 10 things you should never use in a true organic garden? What's in your soil? Are you putting toxins in your garden from conventional Ag waste? All this and more in this episode.

    #16 Gardening with Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 21:40


    What are you grateful for? Who made you want to be a gardener? Who were the people in your life who taught you how to garden? Do you know the secrets to gratitude? Meet the 8 people that inspired Randy Ritchie on his garden path. 

    #15 Gardening Values and the Independent Nursery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 26:36


    Do you know where the first Nursery in America was started? Did you know that independent garden centers and nurseries are closing all around the country? Are your gardening values being taken away from you? What are the steps you can take to make sure that the companies and products that you value stick around? That and more in this episode of The Healthy Garden podcast.

    #14 Unlocking the Mystery of Weed Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019


    How do you weed your organic garden? What did our ancestors used to do? Do you know what the glyphosate patent was registered as? Unlock the mystery of weeding and more in this episode. 

    #13 How to Fix Your Clay Soil

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 22:57


    Do you have clay soil? When were the first tools used to deal with clay soil created? What are the 3 steps you need to take to fix your clay soil? This and more details in this episode.

    #12 Organic Gardening for Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 20:14


    What do you never put into an organic garden? What did the Colonials do in their fall gardens? Why is soil temperature important and how do you find out what yours is? What are the steps to take in your fall garden? This and more in this episode!

    #11 Organic Houseplant Care Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 20:46


    What should you never use on your houseplants? What are the three basic organic protocols for taking care of houseplants? What microscopic worms get rid of houseplant pests? This and more right here!

    #10 The New Stewards of the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 19:04


    Who was known as the greatest English Gardener? What single element in the garden changed gardens forever? Who are the new stewards of the Earth? 

    #9 Organic Houseplant Care Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 19:16


    What do you feed your houseplants? Do your houseplants have a salt ring around them? When was the last time you transplanted them? Where do your houseplants come from? All and more coming up in this episode! 

    #1 The GMO Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 19:42


    Welcome to our very first episode of The Healthy Garden Podcast, sponsored by Malibu Compost. Are GMOs ok? Are they something I should be concerned about? Why is everyone talking about them? What's the deal with food safety and GMOs? Do you know what the connection is between GMOs and Glyphosate? These are relevant questions and more that we will be discussing in today's podcast. 

    #8 Organic Gardening Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 20:09


    Our last installment of the Organic Gardening Series! Randy Ritchie Rants about life, soil, and faux organics. This is one you don't want to miss! Stay tuned for next week's brand new topic that you aren't going to hear on any other garden podcast. 

    #7 Organic Gardening Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 19:26


    Are you using Compost Tea in your garden? If not, why not? What's so great about Compost Tea extractions? Why is a Compost Tea preferred over a 15-15-15 fertilizer? What is a true organic protocol for fungal diseases? When can you drink Compost Tea? This and much much more!

    #6 Organic Gardening Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 19:42


    Are you using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in your garden? Are you spraying BT in your garden? Do you know what impacts BT has? Have you ever released ladybugs and they flew away? Do you know what beneficial nematodes to drench your soil with? Does your potting soil have herbicide residue in it? All this and more!

    #5 Organic Gardening Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 19:50


    What is the key to Organic Protocols? How do you recharge your soil? How do you keep toxins out of your garden? Why don't we recommend Bone Meal, Blood Meal and Feather Meal? Download this episode and find out.

    #4 Organic Gardening Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 20:26


    What is the most important part of any organic gardeners garden? Where do the worms come from? Why are worms in some gardens and not in others? What makes compost smell like Earth?  We answer these questions and more in this Part 2 of our Organic Gardening series.

    #3 Organic Gardening Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 20:26


    Are you growing organic food? How do you know? What makes organic, organic? Do you have healthy soil? What makes a healthy garden? Who controls the organic labeling? Have you ever heard about organic protocols? All this and more on Part 1 of our Organic Gardening series. 

    #2 The Soil Medium Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 22:29


    #2 The Soil Medium Episode: Where did potting soil come from? Who invented it? Do we even need it today? How does it impact our environment? What's the difference between a planting mix and a potting soil? These and more questions on Soil will be answered in this podcast episode.

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