Podcast appearances and mentions of joel karsten

We have a wide variety of topics on this episode of Garden Talk. First we take a look at the 2025 Green Thumb award winning plants, then we talk to the father of straw bale gardening, Joel Karsten, and finally a close up look at growing ferns.

The Gardening with Joey and Holly Radio Show hear March - Oct on 18 radio station in parts of 21 states check on here https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/season-8-radio/#gardening #podcast #gardentalk #vegetablegarden  #radio #influencer #gardentip #gardentalkradio #backyardgarden Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.com Or call 1-800-927-SHOW Segment 1: Starting plants verse buying  Segment 2: Does warm winters mean more bugs Segment 3: Guest Joel Karsten https://strawbalegardens-com.myshopify.com/collections/balebuster-bale-preparation-formulaand https://strawbalegardens.com/ Segment 4: Garden questions answered Sponsors of the show for 2024 Phyllom BioProducts of http://www.phyllombioproducts.comHoney B Healthy of https://www.honeybhealthy.com/Proplugger of https://proplugger.com/Rootmaker of https://myrootmaker.com/  Use coupon code Root24 at checkout and save 15% off your orderPomona pectin of https://pomonapectin.com/Dripworks of https://www.dripworks.com/Deer defeat https://deerdefeat.com/ use code Radio at check out to save 10% on your orderBlue ribbon organics http://blueribbonorganics.com/Walton's Inc of https://www.waltonsinc.com/  Us code grow50 and save 10% off your order of $50 or more Natural green products of https://www.natgreenproducts.com/ use promo code freeship4meany size No More Bugs!Rescue of https://rescue.com/Jung Seeds of https://www.jungseed.com/ use code 10GT24 to save 10% off ordersSoil Savvy of https://www.mysoilsavvy.com/Wind River Chimes of https://windriverchimes.com/Wisconsin Greenhouse Company of https://wisconsingreenhousecompany.com/Mantis of https://mantis.com/Soil Diva of https://soildiva.net/Summit Chemical of https://summitchemical.com/Aerobin find at https://www.homedepot.com/p/Exaco-113-gal-Composter-Aerobin-400/202060687Rubio Mono Coat USA of https://www.rubiomonocoatusa.com/Iv organics of https://ivorganics.com/  Use radio10 to save 10% off your orderSoilmoist.com of https://www.soilmoist.com/products/soil-moist.phpDavid J Frank of https://davidjfrank.com/Bale buster of https://strawbalegardens-com.myshopify.com/collections/balebuster-bale-preparation-formulaTimber Pro Coatings of https://timberprocoatingsusa.com/products/internal-wood-stabilizer/Mega Catch Mosquito Trap of https://megacatch.com/Hoselink of https://www.hoselink.com/?utm_source=radio&utm_medium=website_social&utm_campaign=Joey&Holly&utm_term=april_mayEaton Brothers of https://eatonbrothers.com/product-category/soaker-hose/Merch camping and gardening https://www.thatismyshirt.com/Amazon #Influencer page #commission with products we use and trust from gardening to camping, household goods and even cat stuff. Over 500 items list  #https://www.amazon.com/shop/thewisconsinvegetablegardener?ref=ac_inf_hm_vp

In this episode, we talk about Straw Bale Gardening, used by Kearny Community Garden; an inexpensive way to grow vegetables in raised beds without tilling and weeding.We review other raised bed techniques. And the pros and cons of Community Gardens, how rules of conduct are sometimes broken, ending with a reflection on living by our "heart rules."I hope you enjoy the story. Related Stories and Helpful Links:   Straw Bale Gardening Builds Community Vegetable Gardening Basics Ep 28. Three Sisters, No-Till Gardening (No-till Gardening – Blog Post) North Country Organics Cheep Cheep 4-3-3 Book on Straw Bale Gardens by Joel Karsten       8888  I'd love to hear about your garden and nature stories. And your thoughts about topics for future podcast episodes. You can email me at AskMaryStone@gmail.com. Thanks so much for tuning in. You can Follow Garden Dilemmas on Facebook and Instagram #MaryElaineStone.Episode web page —Garden Dilemmas Podcast Page Thank you for sharing the Garden of Life,Mary Stone, Columnist & Garden Designer                                        AskMaryStone.comMore about the Podcast and Column: Welcome to Garden Dilemmas, Delights, and Discoveries. It's not only about gardens; it's about nature's inspirations, about grasping the glories of the world around us, gathering what we learned from mother nature, and carrying these lessons into our garden of life. So, let's jump in in the spirit of learning from each other. We have lots to talk about. Thanks for tuning in, Mary Stone Garden Dilemmas? AskMaryStone.comDirect Link to Podcast Page

Planting in bales can be a good way to garden, even if you don't have space or are new to gardening. We talk with Joel Karsten, the inventor of the process, about how to create a straw bale garden.

Edie Tanem is the host and today Joel Karsten is our guest; he's the StrawBale Garden guy and he's just got the latest edition of his book -- Straw Bale Gardens Complete -- out in time for the closing up of the pumpkin patches this coming week!   Joel's technique is not just using straw bales as planters, but actually starting and controlling a decomposition process that substitutes for soil entirely, right within the bale.  We kept our energetic and enthusiastic guest all hour long, explaining how it's done and how to do it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Edie Tanem is the host and today Joel Karsten is our guest; he's the StrawBale Garden guy and he's just got the latest edition of his book -- Straw Bale Gardens Complete -- out in time for the closing up of the pumpkin patches this coming week!   Joel's technique is not just using straw bales as planters, but actually starting and controlling a decomposition process that substitutes for soil entirely, right within the bale.  We kept our energetic and enthusiastic guest all hour long, explaining how it's done and how to do it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's GARDEN GOSSIP Show features straw bale gardening pioneer features Joel Karsten. His book, "Straw Bale Gardens Complete, Updated Edition: Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding," is out now through Cool Springs Press.  WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/lJDNhOC20zA  Karsten's method requires less maintenance and weeding, and because of the raised height, makes gardening more accessible for seniors who can't do the hard physical work of gardening, he explains. The method works in any climate and for nearly every vegetable crop, and doesn't require any soil at all, so it can be done on concrete, asphalt or even on a rooftop. More at https://strawbalegardens.com/ 

This episode of Big Blend Radio's GARDEN GOSSIP Show features straw bale gardening pioneer features Joel Karsten. His book, "Straw Bale Gardens Complete, Updated Edition: Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding," is out now through Cool Springs Press. WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/lJDNhOC20zA Karsten's method requires less maintenance and weeding, and because of the raised height, makes gardening more accessible for seniors who can't do the hard physical work of gardening, he explains. The method works in any climate and for nearly every vegetable crop, and doesn't require any soil at all, so it can be done on concrete, asphalt or even on a rooftop.More at https://strawbalegardens.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Straw-Bale GardeningIn this episode we speak with Joel Karsten about straw-bale gardening.He is the author of Straw Bale Gardens Complete.We chat about: Straw bale gardens as a way to grow in very wet conditionsMaking non-straw bales out of other available organic materialsTrellising for straw-bale gardensMaking raised straw-bale gardensGrowing mushrooms on straw bales (spoiler alert: then you can grow veggies afterwards!)Connectstrawbalegardenclub.com and strawbalegardens.com for straw-bale gardening informationstrawbalemarket.com to shop for straw balesbalegardenbuddies.com for straw-bale garden community and mentors

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Segment 1: Maximizing your gardenSegment 2: Spring lawn care tipsSegment 3: Joel Karsten https://www.strawbalegardenclub.com/Segement 4 Garden questions answeredWebsite: https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.comOr call 24/7 leave your question at 1-800 927-SHOWsponsors of the showProclamation CO of https://www.proclamationgoods.com/ Hot-line sponsorProplugger of https://proplugger.com/Rootmaker of https://myrootmaker.com/  Use coupon code Radio22 at checkout and save 15% off your orderChapin Manufacturing Inc. of https://chapinmfg.com/Pomona pectin of https://pomonapectin.com/Iv organics of https://ivorganics.com/  Use radio10 to save 10% off your orderWaterhoop of https://waterhoop.com/Phyllom BioProducts of http://www.phyllombioproducts.com/home.html Use code Gardentalk10 to save 10% off your orderHappy leaf led of https://happyleafled.com/ Use code JoeyHolly to save 10% off orders of $90.00 one time useDripworks of https://www.dripworks.com/Deer defeat https://deerdefeat.com/ use code Radio at check out to save 10% on your orderBlue ribbon organics http://blueribbonorganics.com/Chip Drop of https://getchipdrop.com/Walton's Inc of https://www.waltonsinc.com/  Us code grow22 and save 10% off your order of $50 or more and get free shippingTree Diaper of http://www.treediaper.com/Timber Pro Coatings of https://timberprocoatingsusa.com/products/internal-wood-stabilizer/Bloomin easy plants of https://bloomineasyplants.com/Iron Wood Tool Company of https://www.ironwoodtools.com/Natural green products of https://www.natgreenproducts.com/ use promo code WEEDS and buy 3 get 1 Free sold by the gallon. or use promo code GREENTHUMB10 for 10% off your purchase ofany size No More Bugs!Bale buster of https://strawbalegardens-com.myshopify.com/collections/balebuster-bale-preparation-formulaRescue of https://rescue.com/Big tool rack of https://www.bigtoolrack.com/ save 5% of your order use code myrack5Hot Bin Composting of www.hotbincomposting-us.comTree-Ripe of https://www.tree-ripe.com/Dr Zymes of https://doctorzymes.com/  use https://mailchi.mp/doctorzymes/gardentalk to get 2 free samplesJung Seeds of https://www.jungseed.com/ use code 10GT22 to save 10% off ordersCovers and all of https://www.coversandall.com/ use Code GARDEN25 to save 25% off ordersAlgae Men of https://www.algaemen.com/Johnny Apple Seed of https://www.johnnyappleseed.com/milkweed balm of  https://milkweedbalm.com/Simple Grow of https://www.simplegrow.com/The Gardening with Joey and Holly Radio Show March – Oct weekly heard on:Joy 1340 AM & 98.7 FM Milwaukee, WI Saturdays 7-8 AM CST Replay 7-8 PM CST https://tunein.com/radio/Joy-1340-s30042/WAAM 1600 AM & 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8 AM EST https://tinyurl.com/p68cvftKTNF 950 AM Minneapolis, MN Saturdays 7-8 AM https://www.am950radio.com/listen-live/KFEQ 680 AM at 95.9 FM St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO Saturdays 6-7 AM CST replay Sundays 10-11 AM CST http://www.680kfeq.com/live-stream/WMBS 590 AM & 101.1 FM UniontownPittsburgh/Morgantown Saturdays 6-7 AM EST Replay Mondays 6-7 PM EST https://www.radio.net/s/wmbsKYAH 540 AM Delta/Salt Lake City, UT Saturdays 9-10 AM MST Reply Sundays 1-2 PM MST https://tunein.com/radio/KYAH-540-s34223/KHNC 1360 AM Denver Saturdays 7-8 AM PST replay Sundays 12-1 PM https://onlineradiobox.com/us/khncam1360/WCRN 830 AM Boston, MA Saturdays 8-9 AM EST replay Sundays 5-6 AM EST https://tunein.com/radio/WCRN-AM-830-Full-Service-Radio-s1112/WOGO 680 AM & 103.1 FM Chippewa Falls, WI Sundays 9-10 AM CST https://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=wogo-amWNAX 570 AM, South Dakota, upper Midwest Sundays 10-11 AM CST https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wnax/?cs=us.wnaxWHKW 1220 AM and 96.9FM Cleveland, OH Saturdays 9-10 AM EST Replay 5-6 PM EST https://thewordcleveland.com/listenliveKFNS 590 AM ST. Louis, MO Sundays 8-9 AM CST https://tinyurl.com/5dhzppdm

Today we will talk about some of the fun ways we can experiment in the garden and what it can help us learn. Show Notes: (*links below contain affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you.) SoilKit provides everything you need to do a soil sample and receive reports from a lab that you can understand and includes recommendations to keep your garden healthy. All you need to do is: Collect Mail in Get results For $5 off a soil kit use the code JOURNEYWITHJILL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFauqxX2mEU&t=63s Organic REV The first thing to understand about REV is that it is not an ordinary humic acid product that is chemically-extracted from leonardite, lignite, or other coals. Rather, it is a 100% naturally-occurring carbon, humic acid & fulvic acid source - along with exceptionally high levels of naturally-occurring microbial biomass that can increase nitrogen efficiency by up to 25%. REV replaces depleted soil carbon & bacterial biomass - and absorbs nutrients to make them more readily available to plants via their root systems. Promo Code for 10% off JILL10 2022 Garden Planner https://journeywithjill.net/shop Straw Bale Method with Joel Karsten https://journeywithjill.libsyn.com/132-straw-bale-gardening-with-joel-karsten My First Year Results with Straw Bales https://journeywithjill.net/gardening/2020/11/10/straw-bale-garden-results-after-my-first-season/ Raised Bed Soil Guide https://journeywithjill.net /gardening/raised-bed-soil-options-guide Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Book: https://amzn.to/3kZXFDu Connect with Jill: Sign up for Friday Emails: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeginnersgarden/ Beginner's Garden Shortcut FB Group: https://facebook.com/groups/beginnersgarden/ Link to Beginner's Garden Podcast past episodes: https://journeywithjill.net/podcast

It's been riding a wave of popularity since Joel Karsten's book came out in 2013. What is straw bale gardening, and why might you want to try it?NEW FROM Empress of Dirt: Clematis 101 Easy Care Guide

The gardening with Joey and Holly Radio Show heard weekly March - Oct Our 2021 anonymous Survey Garden survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11zLBO6dluGFLbLYqDUw6C3GA88Co39xbOCbOiUy7hVc/edit?gxids=7628 Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.com Or call 24/7 leave your question at 1-800 927-SHOW https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ In segment three Joey and Holly welcome their guest author of the Straw bale garden book Joel Karsten Joel Karsten has worked in the green industry for many years. He is the author and inventor of the straw bale garden method. He is also an avid vegetable gardener. 1. Tell us about the straw bale garden idea - where did you come up with this? 2. Do people just put their plants in the bales and hope for the best - or is there a method to growing in straw bales? 3. You sell a product called bale buster to help with preparing the bales - how is it different from other fertilizers for bales? 4. A concern about using bales is them being sprayed with pesticides - how would one know if they have? 5. How can people find out more about your books, info, etc? The companies that make the show possible Proplugger of https://proplugger.com/ Rootmaker of https://myrootmaker.com/ Us coupon code Radio21 at checkout and save 15% of your order Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of https://chapinmfg.com/ Pomona pectin of https://pomonapectin.com/ Iv organics of https://ivorganics.com/ Dr. JimZ of https://drjimz.com/ Seed Savers Exchange of https://www.seedsavers.org/ Waterhoop of https://waterhoop.com/ Phyllom BioProducts of http://www.phyllombioproducts.com/home.html Happy leaf led of https://happyleafled.com/ Dripworks of https://www.dripworks.com/ Deer defeat https://deerdefeat.com/ use code Radio at check out to save 10% on your order Blue ribbon organics http://blueribbonorganics.com/ Chip Drop of https://getchipdrop.com/ Walton's Inc of https://www.waltonsinc.com/ Tree Diaper of http://www.treediaper.com/ Janie's Mill of https://www.janiesmill.com/ Nature's Lawn and Garden Inc of https://www.natureslawn.com/gardentalk can get 10% off on Aerify Plus by using this link Simply Earth of https://simplyearth.com/ Quick Snap Sprinklers of https://www.quick-snap.com/ Timber Pro Coatings of https://timberprocoatingsusa.com/products/internal-wood-stabilizer/ Bloomin easy plants of https://bloomineasyplants.com/ Tiger Torch of https://www.tigertorchltd.com/ Seedlinked of https://www.seedlinked.com/ Iron Wood Tool Company of https://www.ironwoodtools.com/ Natural green products of https://www.natgreenproducts.com/ EZ Step Products of https://ezstepproducts.com/ Rinsekit Of https://rinsekit.com/ Rincon Vitova of https://www.rinconvitova.com/ Wild Delight of https://www.wilddelight.com/ Bale buster of https://strawbalegardens-com.myshopify.com/collections/balebuster-bale-preparation-formula Soul brew kombucha of https://mysoulbrew.com/ Rescue of https://rescue.com/ Yard Glider of https://yardglider.com/ Piper and leaf of https://tinyurl.com/44rzt5sj Heard on Joy 1340 AM & 98.7 FM Milwaukee, WI Saturdays 7-8 AM CST Replay Saturdays 7-8 PM CST https://tunein.com/radio/Joy-1340-s30042/ Heard on WCRN 830 AM Westborough/Boston, MA Saturdays 8-9 AM EST Replay Sundays 5-6 AM EST https://tunein.com/radio/WCRN-AM-830-Full-Service-Radio-s1112/ Heard on KYAH 540 AM Delta/Salt Lake City, UT Saturdays 1-2 PM MST Reply Sundays 1-2 PM MST https://tunein.com/radio/KYAH-540-s34223/ Heard on KDIZ 1570 AM Minneapolis, MN Saturdays 4-5 PM and replay Sundays 2-3 PM CST http://player.listenlive.co/57071 Heard on WAAM 1600 AM & 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8 AM EST https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft Heard on WOGO 680 AM & 103.1 FM Chippewa Falls, WI Sundays 9-10 AM CST https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wogo/ Heard on KFEQ 680 AM & 107.9 FM St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO Saturdays 6-7 AM replay Sundays 10-11 AM CST http://www.680kfeq.com/live-stream/ Heard on WNAX 570 AM Yankton SD Sundays 10-11 AM CST bonus play Saturdays 2-3 PM CST (when twins baseball is not on) https://wnax.com/ Heard on WMBS 590 AM & 101.1 FM Uniontown/Pittsburgh/Morgantown PA. Saturday 6-7 AM EST replay Mondays 6-7 PM https://www.radio.net/s/wmbshttps://www.radio.net/s/wmbs Heard on KHNC 1360 AM Johnstown/Denver, CO Cheyenne, WY Saturdays 7-8 AM MST Replay Sundays 5-6 PM MST https://1360khnc.com/

The gardening with Joey and Holly Radio Show heard weekly March - Oct our 2021 anonymous Survey Garden survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11zLBO6dluGFLbLYqDUw6C3GA88Co39xbOCbOiUy7hVc/edit?gxids=7628 Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.com Or call 24/7 leave your question at 1-800 927-SHOW https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ In segment 1 Joey and Holly talk on how to have a nice lawn with a few spring lawn care tips https://www.natureslawn.com/ * Aerify PLUS. What is it exactly? Aerify PLUS is the solution you’ve been looking for to address hardpan, clay, or compacted soil, soil with poor drainage, and any soil where grass or gardens just don’t thrive. And best of all, using Aerify PLUS eliminates the need for mechanical aeration! Aerify PLUS penetrates deeper and makes changes in the soil that last longer than any mechanical aerator, at a fraction of the price. And from now until the end of March, Garden Talk listeners can save 10% on Aerify PLUS as well as any other Do It Yourself product from our site! Just enter coupon code GRDNTLK-AP at checkout and save! *Introducing Lawn Force 5 - A five-way “lawn care kit in a bottle”. Lawn Force 5 gives you a lush and healthy lawn you can be proud of. And it takes away the expense and hard work that comes with mechanically aerating and dethatching the lawn. Visit our friends at Natures Lawn Dot Com, to find out more about this amazing Lawn Force 5 product. That’s Nature’s Lawn Dot Com. Use the discount code “Garden dash Talk” for 10% off on your order. Deep rake or thatch your lawn - gets rid of any dead stuff - increased growth - dead stuff inhibits growth Not all lawns need dethatching, but when your lawn does need it, knowing how to dethatch your lawn is crucial to its future. Done properly, dethatching helps restore your lawn to health and keep it beautiful in years to come. By learning why, when and how to dethatch, you can keep your thick, lush grass on track. If your thatch is 1–2 inches or more, you've probably already seen signs of poor grass color and weak, thin growth. Once you've confirmed your thatch exceeds the healthy mark, the time for dethatching has come. Dethatching causes a lot of damage to your grass and should be done at a time when the grass is growing so it can fix the damage before the next dormant period. Warm-season grass can be dethatched in late spring or early summer after it starts to grow. ... Dethatching in fall results in fewer weed problems. The best time to dethatch your lawn is when it's actively growing and the soil is moderately moist. For cool-season grasses, that's early spring or early fall. For warm-season grasses, dethatch in late spring through early summer (after the second mowing). Aerate to help future compaction in high traffic lawn areas Seed heavily even if you seeded in the fall - will ensure proper growth Fertilize - feed your lawn now to get it started right - use a all purpose lawn food and fertilize light and evenly - heavier feeding is for the fall Remove large weeds - soil is soft Water if needed us quick snap sprinklers *Cool-season grasses are grass types that thrive in areas with cold winters and hot summers. ... However, these grasses grow best when temperatures are between 60-75 degree F, which is why they grow most actively in the spring and fall. *The most common types of cool-season grasses are Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fine fescue, and tall fescue. You'll often find the seeds of these grass types mixed together for different needs and uses, such as high traffic, sunny, or dense shade conditions. *Warm-season grasses include Bermudagrass, St. Augustinegrass, Centipedegrass, Zoysiagrass, Bahiagrass and Carpetgrass. They are often called southern grasses because they grow best in hot summer areas and lack the winter hardiness of the cool-season grasses. An optimal height for a cool-season grass generally is about 2 1/2 inches. And at each mowing, you should only be removing about the top 1/3 of the grass blade. Consequently, a good time to mow lawns is when your grass is about 3 2/3 inches high In segment two Joey and Holly provide growing tips for cooking herbs With the exception of basil, which likes a little shade, most herbs need at least 6 hours of sun per day. Choose a spot in your garden where they will get plenty of light. Herb Container Garden Collection Plant in Well-Draining Soil Good container garden mix - or loose garden soil Fertilize Lightly Basil, once again, is the exception here. For all other herbs, fertilizing your plants once at the beginning of the growing season with an organic fertilizer, such as Plant Tone, is enough. It is best not to fertilize most herbs more than once. Basil, on the other hand, can be fertilized every 4-6 weeks. Plant Similar Herbs Together When selecting locations for your plants, place those with similar light and water requirements together. For instance, rosemary, thyme and lavender all prefer to be kept slightly dry, while parsley, bail and Vietnamese coriander need consistent moisture. Know Your Basil Varieties One of the most popular herbs is basil, which comes in many different flavors, sizes, shapes and textures. Genovese sweet basil is the classic flavor for pesto and other Italian dishes. Thai basil is spicy. And lemon or lime basil add their own distinct flavor to your dishes. A popular, new variety is boxwood basil. It looks adorable – like a miniature boxwood – and its tiny leaves pack a strong scent. Pinch basil often throughout the year to remove flowers and keep the plants full. Separate Quick Spreading Herbs Mint and its close relatives (lemon balm, horehound, catnip) should be planted in their own container(s). Mint is a hardy, perennial plant that can spread rapidly through the entire garden. You can prevent this from happening by planting it in a container. Plant Your Cool Season Herbs at the Right Time Cilantro, parsley, celery and dill all grow best when temperatures range between 50 and 70 degrees. When the temperature begins to warm up, these plants will start to bloom and will no longer produce flavorful leaves. This makes them a great choice for fall gardens, or to plant in the early spring. Harvest frequently - keeps them growing In segment three Joey and Holly welcome their guest author of the Straw bale garden book Joel Karsten Joel Karsten has worked in the green industry for many years. He is the author and inventor of the straw bale garden method. He is also an avid vegetable gardener. 1. Tell us about the straw bale garden idea - where did you come up with this? 2. Do people just put their plants in the bales and hope for the best - or is there a method to growing in straw bales? 3. You sell a product called bale buster to help with preparing the bales - how is it different from other fertilizers for bales? 4. A concern about using bales is them being sprayed with pesticides - how would one know if they have? 5. How can people find out more about your books, info, etc? In segment four Joey and Holly answer your questions Dean writes that I live in southeastern Wisconsin, I planted garlic last October and unfortunately it grew quite a lot in the fall. I covered with leaves and recently removed leaves, but there is zero growth. Did I kill the garlic by planting too early in the fall, or can I hope it will yet grow? A: No you did not kill it. this is normal for garlic to grow after planting in the fall and then to stop over the winter. it is fine and will jump back into growth Q: Can I plant garlic now? A: you can but you will not get large bulbs Hello....hope you can help me....I hope it's not too late. I am in S.E. Michigan and harvested day lily seeds last fall. I though I could plant them in raised beds and transplant them later. When I check online, it seems like there are some very complicated processes. Can I just plant them even though it is late in the year as far as....the existing plants are already several inches above the ground. I would like the simplest successful method possible. Thank you for the email. You can plant those seeds in your raised bed and keep the soil moist and in 1 to 2 weeks you will see them geminate. Daylily can be grown any time of the year as long as the soil can be worked. Once they are growing then you can move them later. Q: Cas writes in Hi there! Great video. I've been growing Okra indoors for the past 5 weeks and things have started off good but by the 4th week my good leaves have started falling off and no new leaves have grown just the stem, but the stem is still alive. What should I do? A: Fusarium wilt is caused by a fungal plant pathogen (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Vasinfectum), the spores of which can survive for up to 7 years in a soil. This pathogen, which thrives in wet and warm conditions, enters the plant through its root system and compromises the plant’s vascular system, wreaking all sorts of havoc. As the name suggests, plants that contract this disease will begin to wilt. Leaves, starting from the bottom up and more predominately on one side, will turn yellow and lose their turgidity. Plants infected with this condition should be destroyed. Start over with new seeds and potting soil and its best to keep the seedlings below 75 degrees. 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The gardening with Joey and Holly Radio Show heard weekly March - Oct Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.com Or call 24/7 leave your question at 1-800 927-SHOW https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ In segment four Joey and Holly answer gardener questions I am looking to make raised beds and for the sides would plywood work and it is large and I can cut it to the size I need? A: No plywood would not be good and it has lots of glue in it and when it gets wet it will expand and begin to rot and fall apart. Metal roofing, pallets boards and even 1 inch wide boards would be better. understand you want to save as much as possible but if you're going to have to replace it next year you have not save much of anything Q : Chris ask: Just found out about the straw bale planting. Is it advisable to plant potatoes in a straw bale? Is there an issue with sunlight turning the spuds green? A: Thank you for your question. You can grow potatoes in straw bales after you condition the bale. But from what we have been told from Joel Karsten the author of the growing in straw bales book for some reason they just do not do very well. yes they will grow but not as good as they should. Also you have to cut the bale opent to harvest and unable to grow in the bale again. We have tried a no dig method and it has worked well for us which we have had a hard time with growing potatoes for years The companies that make the show possible Proplugger of https://proplugger.com/ Rootmaker of https://myrootmaker.com/ Us coupon code Radio21 at checkout and save 15% of your order Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of https://chapinmfg.com/ Pomona pectin of https://pomonapectin.com/ Iv organics of https://ivorganics.com/ Dr. JimZ of https://drjimz.com/ Seed Savers Exchange of https://www.seedsavers.org/ Waterhoop of https://waterhoop.com/ Phyllom BioProducts of http://www.phyllombioproducts.com/home.html Happy leaf led of https://happyleafled.com/ Dripworks of https://www.dripworks.com/ Deer defeat https://deerdefeat.com/ use code Radio at check out to save 10% on your order Blue ribbon organics http://blueribbonorganics.com/ Chip Drop of https://getchipdrop.com/ Walton's Inc of https://www.waltonsinc.com/ Tree Diaper of http://www.treediaper.com/ Janie's Mill of https://www.janiesmill.com/ Nature's Lawn and Garden Inc of https://www.natureslawn.com/gardentalk can get 10% off on Aerify Plus by using this link Simply Earth of https://simplyearth.com/ Quick Snap Sprinklers of https://www.quick-snap.com/ Timber Pro Coatings of https://timberprocoatingsusa.com/products/internal-wood-stabilizer/ Bloomin easy plants of https://bloomineasyplants.com/ Tiger Torch of https://www.tigertorchltd.com/ Seedlinked of https://www.seedlinked.com/ Iron Wood Tool Company of https://www.ironwoodtools.com/ Natural green products of https://www.natgreenproducts.com/ EZ Step Products of https://ezstepproducts.com/ Rinsekit Of https://rinsekit.com/ Rincon Vitova of https://www.rinconvitova.com/ Wild Delight of https://www.wilddelight.com/ Bale buster of https://strawbalegardens-com.myshopify.com/collections/balebuster-bale-preparation-formula Soul brew kombucha of https://mysoulbrew.com/ Rescue of https://rescue.com/ Yard Glider of https://yardglider.com/ Piper and leaf of https://piperandleaf.com/ Heard on Joy 1340 AM & 98.7 FM Milwaukee, WI Saturdays 7-8 AM CST Replay Saturdays 7-8 PM CST https://tunein.com/radio/Joy-1340-s30042/ Heard on WCRN 830 AM Westborough/Boston, MA Saturdays 8-9 AM EST Replay Sundays 5-6 AM EST https://tunein.com/radio/WCRN-AM-830-Full-Service-Radio-s1112/ Heard on KYAH 540 AM Delta/Salt Lake City, UT Saturdays 1-2 PM MST Reply Sundays 1-2 PM MST https://tunein.com/radio/KYAH-540-s34223/ Heard on KDIZ 1570 AM Minneapolis, MN Saturdays 4-5 PM and replay Sundays 2-3 PM CST http://player.listenlive.co/57071 Heard on WAAM 1600 AM & 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8 AM EST https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft Heard on WOGO 680 AM & 103.1 FM Chippewa Falls, WI Sundays 9-10 AM CST https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wogo/ Heard on KFEQ 680 AM & 107.9 FM St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO Saturdays 6-7 AM replay Sundays 10-11 AM CST http://www.680kfeq.com/live-stream/ Heard on WNAX 570 AM Yankton SD Sundays 10-11 AM CST bonus play Saturdays 2-3 PM CST (when twins baseball is not on) https://wnax.com/ Heard on WMBS 590 AM & 101.1 FM Uniontown/Pittsburgh/Morgantown PA. Saturday 6-7 AM EST replay Mondays 6-7 PM https://www.radio.net/s/wmbshttps://www.radio.net/s/wmbs Heard on KHNC 1360 AM Johnstown/Denver, CO Cheyenne, WY Saturdays 7-8 AM MST Replay Sundays 5-6 PM MST https://1360khnc.com/

The gardening with Joey and Holly Radio Show heard weekly March - Oct Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.com Or call 24/7 leave your question at 1-800 927-SHOW https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ In segment 1 Joey and Holly talk about how to maximize your garden Maximizing your garden space - be creative with containers - grow up - use a fence - square foot garden - front yard/side yard - intercropping - irrigation - mulch - succession planting - control pests In segment two Joey and Holly talk about how much life is under the soil. An average soil sample is 45% minerals, 25% water, 25% air and 5% organic matter. Soil is sand, silt, clay, air, water, minerals and organic matter crawling with earthworms, moles, grubs, centipedes, millipedes, snails, slugs, beetles, ants, fungi, insect larvae, bacteria, mushrooms and many other organisms. Worms ⅓ pound of casting a year Decomposers: Healthy soil contains various organisms that decompose plant and animal material into organic matter. These organisms include bacteria, earthworms and fungi. A typical acre of soil contains 10 to 40 pounds of earthworms and 400 to 4,000 pounds of bacteria. Beetle: type of shredder that eats and digests detritus. Earthworm: type of shredder that eats and digests detritus. Millipede: type of shredder that eats and digests detritus. Mushroom: type of fungi that grows out of the ground or the dead material it's feeding off. one billion bacteria A single teaspoon (1 gram) of rich garden soil can hold up to one billion bacteria, several yards of fungal filaments, several thousand protozoa, and scores of nematodes, according to Kathy Merrifield, a retired nematologist at Oregon State University. Fungi Fungi are an important part of the microbial ecology. The majority of fungi decompose the lignin and the hard-to-digest soil organic matter, but some fungi consume simple sugars. ... Fungi act like natural recycling bins, reabsorbing and redistributing soil nutrients back to plant roots. Fungi act like natural recycling bins, reabsorbing and redistributing soil nutrients back to plant roots Mycorrhizae - a fungus which grows in association with the roots of a plant in a symbiotic or mildly pathogenic relationship. Good and bad nematodes : nematodes or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda, with plant-parasitic nematodes being known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhabiting a broad range of environments. In segment three Joey and Holly welcome their guest Tasha Greer is a homesteader and writer focused on simple and sustainable living. She is the author of Grow Your Own Spices and the blogger on simplestead.com . https://simplestead.com/?fbclid=IwAR1kSu7aPUmXQ9mpXtu4RwQZsSmqh76PHoHS6GnUq-_V-na1U6Kgp4cshrQ 1. You call yourself an epicurean homesteader - what does that mean to you? 2. You have goats, many people want to raise goats, why should people raise goats and maybe why shouldn't they? 3. Your book - Grow Your Own Spices - No Matter where you live looks intriguing. Many people try to grow new and exciting things and sometimes dont do so well - what is something in your book that would encourage our listeners to check it out and find success? 4. You like to grow "ecosystem" support plants - what are those exactly and perhaps some ideas for some to grow? 5. You teach courses on edible landscaping - what is edible landscaping and how can one start incorporating it into their yard? 6. How can we find out more about you? In segment four Joey and Holly answer gardener questions I am looking to make raised beds and for the sides would plywood work and it is large and I can cut it to the size I need? A: No plywood would not be good and it has lots of glue in it and when it gets wet it will expand and begin to rot and fall apart. Metal roofing, pallets boards and even 1 inch wide boards would be better. understand you want to save as much as possible but if you're going to have to replace it next year you have not save much of anything Q : Chris ask: Just found out about the straw bale planting. Is it advisable to plant potatoes in a straw bale? Is there an issue with sunlight turning the spuds green? A: Thank you for your question. You can grow potatoes in straw bales after you condition the bale. But from what we have been told from Joel Karsten the author of the growing in straw bales book for some reason they just do not do very well. yes they will grow but not as good as they should. Also you have to cut the bale opent to harvest and unable to grow in the bale again. 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Today we celebrate a man who wrote the book on growing and selling orchids. We'll also learn about a very special Arbor Day to honor Luther Burbank. We hear a touching excerpt about the final days of an incredible gardener, teacher, and friend. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about the beautiful flowers of Japan. And then we’ll wrap things up with a sweet little advertisement about the Gladiolus and Dahlias - two beautiful flowers that most gardeners are ordering and shopping for this month (if they haven’t already).   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth toJennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News 5 Perennial Herbs You Should Grow | Hunker | Michelle Miley   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events March 4, 1847 Today is the birthday of the German-English orchidologist and nurseryman Henry Frederick Conrad Sander. As a young man of 20 years old, Conrad met the Czech plant collector Benedict Roezl. Benedict’s heart lay in exploration and acquisition; he did not enjoy the marketing and sales aspects of plant hunting. Instead, these skills were Conrad’s strengths. The two men struck up a business plan that left Benedict free to explore and collect and Conrad to sell, sell, sell. Conrad set up shop in St. Albans, and Benedict was soon sending shipments of orchids from Central and South America. Benedict collected for Sander for 40 years. Even though Benedict was 6'2" tall and had that imposing iron hook for a hand, Benedict was robbed 17 times and, once, even attacked by a jaguar during his collecting days. After his quick success with Benedict, Conrad expanded his operations. Soon Conrad was managing inventory from over twenty collectors, growing orchids in over sixty greenhouses, and entertaining visitors that included Europe’s top collectors and even royalty. As a result of his business success acquiring, breeding, and selling orchids, Conrad became known as the King of Orchids. Leveraging his incredible expertise, Conrad wrote a masterpiece in two volumes on every variety of orchid. The book was folio-sized, with text in three languages - English, French, and German - and the botanical drawing of orchids were life-sized. As a sign of great respect, Conrad named his book Reichenbachia in honor of the legendary orchidologist Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. Reichenbach had named more orchids than any other person, and in his will, he asked that his herbarium be closed for 25 years to protect his work with orchids from his competitors. In turn, in 1882, Heinrich honored Sanders by naming the “Queen of Philippine Orchids” after Sanders - naming it the Vanda Sanderiana, which the locals called the waling-waling orchid. The waling-waling is considered one of the rarest, most beautiful, and most expensive orchid, and it is also one of the largest species of orchids in the world. Orchids are some of the world’s oldest flowering plants, producing the world’s tiniest seeds. A single Orchid seedpod can contain three million seeds! Orchids are also the largest family of flowering plants in the world. With over 25,000 species, Orchids represent about ten percent of all plant species on earth, and there are more orchids on earth than mammals and birds! Now, once they are germinated, Orchids can take five to seven years to produce a flower. And if you look at the orchid bloom closely, you’ll see that the blossom, like the human face, is perfectly symmetrical, which only adds to their visual beauty. And, by the time you are buying that Orchid at Trader Joe’s, it is likely already decades old. But never fear, Orchids are long-lived and can reach their 100th birthday. The vastness and complexity of orchids can be frustrating. Charles Darwin grew so discouraged writing his book about orchids that he wrote to a friend, “I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.”   March 4, 1949 On this day, the Santa Cruz Sentinel out of Santa Cruz, California, published a lovely story about the upcoming Arbor Day celebration. The story featured a wonderful photo of a tree being pruned with the caption, “Santa Rosa Citizens To Plant Trees In Commemoration Of Birth Of Famed Luther Burbank: Nurseryman Joe Badger, who in his youth used to steal fruit from Luther Burbank's trees, prunes a flowering plum tree as Burbank's widow looks on. On Arbor Day, which this year will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great horticulturist, this tree will be planted in Mrs. Burbank's garden at Santa Rosa, Calif, near the spot where her husband is buried. ”  Burbank’s widow said, “No, there will be no wreath-laying on Luther Burbank's grave... Laying a wreath is only a ceremony... It doesn't make things grow." she said.  Instead, she and Nurseryman Joe Badger, who as a youngster stole plums from the Burbank experimental gardens, will plant a flowering plum tree adjoining the Redwood highway, where passersby can enjoy it.  "That is the way he would have wanted it without ceremony. Mr. Burbank never liked fanfare. His interest was in things alive like a tree or a plant or a flower. Or a group of school children coming to sing to him on his birthday."  The flowering plum was developed by her husband. He gained world fame with his Burbank potato, his spineless cactus, and many other horticultural achievements. Her husband now lies buried under a huge Cedar of Lebanon tree in a simple unmarked grave. Beside him lies his white mongrel dog, Bonita, who was his constant companion until Burbank died in 1926. Burbank requested that no marking be placed above his burial place. Instead, he was buried beneath his Cedar of Lebanon. He, himself, had planted the seed sent by a friend in Palestine. He had said, "When I go, don't raise a monument to me; plant a tree,"   Unearthed Words We were not to live and practice with Alan Chadwick again until eight years later, when he returned to Green Gulch at the end of his life. Despite the unrelenting grip of his illness, Alan continued to rage against the dying of the light. He announced with dignity, “I intend to be in the garden tomorrow.” “We will welcome you,” I murmured… Alan never made it to the garden. Instead, we brought the garden to him. I cut armloads of fresh flowers for him every few days, winter jonquils and Korean lilac, wind-blown anemones and stiff Coral Quince that Alan recognized from his original gardens at Green Gulch, and a single blood-red poppy grown from seed gathered from the World War II battlefields of Flanders. During these months, the garden itself upwelled with a rare treasure trove of bloom, and Allen drank long draughts from the bottomless pool of flowers. — Wendy Johnson, Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate, Chapter 1: Valley of the Ancestors Grow That Garden Library Flora Japonica by Masumi Yamanaka This book came out in 2017, and Masumi is an award-winning botanical artist based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. In this book, Masumi begins by revealing the history of Japanese botanical illustration with a lovely overview of the influential botanist and illustrator Tomitaro Makino's work. Next, Masumi shares beautiful artwork that showcases the indigenous plants of Japan. Flora Japonica showcases eighty specially-commissioned paintings from thirty-six of Japan’s best modern botanical artists. Daily Gardeners will love that each painting also shares detailed information about the plant’s habitat and history, as well as a botanical description. This book is 240 pages of botanical art that highlights Japan’s glorious and incomparable flora. You can get a copy of Flora Japonica by Masumi Yamanaka and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $4   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart March 4, 1956 It was on this day that the Chicago Tribune ran two advertisements for Gladiolus and Dahlias by R. H. Shumway. The Gladiolus were being sold as a rainbow mixture. 50 bulbs cost $1.00, 100 bulbs cost $1.75 and 200 bulbs cost $3.25. The Dahlias were the New Giant variety, and two bulbs cost 25 cents, and that also covered the cost of postage. Right about now is the perfect time to order Gladiolus and Dahlias. Gladiolus are the official flower of August. Gladiolus's etymology is Latin and means “little sword” in reference to the shape of the flowers. The corms have been used medicinally to help extract slivers or thorns. In cold climates, once you plant your gladiolus and enjoy their blooms in late summer, you can dig the bulbs up in the fall and store them until you can plant them again in the spring. And I’ll never forget what my friend Joel Karsten, the author of Straw Bale Gardening, told me about how easy it is to plant gladiolus in conditioned straw bales. Once the flowers are done blooming in the fall, you just kick the bale over, and all the corms fall out for easy gathering. As for the beautiful Dahlia, it was originally grown as a food crop. It turns out the tubers are edible and taste a little like other root vegetables: the potato and the carrot. The Dahlia is named to honor the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. Dahlias are in the same family as Common Daisies and Sunflowers. Dahlias come in all shapes and sizes, and some are as large as dinner plates. And, here’s a little fun fact about the Dahlia: it’s the official flower of the city of destiny and goodwill: Seattle.   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Join Cupid and the God Father/Guru/Pioneer of Straw Bale Gardening, Joel Karsten to talk about none other than the Straw Bale method! We discuss how Joel discovered it, how to start, how to maintain and most importantly how to grow some food with it!! Tune in to get the ends and outs of this easy, career extending, beginner friendly, beneficial method of gardening and add some gems to to your jewelry box from the creator himself!! Ready to be converted? Lets get into it!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strongerroots/support

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Hey listeners. It's me, Jackie on June 8, 2020 and I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and people out there. I've been wanting to make a message, but IDK what to say. I don't understand what's changed. Social distancing is what worked, I don't understand what's changed. In Montana it's pretty much non-existent, people are hugging everywhere. I'm worried I may never see my mom again. IDK where you are, my cousin has posted this isn't coming out anything like I wanted it to come out. I love Jill Angie and Angela Watson both recommend reading White Fragility.  White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (https://amzn.to/2BIWqqx) My big bout with white privilege came out in 2013, and we were taking a vocabulary class. I felt like they were trying to instigate something between the blackfeet native americans and the white teachers on the staff. I asked someone and said do you look at me like a white person? and they were like heck yeah! There were other teachers native americans who thought they were trying to create trouble. But I was so wrong and ignorant.  I certainly have experienced white privilege growing up in a very white suburb on long island and then in Montana that is very white. I'm not even sure what to say, thats why I haven't said anything yet. I am praying for you and everyone. I am sooooo thankful for you my listeners. I feel like you probably feel as much about social justice as caring for mother earth. I try to explain that to friends on Facebook. We're putting it up because when I see a colleague or a parent clicks like, I feel closer to them when I see them in the hallway or classroom it makes me feel better to see they feel like I do.  I started this because I walked past Mike's minifarm. I was tossing and turning last night worrying why didn't I put my broccolis in. Mike's minifarm the potatoes are growing like crazy. I'm gonna release the woman from soil kit today from Alabama by the  we did the minifarm yesterday I spent a lot of time looking, googling our soil ph was a 7.8, what does that mean? I think it's all the eggshells we have so much calcium. Lots of things grow good in a 7.8ph like asparagus. "Vegetable garden plants such as asparagus, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, carrots, lettuce, parsley and spinach grow well in soils whose pH is between 7 and 8." (https://youtu.be/5MouIwwkxnM) https://landscape-water-conservation.extension.org/solutions-to-soil-problems-high-ph/ (https://landscape-water-conservation.extension.org/solutions-to-soil-problems-high-ph/) Best thing to add is organic matter, which mike is gonna mulch, if you have not listened to Andrew Mefferd's interview, I would just read the book. You would not beliee how much it helped tim, time and labor, be able to lift that tarp adn turn things over with the broadfork, his soil is so rich. We got very high, or very hgih, there was no average in any of mike's soil. I feel like we should do a test in the regular garden. I guess the ideal conditions for a soil test is between 6-7ph she talks about Espoma, we actually have Espoma blood meal we bought when he was doing the straw bales, if you listen to the interview with Joel Karsten, but we hd the probelm of the fence got left open and the deer ate the tomatoes. I have definitely been super depressed. IDK if it's my personality, a very strong leo in the middle of the summer of love outside of NYC back in 1967. It's interesting I declared 2020 to be the year I smiled back in January, I don't feel like I didn't see my kids, because we did see each other every day, but we just didn't get that much work done.  I hope you're well and our planet comes out on a better side of us. I think it's a very scary time, but probably an important time, if something good comes out from it. I made my kids a page of screenshots of us together teaching online and I feel like that's a piece Support this podcast

This month on Down the Garden Path, we’re exploring "Gardening Beyond the Basics." In this episode, we continue our month-long discussion about how to take your gardening to the next level with a look at straw bale gardening. Our guest is author, speaker and straw bale gardening expert Joel Karsten. A farm boy who grew up tending a soil garden like other gardeners have for centuries, Joel shook up the gardening world with his first book describing his breakthrough straw bale gardening concept. The New York Times called Straw Bale Gardening “a revolutionary gardening method.” His ideas have been enthusiastically embraced globally, making his books bestsellers in many languages. Joel earned a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota and spends his summers tending his vegetable garden, doing research, and experimenting with new ideas and methods he can pass along to his followers. He is a popular speaker, making appearances around the world at events celebrating innovation, garden enthusiasts and healthful lifestyles. Joel is renowned for his social media presence, blog and online impressions. He has inspired tens of thousands of first-time gardeners and a legion of “seasoned” growers who found a new and better way to pursue their passion. He has inspired many “retired” gardeners to begin gardening again once they learn how his method eliminates the physical challenges found in traditional soil gardening.   Tune into this week's podcast to learn more about straw bale gardening with our guest, Joel Karsten. We discuss Joel's journey into straw bale gardening, his time in Cambodia, and ask him: How easy is it to start a straw bale garden?  Can you explain how straw bale gardening works? How long can you use straw bales? What do you do with the bales when they're used up?  Can you make your own straw bales if you don't have any? You can find Straw Bale Gardens online at www.strawbalegaredens.com and on social media: Facebook: @learntogrowastrawbalegarden Instagram: @strawbalegarden Twitter: @strawbalegarden Pinterest: strawbalegardens.com Join us on Monday, May, 25th for the last podcast in our "Gardening Beyond the Basics" series: It's All Planted. Now What? Each week on Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing discuss down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. We do our best to bring you interesting, relevant and helpful topics to help you keep your garden as low maintenance as possible.

I've written five books and made it to Amazon's BEST-SELLERS, becoming the best-selling gardening book world-wide. This has enabled millions to try my STRAW BALE GARDENS®️ method pioneered nearly 30 years ago. I love to tell my story, explaining how it took 25 years to become an overnight success! Today this technique I developed has been adapted to grow food in many of the poorest countries on earth, requiring no land, no tools, less water, no fancy fertilizer and no monetary investment. It is very possible that the SBG method could be the beginning of the end of world hunger. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-karsten-speaker-innovator/

I love trying new things in the garden. Every year, I get to pick something new to try! This year, I am trying straw bale gardening, but it almost didn't happen. Thankfully, I was able to connect with Joel Karsten, the pioneer of the Straw Bale Gardening method, who gave me some great tips for getting started. Today, I get to share my interview with Joel and I know you'll love it as much as I did.   SHOW NOTES:   Find Joel Karsten   Joel’s book Straw Bale Gardens Complete: https://amzn.to/2wLOgLX   Joel’s free club: https://strawbalegardenclub.com   You can also find him on social media by searching Joel Karsten       Dream to Garden Course Waitlist: https://journeywithjill.net/dream2garden   Raised Bed Templates: https://journeywithjill.net/shop     (*links below contain affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you.)     Special thanks to our sponsor, Good Ideas, Inc. Home of the best-selling rain barrel, Good Ideas also offers self-watering raised beds, compost tumblers, and more pre-built options for the busy gardener. Get 10% off your purchase by entering the code JILL10 at checkout.   https://goodideasinc.com/ PROMO CODE: JILL10 for 10% off   Connect with Jill:   Get Jill’s “In the Garden” Weekly Emails + Free Printable Resources Here: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup   Join the Beginner’s Garden Shortcut Facebook Group: https://facebook.com/groups/beginnersgarden/   Connect with Jill on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebeginnersgarden/  

https://www.strawbalegardenclub.com/ (https://www.strawbalegardenclub.com/) joel@strawbalegardens.com https://www.facebook.com/learntogrowastrawbalegarden 800-901-9902 • 651-470-2096​ Minnesota, Roseville Minn- St Paul Tell us a little about yourself.12 days straight. I'm 3/4 of the way through a paitn job. Roseville, MN between St. Paul Tuesday March 24, 2020! The beginning of a crazy time! We are on spring break so I hope youare getting outdoors. HEre's Joel Karsten from stra balegardening I'm in Minnnesota I grew up in Southern Minnesota on a crop and dairy farm grew up on a farm moved to the city in college Was gonna go back to the farm but I met a girl, never made it back to the farm author writer speaker gardener involved in several community gardens travel around esp. in the winter and spring speaking at home and garden shows here in the US and some in Europe as well about  the straw bale garden method29 springs Where do you want to start Pioniering this method, one thing my shuanbend who grew up on a ranch is there is a difference btwetn straw and hay. straw is what remains cereal grains are harvested like  Wheats and oatmeal bale up the stalks bedding for livestock has hollow stalks stems are hollow hold air acts like insulation livestock can lay on the bed of straw has this amazing path to suck up and hold on to moisture that’s what makes it so good at holding on to large capacity moisture inside a bale which will hold 5 gallons of water acts as a reservoir for urine for son or pitchfork in the manure spreader so it's like a diaper for livestock hay is food ~ Fodder if you say I’m feeding my dairy cows a hay bale that usually means alfalfa clover if your are feeding horses it could mean alfalfa or clover but it could be grass hay bale up grass that has seed heads nutritional value alfalfa has lots of proteins so it's a very valuable crop it's easy to grow grow it to bale it and feed it to livestock not a byproduct of oats or wheat straw is a by-proudct reasons you grow hay is to feed it to livestrock more expensive heavier has a lot of protein in it protein breaks down into the could use a hay bale but it's  more expensive breaks down quicker doesn't hold moisture as well hay bale you only get one seasons of growth he uses it mostly for mulch, he says you get weed seeds in the garden the if depends on when you cut the crop when you get to  3 times 4 times 2 times cut when you get to 1/10th flower so when one in ten plants has a flower with seeds are mature weeds that have mature seeds hopefully not too many weeds if you are balling like grass hay usually it depends becuase if you cut it a couple of times a year the seed has won’t mature If you don't cut it at all and you just cut it in the fall and bale your ditch grass, that could have all kinds of seeds in it sprouting standpoint depends sometimes same with straw if you get a really good combine that gets all seeds off when harvesting but if you have a combine that is not adjusted right you can get a bale of straw that has lots of seeds in it too happens early in the season prepping the bales getting to plant spray with a little vinegar and knock them back, then you don't have to deal with the weeds delights of straw bale gardening is you don't have to deal with weeds How does somebody start? Process called Conditioning. I should go back a bit when I started straw bale garden necessity of the mother of all invention grew up on a dairy barn When we had a broken bale, the string we would just toss against the barn and say we will come back down but as soon as it Support this podcast

The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from March – Oct weekly Heard on Joy 1340 AM & 98.7 FM Milwaukee, WI Saturday mornings 7-8 AM CST http://player.listenlive.co/41841 Heard on WAAM 1600 AM & 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8 AM EST https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft Heard on KDIZ 1570 AM Minneapolis, MN Saturdays 4-5 PM and replay Sundays 2-3 PM CST http://player.listenlive.co/57071 Heard on KFEQ 680 AM at 107.9 FM St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO Sundays 10-11 AM CST http://www.680kfeq.com/live-stream/ Heard on WRMN 1410 AM & 96.7 FM Elgin/Chicago, IL Sundays Noon-1 PM CST https://www.wrmn1410.com/ Heard on KYAH 540 AM Delta/Salt Lake City, UT Saturdays 1-2 PM MST Reply Sundays 9-10 PM MST https://www.yahradio540.com/listen-live/ Heard on KMET 1490 AM & 98.1 FM Banning, CA Tuesdays 9 - 10 AM PST April – Oct https://www.kmet1490am.com/ Heard on WCRN 830 AM Westborough/Boston, MA Saturdays 10-11 AM EST https://tunein.com/radio/WCRN-AM-830-Full-Service-Radio-s1112/ Heard on WOGO 680 AM & 103.1 FM Chippewa Falls, WI Sundays 9-10 AM CST https://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=wogo-am Check out https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.com Or call 24/7 leave your question at 1-800 927-SHOW Is segment 3 Joey and Holly welcome their guest this week Joel Karsten author of Growing in straw bales. https://strawbalegardens.com/ Joel Karsten 1.How did you come up with the straw bale garden method? 2.How is the method unique to regular ground gardening? 3.There is a lot you can grow in the straw bales, what are some things you shouldn’t grow? 4.Can you grow in hay? Is there a type of straw that is best or worst? 5.What is in your most recent book? 6.How can people find out more? Check out the companies that make the show possible Power Planter of www.powerplanter.com Proplugger of www.proplugger.com World's coolest rain gauge www.worldscoolestraingauge.com Rootmaker of www.rootmaker.com Us coupon code TWVG at checkout and save 10% of your order Tomato snaps of www.tomatosnaps.com Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com Pomona pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Iv organics of www.ivorganics.com Dr. JimZ of www.drjimz.com Seed Savers Exchange of www.seedsavers.org Waterhoop of www.waterhoop.com Green Gobbler of www.greengobbler.com Nessalla koombucha of www.nessalla.com MI Green House LLC of www.migreenhouse.com Spartan mosquito of www.spartanmosquito.com Phyllom BioProducts of www.phyllombioproducts.com Happy leaf led of www.happyleafled.com Neptunes harvest of www.neptunesharvest.com Dripworks of www.dripworks.com We Grow Indoors of www.wegrowindoors.com Harvestmore of www.harvest-more.com Deer defeat www.deerdefeat.com Blue ribbon organics www.blueribbonorganics.com Bluemel's garden & landscape center www.bluemels.com Milwaukee,WI official garden center of the show Wisconsin Greenhouse company of https://wisconsingreenhousecompany.com/ Chip Drop of https://getchipdrop.com/?ref=wisconsinvegetable Tree-Ripe Fruit Co of https://www.tree-ripe.com/

The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from March – Oct weekly Heard on Joy 1340 AM & 98.7 FM Milwaukee, WI Saturday mornings 7-8 AM CST http://player.listenlive.co/41841 Heard on WAAM 1600 AM & 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8 AM EST https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft Heard on KDIZ 1570 AM Minneapolis, MN Saturdays 4-5 PM and replay Sundays 2-3 PM CST http://player.listenlive.co/57071 Heard on KFEQ 680 AM at 107.9 FM St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO Sundays 10-11 AM CST http://www.680kfeq.com/live-stream/ Heard on WRMN 1410 AM & 96.7 FM Elgin/Chicago, IL Sundays Noon-1 PM CST https://www.wrmn1410.com/ Heard on KYAH 540 AM Delta/Salt Lake City, UT Saturdays 1-2 PM MST Reply Sundays 9-10 PM MST https://www.yahradio540.com/listen-live/ Heard on KMET 1490 AM & 98.1 FM Banning, CA Tuesdays 9 - 10 AM PST April – Oct https://www.kmet1490am.com/ Heard on WCRN 830 AM Westborough/Boston, MA Saturdays 10-11 AM EST https://tunein.com/radio/WCRN-AM-830-Full-Service-Radio-s1112/ Heard on WOGO 680 AM & 103.1 FM Chippewa Falls, WI Sundays 9-10 AM CST https://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=wogo-am Check out https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Email your questions to Gardentalkradio@gmail.com Or call 24/7 leave your question at 1-800 927-SHOW In segment one: Joey and Holly talk about Seven Perennials flowers to grow that will be great for years What are Perennials? Perennials are flowers or plants that live for more than two years and return year after year blooming on their own. This is due to the flowers far-reaching roots which allow for better access to nutrients meaning a longer lifespan and less upkeep for you! Well draining soil for these Black-eyed Susan partial shade plants and full sun Blooms in:summer to fall Zones 3-11 Height 1-2 feet Attaches hummingbird Colors yellow and orange Coneflowers full sun Blooms in: mid summer early fall Zones 3-9 Height 1.5-5 feet Attaches bird and bees Color pink, red, purple 3. Daylily full sun Blooms in: late spring - Fall Zones 3-9 Height .5 to 3 Foot Attaches butterflies Colors red orange pink purple green white 4. Peony full sun Blooms in: spring Zones 3-8 Height 1 -8 feet Attaches birds Colors red pink yellow white and others 5. Mums partial shade to full sun Blooms in: Mid summer to late fall Zones 3-9 Height 1-3 feet Attaches butterflies and bees Red pink green blue white orange 6.asters partial shade to full sun Blooms in: late spring to early fall Zones 4-8 Height .25 to 4 foot Attaches bees butterflies and hummingbirds 7.bleeding heart partial shade Blooms in: late spring to early summer Zones 3-9 Height 1.5 to 4 foot Attaches butterflies and hummingbirds In segment two Joey and Holly talk about 8 heat proof spinach substitutes Spinach (Spinacia oleracea), generally suiatable for U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 6 through 9, has a bad reputation for bolting -- going to seed quickly in hot weather. When it bolts, it becomes tough and bitter. Four to six weeks before the last spring frost, begin sowing spinach seeds every one or two weeks. Six to eight weeks before the first frost of autumn, go back to the cool-season spinach varieties. Try planting spinach cultivars described as “long standing,” or slower to bolt in hot weather. Several of these are open-pollinated so you can save seeds from Long Standing Hybrids Some long-standing spinach cultivars are commercially bred hybrids, or crosses between varieties. Some gardeners prefer them because they often have mild flavors that particularly suit them for raw salads. 1.Swiss chard 2. Beet green 3.Kale 4. Malabar spinach a fast-growing, heat-loving vine, includes two species. Basella ruba, labeled for USDA zones 7b through 11, has red stems, and Basella alba, found in USDA zones 10a through 11, has green stems. New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) tolerates heat, drought, and high-saline soils and resists pests and diseases well. 5. Sow New Zealand spinach in the garden about the date of the average last frost in spring or later. It can be started indoors 2 to 3 weeks before the last frost in spring for later transplanting. New Zealand spinach is not frost hardy like true spinach. New Zealand spinach is a bushy, fast-growing perennial with fuzzy, triangular leaves. Because of the succulent-like nature of the leaves, New Zealand spinach is occasionally referred to as 'ice plant'. Its flavor is very similar to common spinach when young, but becomes bitter and acrid when fully mature Relying on only one kind of spinach, no matter how heat-tolerant, may not give you a continuous supply throughout your growing season 6.Collard greens 7. Turnip greens 8. Watercress delicate, peppery green 9. Dandelion Greens 10. Broccoli Rabe This hearty, bitter green (which we sometimes call rapini) is more closely related to turnips than it is to broccoli, although their family resemblance seems totally undeniable. Italian cuisine has mastered the pairing of rabe with chilies, garlic and sausage. Is segment 3 Joey and Holly welcome their guest this week Joel Karsten author of Growing in straw bales. https://strawbalegardens.com/ Joel Karsten 1.How did you come up with the straw bale garden method? 2.How is the method unique to regular ground gardening? 3.There is a lot you can grow in the straw bales, what are some things you shouldn’t grow? 4.Can you grow in hay? Is there a type of straw that is best or worst? 5.What is in your most recent book? 6.How can people find out more? In segment 4 Joey and Answer garden questions problem Growing onions and brussel sprouts Q:We have a slope in our little backyard where I want to improve it for gardening. My husband says we need a tiller to till it up. The previous owner planted hostas and wintergreen ground cover. The ground cover is the problem. A neighbor gave me ground up leaves and grass clippings to start a compost pile 2 yrs ago. It's not enough. Area 40× 20. Its @ a 30 degree angle. A:We think tilling would cause erosion. 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In todays podcast I am joined by Joel Karsten an expert in straw bail gardening. I also share the latest from my plots. Joel's website

Like many growing methods, a few crucial mistakes can handicap your results. Joel Karsten explains the most common ones you’ll run into with straw bales. Connect With Joel Karsten: Joel Karsten is the pioneer of the Straw Bale Gardening method and the best-selling author of the book by the same name, Straw Bale Gardens. Straw Bale Gardens Complete on Amazon Straw Bale Garden Club StrawBaleGardens.com Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group

Now that we know what straw bale gardening is, why should you consider it? Joel Karsten gives us some of the many advantages to gardening in straw bales. Connect With Joel Karsten: Joel Karsten is the pioneer of the Straw Bale Gardening method and the best-selling author of the book by the same name, Straw Bale Gardens. Straw Bale Gardens Complete on Amazon Straw Bale Garden Club StrawBaleGardens.com Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group

How do you grow in straw bales? Joel Karsten walks us through the basic overview of this creative and unique growing method. Connect With Joel Karsten: Joel Karsten is the pioneer of the Straw Bale Gardening method and the best-selling author of the book by the same name, Straw Bale Gardens. Straw Bale Gardens Complete on Amazon Straw Bale Garden Club StrawBaleGardens.com Connect with GUEST LINKS Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 10% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing. Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge: Order on Amazon Order a signed copy Follow Epic Gardening YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group

Last night I shared the trailer for The Secret Garden remake which just dropped.  It is a visual feast for lovers of gardens everywhere. The new adaptation of the children's classic stars Colin Firth and Julie Walters and is set for release in April (2020). It looks fantastic.   The Secret Garden is a children's novel written by American author and gardener Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was first released in the early 1900's as a serial in The American Magazine.   The story is about a young girl, Mary Lennox, who was living in India with her wealthy British family. She is a spoiled, neglected little 10 year old girl. When cholera kills her parents, she is sent to England to live with a widowed uncle, Archibald Craven, at his huge Yorkshire estate. Mary learns that her dead aunt had a walled garden which has been locked away 10 years, ever since her death. Determined to find it, Mary finds the key to open the garden and she discovers a lost  paradise.  Spending time in the garden is transformational for her; she becomes softer and kinder and more optimistic.  That's why the trailer ends with this quote, "This garden; it's capable of extraordinary things. Now will you believe in the magic?"     Brevities #OTD  Today is the birthday of the Irish-born botanical steward of the plants collected by Lewis and Clark; the Philadelphia nurseryman, Bernard McMahon, who was born on this day in 1816. McMahon's lasting legacy was his American Gardener's Calendar. Packed with monthly directions and information about all things gardening, McMahon's Calendar was the most popular and most comprehensive gardening publication of the first half of the nineteenth century. Through his work, McMahon was helping to shape the gardening identity of America; which was becoming more distinct and defined as it transitioned away from English traditions. The Calendar was like a gardening bible to Thomas Jefferson and it was that connection that led McMahon to become his gardening mentor. It also meant that when it came time for Jefferson to pick a curator for the Lewis and Clark expedition, McMahan was his pick. Lewis and Clark are forever remembered for their famous expedition which led to many botanical discoveries. The live plants and the seeds they had collected were expertly curated by McMahon who didn't dither; especially with the seeds. Once the specimens were in his hands, he immediately set about cultivating them.  There were constraints placed on McMahon. As the sole nurseryman fortunate enough to steward the collection, he could not propagate the plants for profit (they were the property of the United States Government) and he could not tell anyone about the collection (at least not until Lewis and Clark had a chance to write about it). In honor of his work, the botanist Thomas Nuttal named the genus Mahonia for McMahon. Mahonia is an evergreen shrub, also known as Oregon holly. The low-growing shrub can be kept tidy with pruning and looks like a holly, although it belongs to the barberry family. The Mahonia produces yellow flowers followed by clusters of bluish-green berries that turn red in the fall. The red berries attract birds and gardeners love that it is a favorite of cardinals. Mahonia has a glossy, dark green foliage that turns a gorgeous bronze in autumn.         #OTD Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist and chemist John M. Darby who died on this day in 1877. In 1841, Darby wrote one of the earliest floras and he focused on the south eastern United States. His flora was practical and regional, so it's no surprise that his work became a textbook for botany in the South East. After John Torrey and Asa Gray had released their North American Flora, Darby's work was one of many regional floras that started popping up all over the United States. Sadly, Darby's work was basically dissed by Asa Gray who felt that Darby's work was amateurish. This dismissal was too hasty and ignored the rigorous botanizing performed by Darby throughout the South East and his obvious grasp of the distribution of plants throughout the South. Darby taught at Auburn University; at the time it was known as the East Alabama Male College. Darby was the "Julia Ann Hamiter" Professor of Natural Science. Darby taught there until 1861, when the college closed due to the Civil War. It reopened again in 1866 and Darby resumed teaching botany.       #OTD   Today is the birthday of the Panama Orchid Hunter and son of Lincoln, Nebraska, Abel Aken Hunter, who was born on this day in 1877. In a biography of his older brother, it was mentioned that all the kids in the Hunter family were, "born naturalists, for they knew all the birds and many of the plants and insects around Lincoln, [Nebraska]." When Hunter was just 15 years old, he was appointed to the United States Postal Service. It was a career choice that would supplement his collecting efforts all through his life. Hunter was like many Plant Collectors; he worked his regular job with the post office for almost 30 years while pursuing his passion for botany on the side. Hunter attended the University of Nebraska to study botany. Hunter was appointed botanical collector for the University of Nebraska in 1899. In 1905, when Hunter was promoted to mail clerk, he was making $58 a month. Eighteen months later, Hunter transferred to the post office in Gorgona in the Canal Zone in Panama. The move was an excellent one for Hunter; his pay jumped to $1,250 a month and he was smack dab in the middle of a botanical paradise. 1910 brought a fateful friend to Hunter. The amateur horticulturist Charles Powell was a nurse and he had been transferred to Gorgona. Although he was two decades older than Hunter, the two got on famously. They shared a mutual passion for fishing. Early on in their friendship, while they were fishing, they spied an incredible sight. Hunter is recorded as saying, "Look, Powell–orchids! Oodles of orchids! Treefuls of orchids! Let's get some of 'em." Needless to say, that day they literally brought home a "boat-load of orchids" and the orchids made their way to collectors across the globe. A year or two later, the Canal work in Gorgona wrapped up and both Hunter and Powell transferred to Balboa. From that point on, the two men would coordinate their vacation requests so that they could go on botanizing trips together in Panama. Powell created a special relationship with the Missouri Botanical Garden after he gave them 7,000 plants. In return, Mobot established a Tropical Station in Balboa, Panama. Powell was its first director. Hunter was his successor. The Station became a jewel in the crown of remote locations owned by Mobot.  By the mid 1920's, Hunter was collecting with MOBOT experts like George Harry Pring. They once traveled to a remote part of southwest Panama to hunt for orchids where Pring recalled the perilousness of their quest and the natural instincts of Hunter. He said, "To obtain varied genera and new species it is necessary to climb the 'barrancas' [steep, rocky slopes], ford streams, cut one's way through the jungle, and hunt for the coveted orchid, and it is truly a hunt. Hunter's sharp eyes detected almost everything within range." A week before Thanksgiving in 1934, the Director of Mobot sent a party of three researchers including Paul Allen down to work with Hunter; their primary mission was to find where the Sobralia powellii orchid originated. Hunter's gut told him it would be near the head waters of the river they were exploring. For three days, they made their way through rapids and a tropical rain storm. Nothing was going their way; they were ready to give up. They were standing at the edge of a natural pool of water near the crater of an ancient volcano when Allen decided to jump in for a swim. As he climbed out, Allen's journal records this fantastical moment: "Climbing out [of the pool] on the opposite side my astonished gaze was met by a plant with great milky white buds nearly ready to open. The long-sought prize, Sobralia powellii, had been found. Its native home was no longer a mystery." Allen called this area "a garden of orchids" and would not disclose the exact location. Allen and Hunter found hundreds of small orchids in this spot; incredibly many were new to even Hunter. It was a veritable orchid treasure trove. This trip was everything to Hunter. He had been diagnosed with intestinal cancer. It was his last run. When it was clear he could not go on, Allen brought him to a hospital in Panama City where he died on April 6, 1935. Allen finished the expedition alone. After his death, Hunter's wife, Mary, operated the station at Balboa for 18 months until, fittingly, Paul Allen was appointed Director. Allen went to Balboa with his new bride, Dorothy. They had been married for 10 days. As for Abel Aken Hunter, many orchids have been named in his honor, including the Coryanthes Hunteranum, or the Golden Bucket orchid.         Unearthed Words “Caught in the doldrums of August we may have regretted the departing summer, having sighed over the vanished strawberries and all that they signified. Now, however, we look forward almost eagerly to winter's approach. We forget the fogs, the slush, the sore throats and the price of coal, we think only of long evenings by lamplight, of the books which we are really going to read this time, of the bright shop windows and the keen edge of the early frosts.”  ― Denis Mackail, Greenery Street       Today's book recommendation: Straw Bale Gardens Complete by Joel Karsten In May of 1994, Joel Karsten experimented with 50 straw bales on his childhood farm in Southwest Minnesota.  He was trying to come up with a new way to grow vegetables at his new home in the Twin Cities which was on terrible clay soil. By June, he realized the plants in the bales were twice as tall as the plants growing in the soil. He kept refining his methods until his Straw Bale Gardens were discovered by a local reporter in 2007. Now, twenty-five years later, Joel Karsten is the recognized pioneer of Straw Bale Gardening, with his first book an acclaimed NY Times Best Seller and fans around the world. You can hear Joel's incredible story on the Still Growing gardening podcast. I interviewed Joel in a three-part episodes 515 - 517 and you can hear his incredible personal story and his method of growing in straw bales. And, you can hear about the amazing impact his technique has had around the globe in Episode 556.   Today's featured book, Straw Bale Gardens Complete contains all of the original information from Joels first books, but it also goes much deeper, with nearly 50 pages of all-new advice and photos on subjects such as growing in a tight urban setting and making your straw bale garden completely organic. There is even information on using straw bale techniques to grow veggies in other organic media for anyone who has a hard time finding straw. If you've attempted a straw bale garden without using Joel's expertise, you really should get his book, or at least listen to those very thorough interviews we did, and give it another go. It's an incredible way to garden in the most challenging situations and in Cold Climates, you can gain extra growing time - somewhere around 6-8 weeks - in the shoulder seasons of Spring and Fall - that alone makes it worth doing.   Today's Garden Chore Winterize your strawberry beds. Prune out runners that you don't want for next year. You can begin the thinning process by potting up your strawberry runners so that you can have even more strawberry plants next year to share at a plant swap, to share with friends or to add to your own garden. I just sink my pots into the ground and then I can deal with them in the spring by snipping them off the mother plant - I let them remain tethered to her throughout the winter. While you're at it, now is the perfect time to clean up the bed. It's also THE time to add a final boost of fertilizer. This time of year, I like to add a fresh layer of protective mulch around my plants to help them survive the winter.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart On this day in 2005, The Boston Globe shared a little Q&A Segment written by Matt McDonald.  A reader had asked, Why is there a large statue of a woman on the south bank of the Charles River in South Natick? Matt's Answer was as follows: "The 9-foot-tall statue represents Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, a Roman Catholic name for Mary, the mother of Jesus. It can be seen from a dirt pullover area on the shoulder of Route 16. But, from a distance, it's not obvious that the statue is of Mary. And its placement, on a rock outcropping overlooking the river with no structures nearby, is unusual. So, the statue has led to imaginative theories about why it's there. "I can't tell you how many call up and ask who it was that drowned," said Janice Prescott, president of the Natick Historical Society." Turns out the statue was put in place by Daniel Sargent, a grandson of the wealthy horticulturist Horatio Hollis Hunnewell. Sargent converted to Catholicism as a graduate student at Harvard. He placed the statue in the back of his beautiful property overlooking a bend in the river. "A 1938 newspaper clipping shared the Latin inscription at the [base of the statue which translates] as "May flowers bloom on this earth."       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day." 

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Replay of segment 3 The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 4-6-19 Heard on 860AM WNOV & W293cx 106.5FM Milwaukee, WI Saturday mornings 9-10AM CST Heard on WAAM 1600 AM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8AM est Heard on WWDB 860 AM Philadelphia, PA Sundays 7-8AM est Heard on KMET 1490 AM Tuesdays 9 - 10 AM pst Banning, CA listen here during show hours for your station: WNOV https://tinyurl.com/y8lwd922 WWDB: https://wwdbam.com/ WAAM https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft Check out https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Contact Joey and Holly: Email them at TWVGshow@gmail.com Reach the show anytime through the Instant access text hotline 414-368-9311 Thank you for listening and downloading the show. Joey and Holly welcome their guest Author of The Straw Bale Garden complete book https://strawbalegardens.com/ Joel Karsten is the inventor of the Straw Bale Garden method. He is also an author and educator. The Straw Bale Garden books have been printed in a number of languages and sold all over the world. 1.Let start with a this question Joel so we all are on the same page what is difference of hay and straw. 2 A question we get a lot is are where can I find organic straw at? Because growing up on a wheat farm we never sprayed our wheat but now I guess it is a thing. 3.In your book you cover a subject called conditioning the bale this is what you have to do before you can plant in it, explain what the that means 4.When straw bale gardening is done correctly – do we have to worry about bugs and disease like we would if growing in soil? 5.People are often worried about mice and bees using the bale as a home is should they be concerned about this ? 6.Where can we find the book? More about the method? Etc…. keep up to date with shows here https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio-2/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Tweet us at #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Check out the following sponsors that make the radio show possible: Thank you Power Planter of www.powerplanter.com IV Organics of www.ivorganics.com Dr. Earth of www.drearth.com organic Root maker of www.rootmaker.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Use coupon code WVG19 to get free shipping. Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Bobbex of www.Bobbex.com: Beans & Barley of www.beansandbarley.com MIgardener of www.MIgardener.com Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Root Assassin of www.rootassassinshovel.com . Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Use promo code WVG to get 10% off &free shipping one time use only BioSafe of www.biosafe.net Save 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at checkout Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com Pro Plugger of www.proplugger.com Dharmaceuticals of www.dharmaceuticals.com Soil Savvy of www.mysoilsavvy.com Use coupon code TWVG19 to save 10% at checkout Tomato Snaps of www.tomatosnaps.com Drip Garden of www.dripgarden.com Drip Garden The Madison Greenhouse Store of www.madisongreenhousestore.com Standard Process Inc. of www.standardprocess.com Big Fat’s Hot Sauce of www.bigfatshotsauce.com Soil Diva of www.soildiva.net World’s coolest floating rain gauge of www.WorldsCoolestRainGauge.com Clyde’s vegetable planting chart of www.clydesvegetableplantingchart.com NuNu Natural Healing of www.nunuhealing.com RowMaker of www.rowmaker.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Use coupon code (wiveg2019) and get $295 off the list price of $1,695 PLUS free shipping (a $250 value). Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Bluemel's garden & landscape center of www.bluemels.com Phyllom BioProducts of PhyllomBioProducts.com Norwalk juicers of www.norwalkjuicers.com Use coupon code Garden talk Free Continental US shipping on the Model 290 Juicer Tree Ripe of WWW.tree-ripe.com Hydrobox of https://gohydrobox.com/

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 4-6-19 Heard on 860AM WNOV & W293cx 106.5FM Milwaukee, WI Saturday mornings 9-10AM CST Heard on WAAM 1600 AM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8AM est Heard on WWDB 860 AM Philadelphia, PA Sundays 7-8AM est Heard on KMET 1490 AM Tuesdays 9 - 10 AM pst Banning, CA listen here during show hours for your station: WNOV https://tinyurl.com/y8lwd922 WWDB: https://wwdbam.com/ WAAM https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft Check out https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Contact Joey and Holly: Email them at TWVGshow@gmail.com Reach the show anytime through the Instant access text hotline 414-368-9311 Thank you for listening and downloading the show. Topics: Joey and Holly talks Talk about in segment 1 - How to grow great tomatoes Type of tomato size of container Full sun partial shade small cherry Compost in hole and Dr earth HOME GROWN® TOMATO, VEGETABLE & HERB FERTILIZER Cage stake Mulch Trime Water Keep harvesting In segment 2 Joey and Holly talk about what plant you can grow that will give you a big return a big harvest 1. bush beans 3 to 5 pounds from a similarly planted 10-foot row plant ever 2 weeks -Pole beans .Pole beans yield two to three times more than bush beans from the same space, are easier to harvest, except pole beans need a 5- to 8-foot-tall support. 2.zucchine (high-value crop ) One zucchini plant will yield, on average, three to nine pounds, 3. Tomatoes On average, a staked tomato plant will produce an estimated 8 pounds per plant, while plants trained via trellis or cage produce an average estimate of 12 to 20 pounds per plant. Cherry tomato up to 300 tomatoes 4. Cucumbers When you pick cucumbers every other day, this makes the plants continue to produced fruit over a longer harvesting period. - If you plant cucumbers to use for pickling, plan on growing 3 to 4 plants per each quart of pickles you want to make. Generally, a healthy pickling cucumber plant produces about 5 pounds of cucumbers per plant. -If you plant cucumbers for slicing and eating fresh, plan on growing about 2 to 3 plants per person in your household; healthy plants generally grow 10, 6-ounce cucumbers per plant. Heirloom cucumber varieties generally produce less fruit, which is about 2 to 3 pounds of fruit per healthy plant. 5. Carrots. Yield 7 to 10 pounds per 10-foot row. Thin plants to 1½ to 2 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. 6.Okra. Yield 5 to 10 pounds per 10-foot row. Space plants 12 to 18 inches apart in rows 2½ to 4 feet apart. 7. Pepper. Yield 5 to 18 pounds per 10-foot row 8.Rutabaga. Yield 8 to 30 pounds per 10-foot row. Space plants 4 to 6 inches In Segment 3 Joey and Holly welcome their guest Author of The Straw Bale Garden complete book https://strawbalegardens.com/ Joel Karsten is the inventor of the Straw Bale Garden method. He is also an author and educator. The Straw Bale Garden books have been printed in a number of languages and sold all over the world. 1.Let start with a this question Joel so we all are on the same page what is difference of hay and straw. 2 A question we get a lot is are where can I find organic straw at? Because growing up on a wheat farm we never sprayed our wheat but now I guess it is a thing. 3.In your book you cover a subject called conditioning the bale this is what you have to do before you can plant in it, explain what the that means 4.When straw bale gardening is done correctly – do we have to worry about bugs and disease like we would if growing in soil? 5.People are often worried about mice and bees using the bale as a home is should they be concerned about this ? 6.Where can we find the book? More about the method? Etc…. In segment 4 Joey and Holly answer your garden questions Q: When is a good start time for planting Peas, A: Since peas are a cool weather crop, they can withstand some cold temperatures. The ideal temperature for growing peas is between 55 to 70 degrees F. However, the germinating seeds can withstand temperatures down to 28 degrees F, but seedlings and plants cannot tolerate cold temperatures down to 19 degrees F. and below. Q Can I put a raised bed with liner on my rock patio? Q: have red potatoes that have spudded and I've been saving to plant. When can i plant them? Zone five. I see i have onions growing that were left from last year growing already outside. J.w if it was safe to throw the tatters in? Please and thank you zone 5 Q Will white butterfly affect radishes? Ive heard yes and no. Im trying to decide if i need to cover them or not. A: no that will not as they will take 30 days to grow they will be fine Q.what should soil temp be to direct sow cucumbers? OR can i direct sow colder and put a heat row cover over them? A: direct sow when soil is not colder the 65 F You can plant under a cover low tunnel but before you plant you want the soil to be at least 65F before planting. If you plant before 60F the plants will not do well and be studded Q: Can I grow a zucchini plant in a 12 inch pot? Q:Last season I planted tomato plants in 15 and 20 gallon grow bags. They did extremely well. I used a mixture of 60% compost (Purple Cow) and 40% potting soil (Miracle Grow). My questions: What do you recommend to rejuvenate the medium in the bags? Replace all of the soil with new compost and potting soil? If not, what amount/percentage should be replaced? And...if you recommend replacing just part of the soil....what method should I use? Skim off the top of each bag or dump the bags out....mix in the new...and refill? A:You can take off the top 25% of potting soil and then add compost. You dont have to mix it up. Then, at the time of planting, fertilize as you normally do. Q:Hi...if a runner has daughter plants with established roots could you cut the cord and plant it..or does it still have to be attached to the mother plant?thanks...also what do you cover your strawberry patch with to protect in in winter? Thanks keep up to date with shows here https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio-2/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Tweet us at #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Check out the following sponsors that make the radio show possible: Thank you Power Planter of www.powerplanter.com IV Organics of www.ivorganics.com Dr. Earth of www.drearth.com organic Root maker of www.rootmaker.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Use coupon code WVG19 to get free shipping. Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Bobbex of www.Bobbex.com: Beans & Barley of www.beansandbarley.com MIgardener of www.MIgardener.com Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Root Assassin of www.rootassassinshovel.com . 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Starting the spring farming season as much as 6 weeks early. In This Podcast: Joel Karsten revolutionized the gardening world when he introduced the world to Straw Bale Gardening. Now, this best-selling author is back to blow our minds with the 6 Bale Greenhouse. Joel describes for our listeners how we can make a greenhouse for under $100 that can fit 360 vegetable starts. Using this temporary greenhouse allows us to start our garden 6 weeks early and turns into a trellis system for our plants. Listen in for a chance to win his new book!  Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for podcast updatesor visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Joel is a farm boy who grew up tending a soil garden, shook up the gardening world with his first book describing his breakthrough Straw Bale Gardening concept. The New York Times called Straw Bale Gardening “a revolutionary gardening method” and his ideas have been enthusiastically embraced globally, making his books best-sellers in many languages. Joel earned a BS in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota and spends his summers tending his vegetable garden, doing research, and experimenting with new ideas and methods he can pass along.   Joel has inspired tens of thousands of first-time gardeners and a legion of “seasoned” growers who have found a new and better way to pursue their passion. His methods have enabled “retired” gardeners to begin gardening again since it eliminates some physical challenges found in traditional soil gardening. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/strawbale for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests. This contest period has expired. 435: Joel Karsten on The Six Bale Greenhouse

Is gardening in the ground overrated? That's not exactly what Joel Karsten is saying in his new book, Straw Bale Solutions, but he does offer a "Plan B" if you have nasty soil...or none at all! Half a million people have started growing veggies and ornamental plants in straw bales since he started promoting his technique about a decade ago. Listen to Mike and Peggy's conversation with Joel and see if it's right for you.

Teresa Speight from Cottage in the Court talks about passing along her passion for gardening. Joel Karsten explains why the techniques in Straw Bale Solutions have become popular throughout the world. Marcy Cravat returns to the One Earth Film Festival with a documentary about our hopes for sequestering carbon.

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 4-14-18 Segment 3 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI, listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz Topics:Joey and Holly talk Their Guest author of the Straw bale garden book complete https://strawbalegardens.com/ Joel Karsten They talk about: 1.How did this straw bale garden concept begin? 2.What is the biggest mistake people make for those who see the straw bale gardening idea, but fail to actually read the book? 3.When we talk about growing in straw bales, people will question how it works – do you just put the plants in the bale or is there more to it than that? 4.When straw bale gardening is done correctly – do we have to worry about bugs and disease like we would if growing in soil? 5.For those who are growing in the straw bale method correctly, of all the benefits, is there one or two that stand out from the rest? 6.Where can we find the book? More about the method? Etc…. and emails. check out our website https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Check out past shows Video and podcast https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Email your questions to TWVGshow@gmail.com tweet us as #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Saturday morning’s 9-10am cst Check out the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible: IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Use coupon code SHARE10 to save 10% off your 1st order. Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Plant Success organics: https://plantsuccessorganics.com/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/ Hoss Tools of www.hosstools.com Tree Diaper of www.treediaper.com Seedling Square of www.seedingsquare.com Rebel green of www.rebelgreen.com Dripping Springs OLLAS of www.drippingspringsollas.com Saz Products of www.sazproducts.com Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Made of recycled materials in the U.S It is a raised garden bed offers sustainable organic gardening that is environmentally sound. Use coupon code Wiveg125 to save $125 & Free Shipping (a $250 vale) on the Eco Garden Original Garden unit only in stone color must be purchased through the Eco Garden Systems website www.ecogardensystems.com/store valid thru Dec 31 2018 Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Manure tea of www.manuretea.com The Gardener's Hollow Leg of www.thegardenershollowleg.com Save 10% use veggies at checkout Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Use promo code WVG to get 10% off and free shipping one time use only. Bio Safe of www.biosafe.net 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at check out Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com The Plant Booster of www.plantbooster.net Tall Earth of www.tallearth.com save 15% on orders placed on, TallEarth.com. use WISCONVEG at checkout

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 4-21-18 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI, listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz Topics:Joey and Holly talk about the value of school gardeners thanks to Mike Podlesny is the host of https://www.youtube.com/user/mikethegardenerllc?sub_confirmation=1 and gardener's questions and emails.Their Guest author of the Straw bale garden book complete https://strawbalegardens.com/ They talk about: 1.How did this straw bale garden concept begin? 2.What is the biggest mistake people make for those who see the straw bale gardening idea, but fail to actually read the book? 3.When we talk about growing in straw bales, people will question how it works – do you just put the plants in the bale or is there more to it than that? 4.When straw bale gardening is done correctly – do we have to worry about bugs and disease like we would if growing in soil? 5.For those who are growing in the straw bale method correctly, of all the benefits, is there one or two that stand out from the rest? 6.Where can we find the book? More about the method? Etc…. check out our website https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/ Check out past shows Video and podcast https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Email your questions to TWVGshow@gmail.com tweet us as #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Saturday morning’s 9-10am cst Check out the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible: IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Use coupon code SHARE10 to save 10% off your 1st order. Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Plant Success organics: https://plantsuccessorganics.com/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/ Hoss Tools of www.hosstools.com Tree Diaper of www.treediaper.com Seedling Square of www.seedingsquare.com Rebel green of www.rebelgreen.com Dripping Springs OLLAS of www.drippingspringsollas.com Saz Products of www.sazproducts.com Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Made of recycled materials in the U.S It is a raised garden bed offers sustainable organic gardening that is environmentally sound. Use coupon code Wiveg125 to save $125 & Free Shipping (a $250 vale) on the Eco Garden Original Garden unit only in stone color must be purchased through the Eco Garden Systems website www.ecogardensystems.com/store valid thru Dec 31 2018 Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Manure tea of www.manuretea.com The Gardener's Hollow Leg of www.thegardenershollowleg.com Save 10% use veggies at checkout Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Use promo code WVG to get 10% off and free shipping one time use only. Bio Safe of www.biosafe.net 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at check out Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com The Plant Booster of www.plantbooster.net Tall Earth of www.tallearth.com save 15% on orders placed on, TallEarth.com. use WISCONVEG at checkout

One of the hottest gardening methods out there right now is straw bale gardening, popularized by Joel Karsten, the book's author. It's a unique method that has a lot of advantages, so let's take a look at it! Learn More: Straw Bale Gardens Complete Book Keep Growing, Kevin Follow Epic Gardening Everywhere: YouTube Instagram Pinterest Facebook Facebook Group Twitter  

The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener​ Radio Show on 860AM WNOV​ Topics:Joey and Holly Straw Bale Gardening with Joel Karsten (Interview Only) On 860AM and FM 106.5 WNOV Milwaukee Saturday Morning’s March till end of October https:// thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ Thank you to the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible Email twvgradio@gmail.com The Sponsors That Made This Possible Our wonderful Radio Sponsors That Make The Show Possible March 4th -October 28th Saturday morning’s 9-10 am On WNOV 860 & 106.5 FM Milwaukee Nesalla Kombucha: https://nessalla.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Tree Ripe Citrus and Peaches: http://www.tree-ripe.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Greenstalk Garden: https://greenstalkgarden.com/ Plant Success: http://www.plant-success.com/ Really Granola: http://reallygranola.com/ Mantis Plant Protection: http://www.mantisplantprotection.com/ IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ Art of the Garden: https://www.artofthegarden.net/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Riverwest Co-op: http://riverwestcoop.org/ Ariens: https://www.ariens.com/en-us Hodgson mill : http://www.hodgsonmill.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ http://bluemels.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220

Joey and Holly are the host of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show in Milwaukee on 860AM and FM 106.5 WNOV Saturday Morning's March till end of October (technical problem sound gets better at 30 mins) Joey & Holly Talk about mistakes that gardeners make. The pros and cons of Starting your own seeds vs buying plant starts Guest author of The Straw Bale Garden book Joel Karsten http://strawbalegardens.com/ and listeners calls and emails https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ Thank you to the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible Email twvgradio@gmail.com The Sponsors That Made This Possible Our wonderful Radio Sponsors That Make The Show Possible March 4th -October 28th Saturday morning's 9-10 am On WNOV 860 & 106.5 FM Milwaukee Nesalla Kombucha: https://nessalla.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Tree Ripe Citrus and Peaches: http://www.tree-ripe.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Greenstalk Garden: https://greenstalkgarden.com/ Plant Success: http://www.plant-success.com/ Really Granola: http://reallygranola.com/ Mantis Plant Protection: http://www.mantisplantprotection.com/ IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ Art of the Garden: https://www.artofthegarden.net/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Riverwest Co-op: http://riverwestcoop.org/ Ariens: https://www.ariens.com/en-us Hodgson mill : http://www.hodgsonmill.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/

Joel pioneered his now popular method of Straw Bale Gardening almost 25 years ago. The author of Straw Bale Gardens, Joel receives letters from grateful gardeners from around the globe. Cambodia’s agricultural challenges are many including yearly flooding and drought with temperatures in the summer well over 100 degrees. In April of last year, Joel was invited by the Korean Trade Partners (KOTRA) to Cambodia to teach Straw Bale Gardening using plentiful Rice Straw. By mitigating challenges and leveraging the ingenuity of the agricultural community, Joel’s method is increasing self reliance and improving food security for Cambodians. Author information Jennifer Ebeling Producer & Host at Still Growing... Gardening Podcast Jennifer Ebeling is a proud Minnesotan and U of MN alumni. Gooooooo Gophers! Each week, Jennifer produces and hosts Still Growing - a gardening podcast dedicated to helping you and your garden grow. The show is an in-depth interview format. Guests featured on the show share a passion for gardening and include authors, bloggers, professional gardeners, etc. Listeners and guests of the show can join the Still Growing community on Facebook. It's a place to ask questions, share garden stories, interact with great guests featured on the show, and continue to grow and learn. Jennifer and her husband Philip have four children, a big golden lab named Sonny, and live in lovely Maple Grove, Minnesota. P.S. When she's not teaching her four kids a new card game - or teaching them how to drive a car - Jennifer loves inspiring individuals and groups to maximize and personalize their home & garden. Facebook The post SG556: Joel Karsten Helps Farmers in Cambodia and How Straw Bale Gardens Solves the Toughest Growing Challenges appeared first on 6ftmama. Related posts: SG515 Straw Bale Gardening Pioneer Joel Karsten The Steps to Successful Straw Bale Gardening Episode SG516 SG517 Straw Bale Gardening (Part 3 & Wrap Up)

Joel is a farm boy who grew up tending a soil garden like others have for centuries, but he shook up the gardening world with his first book on his breakthrough concept, straw bale gardening.  Joel earned a BS in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota and spends his summers tending his vegetable garden, doing research, and experimenting with new ideas and methods he can pass along to his followers. Joel has inspired tens of thousands of first-time gardeners and a legion of “seasoned” growers who have found a new and better way to pursue their passion.  His methods have even enabled “retired” gardeners to begin gardening again since his method eliminates the physical challenges found in traditional soil gardening. 

Straw Bale Gardening is simply a different type of container gardening. The main difference is that the container is the straw bale itself and is held together with two or three strings. Once the straw inside the bale begins to decay the straw becomes “conditioned” compost that creates an extroardinary plant rooting environment. Getting the […]

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Join Joey and Holly Baird as they talk about how to start seeds indoors, and if you do not start seeds indoors, what to look for at your local garden center. They talk about the best place to put your compost to increase your soil fertility. Joel Karsten of http://strawbalegardens.com/ as he talks about his book and how to garden using square bales. Also they talk about the difference between hybrid, organic and heirloom seeds and ideas for water collection. Join them for a jam packed show! Check out these great sponsors that help make this show possible: Authentic Haven Brand http://www.manuretea.com/ Art Of The Garden http://artofthegarden.net/ NessAlla Kombucha http://nessalla.com/ Root Maker http://www.rootmaker.com/ Cuppow http://cuppow.com/ Paradigm Gardens http://paradigmgardens.com/ Timber pro UV Coating http://timberprocoatings.com/ Those who did after break intros Rose Chat radio http://rosechat.podbean.com/ Douglas E. Welch http://douglasewelch.com/ Jared http://permasapien.com/ Music provided by: http://www.freesfx.co.uk/http://audionautix.com (uncopywrited and royalty free)

Join Daryl Pulis and her guest Joel Karsten, author of “Straw Bale Gardening” If you've never grown in a bale, you'll find this is an easy, no-weed way to garden. If you've tried it before and been disappointed, Joel will tell you how to do it with ease.

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Interested in starting a Straw Bale Garden this year? In this week’s episode (SG517), I continue my chat with Joel Karsten about Straw Bale Gardening in warmer climates, direct sowing in Straw Bale Gardens, growing vegetables in Straw Bale Gardens, and the inspiration other gardeners have discovered through Straw Bale Gardening. All this and more on the wrap-up of our Straw Bale Gardening interview with Joel Karsten. Author information Jennifer Ebeling Producer & Host at Still Growing... Gardening Podcast Jennifer Ebeling is a proud Minnesotan and U of MN alumni. Gooooooo Gophers! Each week, Jennifer produces and hosts Still Growing - a gardening podcast dedicated to helping you and your garden grow. The show is an in-depth interview format. Guests featured on the show share a passion for gardening and include authors, bloggers, professional gardeners, etc. Listeners and guests of the show can join the Still Growing community on Facebook. It's a place to ask questions, share garden stories, interact with great guests featured on the show, and continue to grow and learn. Jennifer and her husband Philip have four children, a big golden lab named Sonny, and live in lovely Maple Grove, Minnesota. P.S. When she's not teaching her four kids a new card game - or teaching them how to drive a car - Jennifer loves inspiring individuals and groups to maximize and personalize their home & garden. Facebook The post SG517 Straw Bale Gardening (Part 3 & Wrap Up) appeared first on 6ftmama. Related posts: The Steps to Successful Straw Bale Gardening Episode SG516 SG515 Straw Bale Gardening Pioneer Joel Karsten SG556: Joel Karsten Helps Farmers in Cambodia and How Straw Bale Gardens Solves the Toughest Growing Challenges

America's Straw Bale Gardening expert and author Joel Karsten has helped thousands of gardeners with his breakthrough method of gardening. In this week's episode (SG516), I chat with Joel Karsten about the specific steps to successful Straw Bale Gardening. It all starts with a process Joel calls conditioning and he shares his formula on the show today. Author information Jennifer Ebeling Producer & Host at Still Growing... Gardening Podcast Jennifer Ebeling is a proud Minnesotan and U of MN alumni. Gooooooo Gophers! Each week, Jennifer produces and hosts Still Growing - a gardening podcast dedicated to helping you and your garden grow. The show is an in-depth interview format. Guests featured on the show share a passion for gardening and include authors, bloggers, professional gardeners, etc. Listeners and guests of the show can join the Still Growing community on Facebook. It's a place to ask questions, share garden stories, interact with great guests featured on the show, and continue to grow and learn. Jennifer and her husband Philip have four children, a big golden lab named Sonny, and live in lovely Maple Grove, Minnesota. P.S. When she's not teaching her four kids a new card game - or teaching them how to drive a car - Jennifer loves inspiring individuals and groups to maximize and personalize their home & garden. Facebook The post The Steps to Successful Straw Bale Gardening Episode SG516 appeared first on 6ftmama. Related posts: SG515 Straw Bale Gardening Pioneer Joel Karsten SG517 Straw Bale Gardening (Part 3 & Wrap Up) SG556: Joel Karsten Helps Farmers in Cambodia and How Straw Bale Gardens Solves the Toughest Growing Challenges

In this episode of Still Growing…(SG 515), I feature life-long entrepreneur and Straw Bale Gardening pioneer Joel Karsten. Twenty years ago, Joel Karsten had a brilliant idea. When he could find no academic support for his idea of using straw bales as a substrate to grow vegetables, he returned to his childhood home on a farm in Southwestern Minnesota. In a show of support, Joel's Dad welcomed him home with a whole hayrack full of 50 straw bales. Author information Jennifer Ebeling Producer & Host at Still Growing... Gardening Podcast Jennifer Ebeling is a proud Minnesotan and U of MN alumni. Gooooooo Gophers! Each week, Jennifer produces and hosts Still Growing - a gardening podcast dedicated to helping you and your garden grow. The show is an in-depth interview format. Guests featured on the show share a passion for gardening and include authors, bloggers, professional gardeners, etc. Listeners and guests of the show can join the Still Growing community on Facebook. It's a place to ask questions, share garden stories, interact with great guests featured on the show, and continue to grow and learn. Jennifer and her husband Philip have four children, a big golden lab named Sonny, and live in lovely Maple Grove, Minnesota. P.S. When she's not teaching her four kids a new card game - or teaching them how to drive a car - Jennifer loves inspiring individuals and groups to maximize and personalize their home & garden. Facebook The post SG515 Straw Bale Gardening Pioneer Joel Karsten appeared first on 6ftmama. Related posts: The Steps to Successful Straw Bale Gardening Episode SG516 SG556: Joel Karsten Helps Farmers in Cambodia and How Straw Bale Gardens Solves the Toughest Growing Challenges SG517 Straw Bale Gardening (Part 3 & Wrap Up)

Ken replays his interview with Joel Karsten, an advocate of straw bale gardening

Joel Karsten is an advocate of "straw bale" gardening -- he's planting vegetables right into decomposing bales of straw with great results.