Podcasts about living soil handbook

Welcome to episode 162 of Growers Daily! We cover: if woodchips can be contaminated (like compost can), pests that refuse to be kept out, and buying the right broadfork. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 161 of Growers Daily! We cover: my latest random farm model idea to critique, shaping the farm around kids , and does a tractor always lead to soil compaction?  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 160 of Growers Daily! We cover: green garlic (and others) as a cover crop, the magic of sunn hemp, and making mistakes so I can share them with you. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 159 of Growers Daily! We cover: planting into cover crop residue, thirstwaves (like heat waves but thirsty), and what it was like to leave the city all those years ago and start farming. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 158 of Growers Daily! We cover: your cover crop queries, compost teas, and it's feedback friday.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 157 of Growers Daily! We cover: incorporating amendments into soil when you're not turning the soil over, pelleted seeds being annoying, and starting a garden on clay in a cold climate.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 156 of Growers Daily! We cover: a unique nightshade disease, does vermicompost lead to damping off, and weeding gear. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 155 of Growers Daily! We cover: if there is anything that can be done about squirrels in the garden, how to use buckwheat as a cover crop without it becoming a mess, and can you transplant corn, really? We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 154 of Growers Daily! We cover: terminating cover crops, and how to farm and garden for the long haul. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 153 of Growers Daily! We cover: managing shrub roses, how Garlic is so much more than just garlic, and it's feedback friday.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 152 of Growers Daily! We cover: the annoying complexity of farm advice, starting seed company considerations, and the curious case of the disappearing compost. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 151 of Growers Daily! We cover: germination struggles with soil blocks, some farm updates, and that pesky lower and lean term We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 150 of Growers Daily! We cover: environmentally friendly containers for selling starts, if there is a place to get all the information for each seed, and an ode to audio on farms.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 149 of Growers Daily! We cover: what is biodiversity and why is it important, should you ever let land rest, and how the term regenerative may mean, well, not what people want it to mean.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 148 of Growers Daily! We cover: forecasting how much produce you will have (and what to do when that goes wrong), potato yields, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 147 of Growers Daily! We cover: the “If Money were No Issue” garden fence, starting a non-profit farm, and can you correct drainage next to a tunnel if your first attempt doesn't work well enough.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 146 of Growers Daily! We cover: cold sowing, pitfalls of starting gardens quickly, and the ecological side (both positive and negative) of tarping the soil.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 145 of Growers Daily! We cover: fertilizing and three sisters planting, is microalgae the hottest new soil amendment and a little day in the life. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 144 of Growers Daily! We cover: our high tunnel tomato trellising system (called QLIPR), can cover crops break up a crop rotation, and what's trending in the market gardening world right now. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 143 of Growers Daily! We cover: if you should use compost as a mulch or rather as an amendment when starting a garden on poor soil, we'll parse fact and fiction about geoengineering… Oh, and it's feedback friday.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 142 of Growers Daily! We cover: which seeder to use for which crop, keeping a farmers market tent where you put it, and we discuss an intriguing question about what it would take to convert a commercial greenhouse operation into a market garden. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 141 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to use a broadfork properly and effectively, and we'll talk green beans. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 140 of Growers Daily! We cover: crops to grow in shadier areas, how to determine if a crop is worth growing, and why those weeds you are fighting weren't always weeds. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 139 of Growers Daily! We cover: nematode control, what no-till means for crops that require digging (like potatoes), and the bees are dying at an alarming rate. Again.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 138 of Growers Daily! We cover: my biggest aha moments as a farmer, the “creation care” movement in churches, and it's feedback friday.. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 137 of Growers Daily! We cover:  the first tools to buy for your farm, living pathway crops, and killing those pesky crops once you're done with them. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 136 of Growers Daily! We cover:  rocks in the soil and broccoli, broccoli, broccoli.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 135 of Growers Daily! We cover:  the challenge of directly seeding crops after cover crops, the fundamentals of market gardening, and what one country's water management has taught me about life. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 134 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Germinating seeds in the field, balancing efficiency and soil health, and making the most out of chickens in the garden (the ones you let in intentionally at least).  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 133 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Bugs and woodchips, the hidden costs of farming PLUS it's feedback friday (for real this time). We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 132 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Deer fencing on a budget, our simple hands-free root washing station (with updates) and bermuda grass on a school farm. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 131 of Growers Daily! We cover:  soil health on a budget, tips for how to remember to keep some dang records, and calculating how much water you need for a market garden We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 130 of Growers Daily! We cover:  a plant it and forget it farm business model, harvesting from cover crops, and what we're up to right now on our farm. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 129 of Growers Daily! We cover:  If you can level a plot, should you just go ahead and do it and we're gonna take a look at what the challenges of plastic free farming says about farming We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 128 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Creative ways dealing with limited compost options, how to choose which fruits to grow, and can weed wacking a cover crop and then tarping it kill the cover crop more quickly. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 127 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Sweet potatoes—from growing the slips to eating and selling the vines, interplanting, all of it. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 126 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Fire ants, the cost of starting and running a farm podcast, and why gardening and farming has been so neglected in art. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 125 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Microplastics messing with photosynthesis, agrochemicals in alcohol, and why we can't just turn plastic into bricks. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 124 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Farming like you're old, damping off, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 123 of Growers Daily! We cover:  If it matters which way you orient your garden beds, old horse manure, and getting an old pile of manure composting. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 122 of Growers Daily! We cover:  What the pros wear in the garden and get a celery breakdown from seed to harvest.  We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 121 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Asparagus in the market garden (and why we don't see that crop a whole lot), navigating the last frost date, and what to do when you don't have access to epic amounts of good compost for mulching We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 120 of Growers Daily! We cover:  today we're gonna talk about farming and retiring, Climate Batteries, and updates from here on the farm. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 119 of Growers Daily! We cover:  AI in the gardens, and Unique composting locations, operations, all of it. And it's feedback Friday,  We are a Non-Profit!

Welcome to episode 118 of Growers Daily! We cover:   the fascinating world of shade cloth colors, maximizing vermicompost and what to do about those overwintered carrots. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 117 of Growers Daily! We cover:  the types of interplanting, increasing predators for cucumber beetles (among other dweebish pests), and windbreaks. We are a Non-Profit! 

Welcome to episode 116 of Growers Daily! We cover:  cilantro, basil, dill, and parsley —(ie the main culinary herbs) and garden life after pools (that one will make sense soon). 

Episode Description Welcome to episode 115 of Growers Daily! We cover:    how to improve your soil this spring, what the responsibility of farmers is to their local communities, and cover crops for the early part of the season  

Welcome to episode 114 of Growers Daily! We cover:    why we love polycultures, interplanting with garlic, and it's feedback friday.  

Welcome to episode 113 of Growers Daily! We cover:   how to use a backyard garden to prepare for a farm business, Bermuda grass in a hot climate, and testing compost for contamination   ‼️ DONATE‼️ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ   Bracket challenge (live Sunday): https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2gezdombthezda===?pool-join-key=m4l5sc8uf8ffxr5cjs2m76zvz56m2962&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytsnrtgqydgmby&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF25_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite&sender-role=mzaonqamgfe2r7   Links for today:    OK State U bermudagrass trials: https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/bermudagrass-suppression-methods-for-oklahoma-home-gardens.html   Roundtable on Scaling up the Homestead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjC6Sg5nGjg&t=1719s   Additional video on Homestead to farm: https://youtu.be/Lh1MOOpxjAU    Bioassay Breakdown: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/conducting-a-bioassay-for-herbicide-residues   MUSIC from this episode:  Belle Époque By The Devil's Sway feat. Roof via www.epidemicsound.com   Support our work (