Things I learned about wicking garden beds – by Team Member: Ray Jess — When I was introduced to wicking beds almost four years ago, I became obsessed. I have built them at home, for friends, and even built a few on contract. I enjoyed giving suggestions and recommendations to anyone who …
Wicking Bed 2.0 By Raymond Jess Editor’s note: Check out our podcast interview with Raymond here, and read his first wicking bed article here. The influence behind the ingenuity… Two…
244: Raymond Jess on Wicking Beds. Watering up in the garden, and using physics to maintain proper soil hydration. – – – – After retiring from two careers, the Air…
We get to meet a gardening pioneer when Greg talks to Colin Austin who is known world-wide as the man who engineered a simple but highly popular garden bed called a wicking bed. Greg learns why Colin was motivated to create the beds and how the wicking process works. Then they go further to talk about why healthy food is so important to him and his family.
Building my Wicking Garden Bed By Raymond Jess Updated: May 2017 with new pictures at bottom.Check out Wicking Beds 2.0 and Wicking Beds 3.0 next!I discovered wicking garden beds when…
A Garden Chat with Greg, Janis, and Doreen. – The holidays are just around the corner, and we all love to share gifts from our heart with our friends and family. Join us as we share our ideas for some cool gardening gifts both from and for the garden. This is sure to be an inspiration filled class. Our team members Janis Norton and Doreen Pollack joined Greg in this fabulous brainstorming session.
A Garden Chat with Raymond Jess. – Farmer Greg talks with Raymond Jess and Janis Norton, from the Urban Farm, about a multitude of variations on the traditional garden box. They share their own experiences and discuss the unique advantages of each type of bed, covering topics such as how they…
A Garden Chat with Don Titmus.– In This Podcast: Greg, co-host Janis Norton, and Don discuss how to apply permaculture concepts to address water issues in our landscapes. They dive deep to reveal the natural systems that protect plants from climate extremes, and they explore ways we can…
Podcasts by Episode Title Topic Categories Special #’s These are the episodes with a number in their title, and those that commemorate a certain milestone as we progress through our…
Late spring is always a time of bountiful harvest in my garden. The tomatoes are ripening at an alarming rate, the onions and garlic are ready to pull and the basil is big and beautiful. With so many things coming together at the same time there is always a dilemma as to what to do with it all, aside from gifting to my neighbors.
