228: Sheri McLane on Soil and Plant Testing
228: Sheri McLane on Soil and Plant Testing. Improving plant yields through expert analysis of growing mediums. – – – – Sheri was interested in science and how things worked
228: Sheri McLane on Soil and Plant Testing. Improving plant yields through expert analysis of growing mediums. – – – – Sheri was interested in science and how things worked
224: Lisa Steele on Gardening with Chickens. Incorporating chickens into the gardening process as willing workers. – – – – Lisa is a 5th-generation chicken keeper, nationally recognized author and
Almost one year ago, Asiyah, homeschooling mother of four, took her children on a field trip to visit St. Vincent de Paul’s (SVdP) Urban Farm located next to the downtown Phoenix dining room. What she didn’t anticipate was how this small plot of land that grows food to feed those in need would greatly impact the lives of her children.
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
215: Suzanne Bontempo on Gardening without Pesticides. Contemplating the best options for:If, when, and what type of insect control to use in the garden. – – – – Suzanne has
“Instant Orchard” in an Urban Desert By Myrna Hales The truckload of lovely, fragrant, composted soil arrived in our desert scape back yard on January 25th, 2017 and by January 27th we
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.
Greg talks to Ally and finds out what it is like to be a founding partner in a brand-new company that is focusing on making indoor gardening easier.
Chatting with Herb expert Catherine Crowley about growing herbs and using them in cooking other beneficial ways. She and Greg explore many of the different unique and awesome aspects of a myriad of herbs that can be grown in the home gardens and urban farms, with a special emphasis on garlic.
Canning food is a favorite topic of Greg’s so of course he was excited to talk to Master Food Preserver Allison about her experiences and get some tips from her as well. As a bonus, they also chatted about her ‘too big’ garden and how this homestead is so rewarding for her family.
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