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The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy — 573 episodes
485 - Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, & More: How to Cure & Store Root Crops
484 - Tomatoes, Cucumbers & More: Fridge or Counter? How to Store Today's Harvest
483 - What I've Changed in Preserving My Harvest
482 - Meal Prep from Your Garden with Crystal Schmidt, author of Freeze Fresh Meal Prep
481 - Wasps and Bees: The Invisible Work These Insects Do in Your Garden
480 - Yellow Leaves, Bugs, and No Fruit: What to Do in the Mid-Summer Garden
479 - Fall Garden: 3 Simple Steps to Start Now
478 - Summer Watering: What Your Garden Actually Needs
477 - What to Plant in June and July
Questions My Garden Visitors Asked (and My Honest Answers)
475 - The Problem with Sevin Dust
474 - How to use what you're growing for extra income with Luke Hammond
473 - What the Spring Garden Taught Me This Year
472 - Cooking Your Harvest: Simple Secrets from a Disney Chef at EPCOT
471 - Herbs All Season: How I Use My Garden Herbs Year Round — Fresh, Dried, and Blended
470 - Planting Day: Peppers – when to plant, what to know, and exactly what to do step by step
469 - Cucumbers: How to Choose, Plant, and Harvest All Season Long
468 - Pollinators: Are They Telling You Something About Your Garden? — with Disney Conservation Scientist Morgan Belle
467 - Planting Day: Tomatoes – when to plant and exactly what to do step by step
466 - Soil: What to Do Before You Plant Anything
465 - Companion Planting While You're Actually Planting Your Garden
464 - Planting Day: Potatoes – how to plant and what to expect as they grow underground
463 - Planting Day: Carrots - how to plant and what to expect the first few weeks
462 - How Early Is Too Early? Planting Cool-Season Crops With Confidence
461 - Seedlings Not Growing? Why Mine Stalled (and the Fix)
460 - How to Grow Better Potatoes: What Matters Most (and What Doesn't) with Jim & Caleb Gerritsen of Wood Prairie Family Farm
459 - Can You Trust AI With Your Garden? How to Avoid Bad Advice
458 - One Garden Bed, Three Seasons: How the Planning Actually Works
457 -Companion Planting Starts in the...Kitchen?
456 - Endless Spring Salads: How to Plan Now
455 - The Truth About Seed Starting Mixes with JoeGardener (and Why So Many Fail)
454 - How Home Gardeners Can Save Money by Buying Seeds in Bulk (Without Overbuying)
453 - How to Plan a Garden That Fits Your Life in 2026
452 - 10 Biggest Garden Lessons in 2025
451- Growing Cut Flowers & More for a Farmer's Market with Sarah Shuman
450 - December Garden Checklist (without the pressure)
449 - My Favorite Garden Products (and How to Save on Them Now)
448- 7 Thanksgiving Foods You Can Grow in Your Own Garden: the history, health, and homegrown roots behind your favorite holiday dishes.
447 - November Garden Checklist: Protecting Cold-Sensitive Crops, Planting Onions for Spring, and Making the Most of the Final Garden Days
446 - Overwintering herbs indoors and out
445 - What I Learned... about my capacity in this season of life
444 - What I Learned... from planning 10 fall gardens
443 - What I learned... from the failures of this season
442 - What I learned... Visiting GreenStalk: The Story You Don't See Online
441 - Garlic Growing Timeline: Month-by-Month from Planting to Harvest
440 - Let go or push through? (an unplanned, personal conversation)
439 - Stop Blaming the Weather: Clues Your Plants Are Giving You
438 - Fast Fall Crops You Can Still Plant in September
437 - September Garden Task List
436 - Cover Crops for Small Gardens: Learn When, What, and How to Plant for Healthier Soil
435 - The Hidden Link Between Gardening and Parkinson's Disease with Dr. Ray Dorsey, author of the Parkinson's Plan
434 - Too Much to Eat, Not Enough to Can? Small-Batch Ideas for Summer's Harvest
433 - August Garden Tasks + What to Plant
432 - Why Fall Gardens Fail
431 - A Gardener's Guide to Snakes with Johnny Sain
430 - Shade Solutions for Summer Crops: What to Try When Temps Spike
429 - Start these Fall Crops Inside in July
428 - What to Plant in July: Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers That Thrive in the Heat
427 - Grow Mushrooms in Your Garden with Matt McInnis
426 - Mid-Season Fertilizing: What Your Garden Needs Now
425 - 5 Summer Pests and Organic Ways to Stop Them
424 - June Garden Checklist: What to Do Now to Keep Things Thriving
423 - Grow Organic Apple Trees: what to do in years 1-3 with Susan Poizner
422 - The Truth About Soil, Wood, and Raised Beds with Gardener Scott
421 - The Best Herbs for Beginners (and How to Start Right)
420 - Spring's Best Herbs for Food & Health with Bevin Cohen
419 - How to Grow Meyer Lemons in Containers (Anywhere!)
418 - What Market Farmers Know That Backyard Gardeners Don't (Yet!) with Pam Dawling
417 - How Your Grandparents Knew When to Plant: Using Phenology (Like Lilacs & Oak Leaves) in Your Spring Garden
416 - Your last frost date has arrived! Now what?
415 - Your April Garden Checklist: Tasks, Planting, and Common Pitfalls
414 - Growing Blackberries: A Starter Guide with Chad Cargill
413 - Growing Blueberries: A Starter Guide
412 - Carrots: what no one tells you about choosing the right variety
411 - Grow Your Own Fruit with Chad Cargill
410 - What to Plant in March
409 - Tomato Types Explained: How to Pick the Perfect Tomato for Your Garden
408 - How to use AI to Make Garden Planning More Efficient (8 Prompts You Can Use Today)
407 - Companion Planting Myths & Realities
406 - Cool vs Warm Season Crops: why some crops thrive at different times and why it matters
405 - Avoid These 5 Overlooked Gardening Mistakes
404 - 7 February Garden Tasks: Prep for a Productive Spring
403 - Climate Change, AI, and Your Garden with forensic meteorologist Dr. Alicia Wasula
402 - Seeds to Start Indoors in January and February
401 - How to Grow Chickpeas, Dry Beans, Edamame, and More (Grow Your Own Protein, Part 2)
400 - Grow Your Protein with Dr. Vickie Petz Kasper
399 - Garden Reflections from 2024 (new varieties, lessons, lifestyle changes, and more)
398 - 2025 Garden Trends & Weather Forecasts with the Old Farmer's Almanac Editor Carol Connare
397 - Winter Composting
396 - Growing Sweet Potatoes: A Beginner's Guide
395 - Favorite Garden Tools for 2025
394 - 3 Big Fall Garden Failures
393 - 10 Garden Projects for Fall & Winter
392 - Garden Clean-Up: Soil Rejuvenation, Pest & Disease Prevention, & Preparing for Spring
391 - 7 Lessons from 4 Years with a Greenhouse
390 - The Fall Garden Plants' Unique Needs vs Spring Garden
389 - Grow Large Garlic (by not skipping these 5 important steps)
388 - Green Tomatoes: How to make the most of your tomato harvest before your first frost
387 - 5 herbs for herbal remedies (that you probably have growing now) with Heidi Villegas of Healing Harvest Homestead
386 - Planting Strawberries in the Fall for an Earlier and Bigger Harvest in the Summer
385 - Why You Should Plant Perennials in the Fall (& how)
384 - Don't Be Afraid to Change (a raw garden-life conversation)
383 - Spring & Summer Garden: What I Learned
382 - Maximizing Your Fall Garden Success: Expert Tips from North to South
381 - Fall Gardening in Different Climates with Peter (Ohio), Rebecca (Alabama), & Jill (Arkansas)
380 - Preserving the Small Harvest: Freezing in Small Quantities with Crystal Schmidt, author of Freeze Fresh
379 - Planting & Growing Fall Potatoes
378 - Early Fall Garden Planning Checklist
377 - Safe and Delicious Pressure Canning with Master Food Preserver Jennifer Gomes
376 - 5 Shortcuts NOT to take when preserving your harvest
FRIDAY BONUS - Interview with the ladies of Wifestyle Hustle Podcast
375 - Watermelon: What Can Go Wrong?
374 - Why Weeds are Taking Over (and what to do about it)
373 - What to Plant After Cool Weather Crops Harvest
372 - Top 10 Garden Pest Problems and How to Identify Them
371 - Dealing with Pests in an Organic Garden (a reality check)
370 - Flowers in the Vegetable Garden with Lisa Mason Ziegler
369 - Square Foot Gardening with Bryan Traficante of Garden in Minutes
368 - 11 Kitchen Herbs I Always Grow + 4 Medicinal Herbs
367 - Growing Large Crops in a GreenStalk with Susie of GreenStalk Vertical Gardens
366 - Grow Bag Gardening Do's & Don'ts
365 - Growing Ingredients for Pizza and Salsa: What You Need to Know
364 - Spring Seasonal Checklist
363 - Epic Homesteading with Kevin Espiritu
362 - My Four-Season Garden Plan
361 - Best (and Worst) Crops for Beginners
360 - Cool Season Crops Q&A with Sarah
359 - When to Plant Cool Season Crops in the Garden
358 - Growing Fruit Trees Organically with Tammy Janssen of Green Thumb Nursery
357 - BIG Changes Coming to the 2024 Garden (What & Why)
356 - How to Refresh Raised Bed Soil from Last Season
355 - How to Fill a New Raised Garden Bed (Short or Tall)
354: Put these 12 tasks on your garden calendar NOW to make your season less stressful all-year
353 - 7 Favorite Companion Planting Combinations (+ why)
352 - Planning a Year-Long Fresh Food Garden with a small space and minimal preserving
351 - What to Plant First
350 - Winter Garden Update & How I'll Plan Differently
349 - Don't Start These 10 Seeds Indoors: Part 2 Warm Season Crops
348 - How to Use the New Garden Zone Map with Gardener Scott
347 - Don't Start These 10 Seeds Indoors: Part 1 Cool Season Crops
346 - How to Grow Microgreens Indoors with Jonah Krochmalnek - Microgreens Farmer
345 - Preventing Indoor Seed Starting Problems Before They Start
344- Why I'm Not Using Soil Blocks for Seed Starting [much] Anymore
343 - Indoor Seed Starting: What to expect from planting the seed to planting in the garden
Welcome to the Beginner's Garden Podcast! Grow your own food garden with Jill McSheehy
342 - Organization Hacks for Garden Supplies & Seeds
341 - How to Grow in Straw Bales
340 - How to Plant and Grow Blueberries Successfully
339 - My Favorite Garden Tools of 2023
338 - Oregano vs. Marjoram
337 - Garden Wins in 2023
336 - Adapting the Garden to Your Climate and Having Fun Doing It with Garden Coach and Educator Alicia Devore
335 - Money-Saving Succession Planting Ideas for 3 Seasons
334 - Planning a Winter Garden
333 - What Didn't Go As Planned This Year
332 - 3 Questions to Ask As You Evaluate Your Garden and Prepare for Next Season
331 - Home Gardener's Guide to Soil Testing with Christina McInnis of SoilKit
330 - Getting Back to Our Roots with Jill Winger, author of Old Fashioned On Purpose
329 - Season Extension Methods: Covers, Hoops, & Hacks for Extending the Fall Garden into Winter
328 - Garlic Challenges with Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening
327 - Helen Atthowe - Fall Cover Crops for Different Soil Types
326 - What to Plant NOW (When You Haven't Planned Your Fall Garden Yet)
325 - The Case for Hybrids with Jill Ragan of Whispering Willow Farms and author of The Tiny but Mighty Farm
324 - How to Plant Fall Crops in the Heat of Summer
323 - How I Had the BEST Tomato Year Ever
322 - Fall Gardening for Mental Health with Jen McDonald of Garden Girls
321 - Small Scale Homesteading with Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn
320 - Fall Gardening Q&A
319 - Mid-Season Q&A
318 - 3 Common Tomato Problems for the Beginning Gardener in the Summer
317 - Victory Gardens Then and Now with Maggie Stuckey, author of The Container Victory Garden
316 - New Irrigation Set-Up (4 types of drip systems, automation, & timer options)
315 - Mid-Season Check-In: Observations & Lessons Learned
314 - Plant Diseases, Critters, and Other Garden Problems with Susan Mulvihill, author of The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook
313 - Pollination Problems: What to do when you see flowers but no fruit on squash, zucchini, and cucumbers
312 - From Garden Work to Garden Enjoyment - Embracing the Seasons with Liz Zorab, author of The Seasoned Gardener
311 - Container Companion Planting with Edible Crops with Pam Farley, author of The First Time Gardener: Container Food Gardening
310 - Aphids: How to Control without Spraying
309 - Planting by the Signs with Sarah L Hall, author of Sown in the Stars
308 - Growing Kitchen Herbs: 5 Most Common Beginner Mistakes & How to Successfully Grow a Kitchen Herb Garden
307 - 5 Medicinal Herbs to Plant Once and Grow and Use for Years
306 - 3 Steps to Go from Plant Killer to Green Thumb with Nicole Burke of Gardenary
305 - When to Plant and When to Wait
304 - The Effects of Weather on Gardening with Meteorologist Ed Buckner
303 - Green Beans: Beginner's Starter Guide
302 - Vertical Trellis Orientation & How to Best Use Cattle Panel Trellises
301 - Cucumbers: Beginner's Starter Guide
300: Organic Amendments for Raised Beds and Containers with Shelby Devore of Farminence
299 - Tomatoes: Beginner's Starter Guide
298 - Greenhouse Gardening in the Spring
297 - Potatoes: Beginner's Starter Guide
296 - Seed Starting Q&A and Troubleshooting
295 - Carrots: Beginner's Starter Guide
294 - Year-Round Salad Greens
293 - Lettuce: Beginner's Starter Guide
292 - Best Tomatoes for Canning
NEW Beginner's Starter Guide Series
290 - Simple Succession Planting + Examples
289 - Key Dates to Know When Planning Your Garden
288 - What to Do in February
287 - Why You Don't Plant by Your Garden Zone
286 - Why Gardens Fail
285 - Getting Plant Timing Right
284 - How Many to Plant
283 - From Garden Frustrations to Prolific Production -- the evolution of a beginning gardener with Becky Allen
282 - Raised Beds vs Containers
281 - 9 Tips for Budget Friendly Seed Shopping
280 - Where I Buy Seeds
279 - 5 things you must know before starting seeds indoors
278 - What to Do in January
277 - 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Planning Your 2023 Garden
276 - How to Select Potato Varieties for your Climate and Kitchen with Jim Gerritsen Wood Prairie Family Farm
275 - Potato Experiments Results
274 - Growing Citrus Trees with John Panzarella of Panzarella Citrus Farm
273 - Fall Garden Tests, Observations, & Lessons Part 2
272 - Fall Garden Tests, Observations, & Lessons Part 1
[Sneak Peak] Patreon Bonus Content
271 - Garden Chatting with JoeGardener's Joe Lamp'l
270 - Succession Planting Strategies that WORKED in 2022
269 - Tobie Stanger - Countertop Indoor Gardens
268 - How to Save Seed from 8 Popular Summer Crops
267 - Urban and Community Gardening Justin Trezza
266 - Using Fall Leaves in the Garden
265 - Adding to the Garden with Lana Stenner from The Grace Filled Homestead
264 - Preparing Soil in the Fall for Next Season
263 - Beginner's Guide to Fall Cover Crops
262 - 6 Irrigation Options for Small & Large Spaces
261 - Fall Gardening for Winter Harvest with Becky at The Seasonal Homestead
BONUS [Time Sensitive] Quick Tip, Greenstalk Sale, & Fall Garden Workshop
260 - Types of Garlic to Consider this Fall
259 - Lessons & Observations from the 2022 Summer Garden
258 - Seeds or Transplants in the Fall Garden
257 - Freezing Basics with Crystal of Whole Fed Homestead and Author of Freeze Fresh
256 - Green Beans: What Can Go Wrong?
255 - Connecting our Gardens with Our Health with Nutritionist Heather Woodruff
254 - What's Wrong with My Plant?
253 - Important Fall Garden Considerations that rarely get discussed
252 - Reduce Preserving Overwhelm with THIS Simple Strategy
251 - Crops You Can Plant in July
250 - Ask Me Anything
249 - Growing Food on 1/40 acre with Nicky at Permaculture Gardens
248 - Harvesting & Curing Garlic & Onions
247 - Cucumbers: What Can Go Wrong?
246 - Creating Living Soil with No-Till Market Farmer Jesse Frost
245 - Companion Planting with Herbs (in containers and in the garden)
244 - 3 Go-To Tomato Trellises
243 - Drought Proof Your Garden with Dr. Elaine Ingham - Soil Food Web
BONUS - Greenstalk Vertical Planter FAQ's
242 - Preparing for Pests
241 - How to Read a Soil Test with Joseph Akins
240 - Real Talk about Growing a Garden to Save Money
239 - Growing Potatoes Organically with Jim Gerritsen of Wood Prairie Family Farm -- Part 2
238 - Growing Potatoes Organically with Jim Gerritsen of Wood Prairie Family Farm -- Part 1
237 - How to Amend Your Soil Before Spring Planting
236 - Garden Fit with Jeff Hughes and Madeline Hooper (new TV show!)
235 - Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden with Jessica Walliser
234 - Starting Direct Sow Crops Indoors
233 - Potting Up: What it is and how to do it
232 - New Strategies, Tests, & Crops for 2022
231 - 12 Tasks to Include on Your Garden Calendar for the Entire Season
230 - Plant Spacing Options for Raised Beds, Ground Beds, and Containers
229 - 7 Plant Timing Mistakes to Avoid
228 - What to Do When You Run Out of Space
227 - Vertical Trellis Options for Small and Large Spaces
226 - High Production Crops for Small Spaces
225 - 3 Succession Planting Strategies to have fresh harvests longer
224 - Companion Planting: How Close is Too Close?
223 - How to Plan Your Garden for Seasonal Eating
222 - Simple Spices You Can Grow
221 - Money-Saving Crops to Grow this Year
220 - Essential Indoor Seed Starting Supplies
219 - Winter Task List for the Upcoming Garden
218 -- 10 Ways to Pre-Plan Your 2022 Garden
217 -- How to Organize Your Seed Shopping
216 -- Testing: Tromboncino Squash
215 -- Testing: Potatoes in Raised Beds, Grow Bags, Ground, & Fall Planting
214 -- Testing: Companion Plants to Deter Cabbage Worms
213 -- Testing: Onion Harvest -- how I finally got big bulbs!
212 -- How to Test in Your Garden to Make Informed Decisions (+ My Ongoing Tomato Experiments)
211 -- Spinach: What Can Go Wrong?
210 - Large Space Food Gardening with Liz Zorab
209 -- Small Space Kitchen Gardening with Nicole Burke
208 -- Garlic: What Can Go Wrong?
207 -- 12 Lessons from My Summer Garden
206 -- Greenhouse Gardening One Year Later
205 -- Seed Saving FAQ with Sheryl Normandeau & Janet Melrose
204 -- Corn: What Can Go Wrong?
4 Reasons Garlic Bulbs Were Small at Harvest
203 - Strengthening Your Body for Gardening without Injury with Robin Long of the Balanced Life
202 - How Small Gardens Can Change the World with Native Plants - Dr. Deborah Landau
Q&A: Summer's Over, Now What?
201 - Critical Observations for your Fall Garden
Q&A - Is a seedling heat mat necessary for fall crops?
200 - Best Advice from Beginning Gardeners to Beginning Gardeners
Q&A - What do I need to remove to get ready for the fall garden?
199 -- When to Take Out Summer Garden Plants
Q&A - How Important is Weeding?
198 - Fall Cover Crops with True Leaf Market
Q&A - Fertilizing. When, What, & How much?
197 - Peppers: What Can Go Wrong?
Q&A: How many tomato plants do you need to preserve a year's worth of tomato products?
196 - How to Minimize Pest Damage in an Organic Garden -- Susan Mulvihill
Q&A: How can I keep my plants from wilting in the late afternoon sun?
195 - Fall Garden Tasks to Start Right Now
Q&A - What's Wrong with My _____ ?
194 - 21 Ways to Avoid Garden Burnout this Summer
Q&A - What Can I Do with Small Amounts of Tomatoes?
193 - Tomatoes What Can Go Wrong?
Q&A- Should you remove dead leaves/stalks of a plant that's still producing?
192 - Your Personality and Your Garden Style (an enneagram conversation) -- with Carissa Hardage
Q&A -- Are the Flowers on Herbs Edible?
191 - How to Use Buckwheat as a Summer Cover Crop
Q&A - How can weeds be useful in the garden?
190: Grow More Feed More Program - Angela Thomas from Bonnie Plants
Q&A - Is Epsom Salt Good for Tomato Plants?
189: Squash: What Can Go Wrong?
Q&A: When do you harvest beans for shelling or drying?
188 - The Modern Homestead Garden -- Gary Pilarchik
Q&A- Do you have to turn or change out raised bed soil?
187: No Dig Gardening -- Charlie Nardozzi
Q&A - How do I get over my fear of canning?
186: Onions - What Can Go Wrong?
Q&A - Is Preserving Worth It?
185: Preserving Supplies: from Basic to Scaling Up
Q&A: What canning book is best for beginners?
184: 9 Organic Mulch Options for the Vegetable Garden
Q&A - What are the best pollinator plants?
183: Mulching the Vegetable Garden: Why it's Essential and How to Do It
Q&A: What is the best method for watering?
182 - Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden
QA63 - How do I protect my garden from animals?
181 - Broccoli: What Can Go Wrong?
Q&A - How do I keep weeds from taking over?
180 - How to Grow in a Greenstalk -- Ashley from Greenstalk Garden
Q&A: What do I do with volunteer plants?
179 -- Using Chickens in the Garden + How to Use the Manure with Lisa Steele of Fresh Eggs Daily
QA60 - What do I put on the bottom of raised beds?
178 -- Getting Started with Sweet Potatoes
Q&A Questions on Filling & Amending Raised Beds
177 -- Carrots: What Can Go Wrong?
Q&A: Planning for Travel -- How will my garden survive?
176 -- Grow Bag Gardening with Kevin Espiritu
Q&A: How soon can I direct sow cool season crops?
175 -- First-Time Gardener with Roots & Refuge Jessica Sowards
Q&A: Do I need fertilizer if I use compost?
174 -- Homegrown Spices with Tasha Greer
Q&A - What direction should my trellises face?
173 - 10 Steps to Planning a Multiple Season Garden Layout
Q&A: How close can companion plants be planted next to each other?
172 - Companion Planting Disasters
Q&A: When do I plant cool season crops?
171 - Plant Timing Tips for Tomatoes and Peppers
Q&A: Which tomato varieties are best for canning?
170 - Choosing Your Crops: Begin with the End in Mind
Q&A: What crops have I NEVER planted from seed indoors?
169 - Pros & Cons of Soil Blocking for Indoor Seed Starting
Q&A: Does it matter where I buy seeds?
168 - Is Indoor Seed Starting Right for You?
167 - 7 Ways to Pre-Plan Your 2021 Garden
Q&A What is New & Unique About the 2021 Complete Garden Planner?
166 - Garden Gadget Wish List
Q & A Straw Bale Garden Fertilizer to Garden Soil?
165-Complete Container Herb Gardening - Sue Goetz
Q & A Is the 3 Sisters Method a Good Idea?
164-Homemade Gifts From the Garden
Q&A Can I grow cilantro now?
163 - What I'm Thankful for in 2020
162 - Simplifying Compost
Q&A - What if my garlic sprouts early?
161 - Straw Bale Garden Results
Q&A - Do You Need To Cover Herbs In Winter?
160 - Ways to Nurture Your Mental Health in the Garden's Off - Season
How to use Coffee Grounds in the Garden
159 - Basic Season Extension and Overwintering Crops
Greenhouse Questions
158 - What's Wrong With My Raised Bed Soil?
Q&A Is it Too Late to Plant?
157 - 6 Simple Herbs for Health and How to Use Them - Carolyn Thomas from Homesteading Family
Q&A What can I do to Prepare for Next Season
156 - What I'll Keep & Change Next Season
Q&A - Do you pull plants out by the root when removing?
155 - Summer Garden 2020 - Failures
Q&A: Is it best to grow herbs in containers?
154 - Summer Garden 2020 - Successes
Q&A: Should I Test My Soil in Each Bed?
153 - Planting Garlic - Prepping the Soil for Best Bulb Harvest
Q&A: What is a tomato leader? What is topping off?
152 - Late Summer To-Do List
Q&A: What do I do with overgrown tomato plants?
151 - Fall Gardening in Different Climates with Kevin Espiritu and Melissa K Norris
Q&A: How long do you let plants stay in the garden before taking out?
150 - Gardening Principles I Don't Compromise ( and ones I let slide )
Q&A: What does it mean to "add compost?"
149 - Powdery Mildew
Q&A: Can I Plant Garlic from the Grocery Store?
148- 9+ Fall Crops for the Beginning Gardener
Q&A: One Way to Transition a Bed from Summer to Fall
147- Saving Seeds for Your Next Garden with Phil Kauth of Seed Savers Exchange
Q&A: When to pick okra and how to save its seeds
146- Mid-Summer To Do List
Q&A: Drip Lines Above or Below Mulch?
145- Empty Garden Space in the Summer
Q&A: Tomato Hornworms
144- Fall Garden Prep
Q&A - Is it too late to plant beans?
143- Gardening in the Heat
Q&A - How Do I Fertilize Container Vegetables?
142- Spring Garden Lessons Learned
Q&A - Why aren't my vertical plants climbing?
141 - What to Do with the Harvest
Q&A: Squash flowers but no fruit? (How to hand-pollinate)
140 - Early Summer To Do List
Q&A: My Herbs are Flowering! Now What?
139- Organic Pesticides and their Uses with Joe Lamp'l
Q&A: Why is my lettuce growing really tall?
138- Organic Fertilizer Options with Joe Lamp'l
Q&A: Pests in an Organic Garden: when do I step in?
137- Compost Piles vs. Tumblers
Q&A: What if I'm behind in planting? (or lost crops already?)
136- Protecting Your Garden from Deer, Rabbits, Squirrels, and Other Wildlife
Q&A: Composting or Worm Composting? Which to Start With?
135- Favorite Herbs to Grow for Health, Body, and Home
Q&A - How to get or grow sweet potato slips?
134- Garden Hacks with Joey Baird
Q&A: What are must-have crops for your first garden?
133- Mid Spring To Dos
Q&A: Where do I start?
132 - Straw Bale Gardening with Joel Karsten
Q&A - Staying at Home and Need Garden Supplies? 10 Ways to Get What You Need
131 - Caring for Adolescent Plants
Q&A - Should You Plant Seeds by Date or Soil Temperature?
130 - Hardening Off - Transitioning to the Outdoor Garden
Q&A: What If You Have a Black Thumb?
129 - Preparedness Gardening in Uncertain Times with Kevin Espiritu and Melissa K Norris
Q&A: Is treated wood safe for raised garden beds?
128 - Sacrifices of Gardening
Q&A: What's the point of a summer cover crop?
127 - Early Spring To-Do List
Q&A: Is it necessary to fertilize seedlings?
126 - 3 Raised Bed Soil Mixes Compared
Q&A: Should You Line the Bottom of Raised Beds?
125- Bees, Caterpillars, and the Importance of Insects with Dr Tallamy
Q&A: How can I grow cold and warm season crops in the same bed?
124 - 9 Simple Succession Planting Combinations
Q&A - What item should a beginning canner start with, and what pressure canner is a good choice?
123 - 5 Ways to Make Efficient Use of Garden Space
Q&A - How can I avoid massive crop loss due to diseases or pests?
122 - 5 Ideas for Planting Edibles Outside the Garden
Q&A: When Should You Apply Mulch?
121 - Dependable Varieties for Beginners
Q&A: Where Can I Buy Bushes, Trees, and Other Live Plants?
120 - Garden To-Don't List
Q&A: What are advantages of a 6" deep raised bed?
119 - Winter To-Do List
Q&A: Do you need a seedling heat mat?
118 - 3 Ways to Change Your Garden Plan in 2020
117 - Family Garden Plan with Melissa K Norris
116 - Weedless Gardening with Lee Reich
115 - Organic Gardening for Everyone with CaliKim
114 - The Autopilot Garden with Luke Marion
113 - Urban Gardening with Kevin Espiritu
112 - Confusing Garden Terminology
111- 5 Superfoods to Plant in Your Garden
110 - A Gardener's Guide to Getting Started with Chickens, with Nicole Gennetta
109 - 13 Fall to Winter Garden Tasks
108- Crop Rotation Simplified
107 - 23 Things Gardeners Wish They'd Known, Part 2
106 - 23 Things Gardeners Wish They'd Known, part 1
105 - 11 Garden Projects for Fall and Winter to Prepare for Next Season
104- Grow Food Indoors in the Winter with Ashley Dempster of the Townhouse Homestead
103 - Lessons from My Summer Garden
102 -7 Garden Tasks to Transition from the Summer Garden
101 - Medicinal Herb Gardening for Beginners
100 - My First Garden
99 - Pest Control without Pesticides
98 - Why Homegrown Tastes Better than Store Bought
97- Fall Gardening FAQs with Stacey Murphy
96 - Fall Gardening- When and How to Plant with Stacey Murphy
95 - When to Harvest Corn
94 - When to Harvest Melons
93 - Freezing, Canning, and Dehydrating Basics
92- Garden Irrigation with Joe Lamp'l
91 - Tomato Troubleshooting with Joe Lamp'l
90 - 10 Lessons Learned from the Spring Garden
89 - How to Harvest, Store, and Cure Garlic
88 - Tips from Rookie Gardeners
87 - How to Eat Your Back Yard Year Round with Becky Porter of The Seasonal Homestead
86 - Growing Okra No Matter Where You Live
85 - 3 Organic Aphid Controls Tested
84 - Tomatoes to Prune or Not to Prune
83- From Ground Beds to Raised Beds - Interview with Jill Winger of the Prairie Homestead
82- Prevent Poisoning Your Soil - Interview with Jill Winger of the Prairie Homestead
81- My Favorite Gardening Podcasts
80 - 12 Garden Rules
79 - Organic Cabbage Worm Control
78 - Vertical Vegetables with Amy Andrychowicz
77 - Raised Bed FAQs
76- Tomato Cages vs. Stakes
75 - Short term vs Long term Harvests
74 - Worm Composting for Beginners
73 - Companion Planting for Pest Control
72 - 21 Tips to Save Money in the Garden
71 - 4 Tips in Choosing Raised Bed Soil
70 - 5 Mistakes First-Time Gardeners Make
69 - Low Maintenance Crops for Busy Gardeners
68- How to Start Seeds Indoors - interview with Kevin from Epic Gardening
67- Where to Buy Seeds
66 - First Steps to Planning Your 2019 Garden
65 - My 8 Favorite Garden Tools and Books
64 - Soil Testing - a Beginners Guide to Why, When, How, and What Next
63 - Get a Head Start on Next Year's Garden
62: Why You Shouldn't Clean Up Your Garden (Mostly)
61: Lessons Learned from my Summer Garden
60: Should You Grow Garlic?
59: Your Garden Zone - What It Tells You (and what it doesn't)
58: Planning and Planting a Fall Garden
57: How to Get Started in Home Canning with Melissa K Norris
56: 9 Lessons from My Spring Garden (2018)
55: Managing Pests Organically - interview with IPM Expert Patrick Byers of the University of Missouri Extension
54: 6 Steps to Incorporate Vertical Gardening in Your Garden
53: Aged-Based Ideas to Get Kids Involved in the Garden
52: Tomato Leaves Turning Yellow? 5 Possible Reasons
51: Interview with Misti Little of the Garden Path Podcast
50: 15 Tips for First-time Gardeners from Experienced Gardeners
49: 10 Succession and Relay Planting Ideas for Your Garden
48: Vacation Plans? 5 Ways to Prep Your Garden
47: Building Healthy Soil -- Interview with Jackie Beyer of the Organic Gardener Podcast
46: Tomato Trellising - Deciding Which Method is Right for You
45: 6 Crops Beginners Can Grow From Seed in the Garden (No Indoor Seed-Starting Required)
44: When to Plant What - Guide to Getting Your Crops in the Ground at the Right Time
43: Avoiding Mistakes in Container Gardening - Interview with Randy from FarmDaddy
42: Strawberry Planting Basics
41: 7 Tips for Choosing Transplants at the Garden Center
40: How to Grow Onions Successfully
39: Blueberries in the Ground and Containers -- Interview with Lee Reich
38: 7 Common Raised Bed Gardening Mistakes
37: 10 Adjustments I'm Making in My Garden this Season
36: Expert Advice on Tomatoes -- Interview with Mike at White Harvest Seed Co. Pt. 2
35: Choosing and Growing Seeds - Interview with Mike at White Harvest Seed Company
34: Grow these 5 Dirty Dozen Crops to Avoid Consuming Pesticides
33: 4 Crops You Can Grow that Will Cut Your Grocery Bill
32: How to Plant Garlic – 3 Most Frequently Asked Questions
31: End of season garden clean-up that will help get next year's garden started out right
30: Free Produce! Seed Saving for the Hobby Gardener
29: 6 Garden Failures Last Season and How I Overcame Them This Year
28: Top 5 Crops for a Fall Garden
27: Preserving Tomatoes – Making the Most of Your Harvest
26: Squash Bugs and Squash Vine Borers
25: How to Control Aphids Naturally and Effectively
24: What I Learned – Garlic & Onions – 2017 Recap
23: Advice from a True Beginning Gardener: Interview with Whitney Cromley
22: Herb Basics Part 2: Rosemary, Oregano, Thyme, Sage, and Chives
21: Herb Basics Part 1: Basil, Dill, Cilantro, and Parsley
20: Some Like it Hot: Growing Peppers and Okra
19: The Joys and Challenges of Growing Squash and Zucchini
18: Best Gardening Tips from Real-Life Homesteader Melissa K. Norris
17: Overcoming the Challenges of Growing Corn
16: Grow Green Beans to Last All Year
15: Growing Cucumbers
14: Planting Tomatoes
13: Growing Peas for the Beginner
12: My Five Favorite Garden Tools
11: Cool Weather Crops in the Southern Garden
10: Yes! Even a Beginner Can Grow Potatoes!
9: Growing Blueberries: Tips for Beginners
8: How to Grow a Salsa Garden from Planning to Canning {FREE Download}
7: Composting Basics for the Beginner
6: Plants that Climb & Sprawl: Choose the Best Trellis Option for Your Garden, Big or Small
5: Creating Fertile Soil: The Basis of Your Best Garden
4: Seeds or Transplants? Which to Grow? When to Plant?
3: Weed Control Starts Early: 4 Types of Mulch You Can Use + Other Weed Control Methods
2: How to Plan Your Garden Space (Raised Beds, Containers, Plot of land, Companion Planting, Layout, & More)
1: 5 Tips to Help You Decide What to Plant in Your Garden