491 - Should you plant onions in the fall?
Planting onions in fall might give you an earlier harvest than you thought possible. If you garden in Zone 7 or warmer, overwintering onions...
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The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy
The Beginner’s Garden Podcast with Jill McSheehy provides easy-to-understand tips, and information, and resources to help beginning gardeners get the most out of their gardening adventure —...
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490 - Fall Crop Adjustments as the Weather Turns
Your fall garden may be growing the same vegetables you planted in spring, but that doesn't mean they need the same care. Shorter days, warm...
489 - Using a Greenhouse to its Full Potential with Leslie Halleck
Thinking about getting a greenhouse but not sure what it can actually do for your garden? A greenhouse can extend your growing season, prote...
488 - Two Easy Cover Crops That Changed My Raised Bed Garden
Not sure what to cover your raised bed soil with this winter? Cover crops can build soil, suppress weeds, and even provide living mulch. In...
487 - Fastest Fall Crops If You're Starting Late
Think you've missed your chance to plant a fall garden? You may still have time to grow a harvest, even if September is already here. The ke...
486 - Making Space for Fall Crops (when summer crops are still growing)
Trying to plant a fall garden when your beds are still full of summer crops? You don't have to clear everything at once. A simple bed-by-bed...
485 - Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, & More: How to Cure & Store Root Crops
You worked hard to grow potatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, and sweet potatoes. How do you keep them from spoiling before you can use them? I...
484 - Tomatoes, Cucumbers & More: Fridge or Counter? How to Store Today's Harvest
Fresh garden produce doesn't stay fresh by accident. Learn exactly where to store tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, melons, and more so they las...
483 - What I've Changed in Preserving My Harvest
Feeling overwhelmed by canning and preserving your garden harvest? Wondering if you have to preserve everything you grow to make gardening w...
482 - Meal Prep from Your Garden with Crystal Schmidt, author of Freeze Fresh Meal Prep
Have you ever wished your garden harvest could make dinner easier months after the growing season ends? In this episode, I'm welcoming Cryst...
481 - Wasps and Bees: The Invisible Work These Insects Do in Your Garden
Struggling to know which garden insects are friends or foes? Learn why wasps, hoverflies, and bees may be doing more to protect your garden...
480 - Yellow Leaves, Bugs, and No Fruit: What to Do in the Mid-Summer Garden
Yellow leaves, chewed-up plants, and tomatoes that suddenly stop producing can make it feel like your garden is falling apart. But many comm...
479 - Fall Garden: 3 Simple Steps to Start Now
Summer gardening can leave you feeling worn out, but your best harvest may still be ahead. If you've been wondering whether a fall garden is...
478 - Summer Watering: What Your Garden Actually Needs
Struggling to know how much to water your vegetable garden during summer? You're not alone. Learn how to water raised beds, containers, and...
477 - What to Plant in June and July
Struggling with empty garden beds after harvesting spring crops? Wondering what to plant in June and July without wasting valuable garden sp...
Questions My Garden Visitors Asked (and My Honest Answers)
A bus full of seasoned gardeners showed up to tour my garden, and the questions they asked were so good I wrote every one down. How close is...
475 - The Problem with Sevin Dust
Struggling with garden pests and wondering if Sevin Dust is the answer? Before you reach for this popular insecticide, it's important to und...
474 - How to use what you're growing for extra income with Luke Hammond
Struggling with rising grocery prices while your garden overproduces? In this episode, you'll learn practical ways to turn extra vegetables...
473 - What the Spring Garden Taught Me This Year
Struggling with cabbage worms, bolting brassicas, or disappointing cauliflower heads? In this episode, you'll learn practical spring garden...
472 - Cooking Your Harvest: Simple Secrets from a Disney Chef at EPCOT
You grew it. Now how do you make it taste as good as it possibly can? A conversation with a working chef changes the way you think about wha...