360-Reflections on Gardening, with Scott Medal Recipient Margaret Roach
New York Times gardening columnist and "A Way to Garden" podcast host Margaret Roach — who is a repeat guest on "The joegardener Show" and a fan favorite — is back again, on the heels of being present...
11 Apr 202459min
359-How to Attract Pollinators of Native Plants-Encore Presentation
To attract a greater diversity of pollinators to a garden, there's nothing better than native plants. In this encore episode, pollinator conservationist Heather Holm joins me to discuss the benefits o...
4 Apr 20241h
358-How a Volunteer Sunflower Turned a Flower Farmer into a Seed Breeder
Life has thrown Steve Kaufer some curveballs, but with some smart pivoting and serendipity, he's become a successful seed breeder and seed farmer, earning the moniker "Sunflower Steve." He joins me on...
28 Mar 20241h 4min
357-Tomato Talk and Big Gardening and Life Changes, with Craig LeHoullier
It's time once again for my annual check-in with Craig LeHoullier, also known as NC Tomatoman, an heirloom tomato and straw bale gardening expert as well as a dwarf tomato breeder. I always look forwa...
21 Mar 20241h 1min
356-Mastering Succession Planting, with Meg Cowden-Encore Presentation
Mastering succession planting takes knowledge and practice, but it's not that tall of a task. Once you get the hang of it, you'll enjoy the benefits of an extended growing season and a greater harvest...
14 Mar 202456min
355-Growing Flowers, Seeds and a Business, with Erin Benzakein of Floret Flower Farm
For success as a flower farmer as well as a seed breeder and seller, it helps to possess both a creative spirit and business acumen. My guest this week, Erin Benzakein of Floret Flower Farm and the Ma...
7 Mar 202458min
354-How Pesticide Regulations Fail Pollinators, with the Xerces Society
Pesticide regulations are designed to reduce the harm that pesticide use has on humans and wildlife, but they are not intended to eliminate all risks and ecological damage. To explain how gaps in pest...
29 Feb 202459min
353-No-Till Growers Guide to Ecological Market Gardening-Encore Presentation
No-till gardening improves soil health and reduces the gardener's workload, all while supporting more vigorous plants with better resilience to pests and diseases and greater crop yields. My guest on ...
22 Feb 20241h 4min
