
280-How to Get More Beneficial Insects in Your Garden to Manage Insect Pests Naturally
Beneficial insects that prey on pests can be a gardener's best friend, but many of the predatory insects sold in stores and online are not the right choice for effective biological control. To clear u...
29 Sep 202257min

279-Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World, with William Alexander
Tomatoes are one of the most well-traveled vegetables — or fruits — that there is and one of the most popular crops in home gardens, but after they were introduced to Europe, centuries went by when th...
22 Sep 20221h 12min

278-The Seed Detective: Preserving Diversity & Uncovering the History of Remarkable Vegetables, with Adam Alexander
Adam's new book is "The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables," and it's all about our cultural relationship with garden crops. It's written from Adam's personal per...
15 Sep 202257min

277-Joe Lamp'l and Meg Cowden Discuss His New Book: 'The Vegetable Gardening Book'
To mark the release of my new book, "The Vegetable Gardening Book," which hit shelves on Tuesday, for the podcast this week we're going to turn the tables: My friend and frequent podcast guest Meg Cow...
8 Sep 20221h

276-The Water Crisis in the Face of Climate Change, with Charles Fishman-Encore Presentation
Much of the United States is experiencing drought as of this writing and millions of Americans are facing water shortages right now or in the near future. I thought this week would be the perfect time...
1 Sep 20221h

275-Cool-Season Vegetables to Grow in Fall-Updated Encore Presentation
There are myriad upsides to growing cool-season vegetables in fall, but too many gardeners miss out on this opportunity. The fact is, the vegetable gardening season is far from over when summer ends. ...
25 Aug 20221h

274-Growing Cool-Season Annuals for Earlier Color and Hardier Plants
For earlier pops of color, a buffet for pollinators, and overall hardier plants, gardeners should be growing cool-season annuals — flowers that are started in fall or very early spring and bloom weeks...
18 Aug 20221h 3min

273-Healing Through Gardening, with Stephanie Rose
When touting the benefits of gardening, the first things to come to mind are often beautifying spaces and providing fresh produce to eat, but gardeners also enjoy physical, emotional and mental health...
11 Aug 202259min


















