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Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening

Grow a better vegetable garden, whether you"re a seasoned gardener or have never grown a thing in your life. Karin helps home gardeners learn to grow their own food using evidence-based techniques and research. She talks all about specific plants, pests, diseases, soil and plant health, mulch, garden planning, and more. It"s not just the "how" but also the "why" that makes us better. The goal? For everyone to know how to grow their own food no matter what sized space they have or their experience

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00:14:02

Microgreen Basics - Ep. 169

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/10/17

Microgreens can be grown at any time of the year with very little in the way of equipment and it is super easy to get started. For many of us home gardeners, the season for salad greens can be short. And I don’t know about you, but I still crave fresh greens in the wintertime. The easiest answer to supplementing our greens is to grow microgreens indoors. So, today on Just Grow Something we’re getting started with growing microgreens; what supplies you need, which are the easiest ones for beginners

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Growing Garlic as a Perennial - Ep. 168

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/10/10

Right about now is the time that some of us are looking at getting our garlic cloves into the ground for next summer’s harvest. It really is a pretty simple crop to grow but it seems like seed garlic is getting more and more expensive to purchase. I generally save the best specimens from this year’s harvest and plant it in the fall, but our bulbs this year were far from impressive, none of them really worthy of saving (remember, we save the best and eat the rest) and I found myself having to order a

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00:25:27

Frost Protection Measures in the Garden - Ep. 167

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/10/03

It’s been an unusually warm start to fall in many areas of North America, my home in west central Missouri is no exception where we’re still seeing temperatures up into the 90s F the past few days. But I know we’re inching closer to our usual first frost date and I’m most certainly going to be prepared because our weather is notorious for changing practically overnight and then changing again. If you’re somewhere that experiences frost, which is basically anywhere up through USDA Hardiness zone 10,

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When to Plant Your Cover Crops - Focal Point Friday

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/09/29

We talked all about cover crops in the last episode: why we should use them and which crops perform what job. Let's chat today about when each of those crops should go into the ground for best results. Don't forget you can get a garden cover crop mix from True Leaf Market here: Check out True Leaf Market’s Cover Crop Mix --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justgrowsomething/message

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00:26:54

Getting Started with Cover Crops - Ep. 166

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/09/26

As the growing season is winding down in many areas, we may be looking at some bare empty spaces in our gardens and wondering what to do with them. Should you just mulch it over? Add fresh compost and let it sit? How about a cover crop? Using a cover crop gives back a ton of benefits: improving soil structure, preventing erosion, acting as a living mulch, and adding nutrients back into the soil. And, yes, this can be done in both in-ground beds and raised planters. What you plant and what you do

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00:22:41

Overlooked Edibles: Parts of Our Garden We Didn't...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/09/19

Obviously, we grow our vegetable gardens so we can harvest most of the plants to eat. Yes, some of them are pretty flowers and foliage that are a feast for the eyes, but mainly we just want to eat, right? I generally subscribe to the idea that no parts of the plants we grow should be wasted. If it’s not something we’re going to eat, that green matter needs to go into the compost pile so it can go back into the soil and grow more yummy veggies for my plate. Turns out I’ve been doing the eating part

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Growing Garlic in Warm Climates - Focal Point Friday

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/09/15

Garlic needs specific conditions to grow and, often times, gardeners in warmer climates have a hard time meeting those conditions. Let's talk about some tips and tricks to making sure the conditions are right for growing garlic in your garden and one way to cheat the system! Reference episode: Ep. 67 - When and How to Plant Your Garlic, Plus Tips for Warmer Climates Say Thank You! Just Grow Something Gardening Friends Facebook Group Check out how you can become a patron on

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00:24:36

Crops to Plant in Fall and Harvest in Spring - Ep. 164

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/09/12

This week, let’s take a different approach and talk about things to plant now and through the late fall to get a jump on the spring harvest or even harvest in the summer. The timing of these plantings is going to vary by the region you garden in but the concepts are the same. Plant something now and let it get well-rooted, allow it to go dormant, then as the daylength increases in the spring watch it bounce back up with growth as soon as the conditions are right with no effort on our part in the

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00:21:50

Five Crops to Plant in Fall for Winter Harvest, Zone...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/09/05

If you live in an area that sees hard freezes in winter and sometimes extremely low temperatures, then you might think there isn’t anything you can grow for harvest in the winter. Not so! Even if you live in areas where the ground is routinely frozen solid for months on end, you can keep some crops in the ground and, with some effort, harvest some of those during at least the early parts of winter before bringing the final harvest indoors. If you live in an area where you can grow food year-round

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00:08:51

Direct Sowing Seeds in Late Summer Heat - Focal Point...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/09/01

We've talked about transplanting fall crops in the late summer heat, but what about sowing those seeds directly into the garden? Soil temperature is a real concern here, so today we'll spend a few minutes reviewing the optimal germination temperature for direct-sown fall garden crops and a few tricks for reducing the soil temperature more quickly. Resources: Taylor Precision Products Standard Grade Thermometer Soil Temperature and Seed Germination (psu.edu) Ep. 142 - Planting by Soil

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00:36:59

Storing the Most Popular Types of Fall Garden Crops:...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/08/29

Late summer and all through fall are the times many gardeners are harvesting crops they want to keep for the long-term to use throughout the winter. How do we harvest and store these vegetables to be sure they retain their flavor, texture, and nutrient value? Today we'll discuss basic cold storage of the most popular types of fall garden crop: no refrigeration, no freezing, no canning, no dehydrating. Just what you can rig up in your basement, a closet, a garage or, if you’re lucky, a root

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00:05:03

Shade Options for Late Summer Transplants - Focal...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/08/25

When talking about protecting our summer transplants from excessive heat to get them through to a fall harvest, we can't overlook the possibilities of shade. Temporary shade structures in the late summer garden can help protect our transplants, but it doesn't always require us to purchase or create something! On this Focal Point Friday episode, we spend just five minutes discussing six different options for protecting our fall transplants from too much sun. Resources: Fall Garden

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00:21:21

Fall Garden Transplants: Tips for Success in the Heat...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/08/22

If you’re somewhere where Mother Nature is currently trying to cook you, what do you do to prepare and transplant crops that prefer cooler weather than what you've got? Do you wait? Do you forge ahead and just keep your fingers crossed? Today we’ll talk about how to mitigate the heat when trying to transplant fall crops including the reason why I actually didn’t get any of my plants in the ground last week and, instead, am transplanting now when it’s even hotter. Our heat index yesterday was

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More Fermenting Basics - Focal Point Friday

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/08/11

Let's throwback to my first episode on fermenting and talk a little bit more about the basics. What are those bacteria doing? How safe is fermentation? Let's talk pickling versus fermenting, veggies versus fruits, and cold storage. Episode Resources: Ep. 113 – Dehydrating, Cold Storage, and Fermenting: More Ways to Store Your Harvest Just Grow Something with Karin Velez (justgrowsomethingpodcast.com) --- Send in a voice message:

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00:39:06

Getting Started in Fermenting - Ep. 160

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/08/08

Fermenting foods can be a fun and rewarding way to both preserve the harvest and enhance the flavors of our garden bounty. If you're a beginner looking to get started with fermenting your own foods, I’ve discovered it’s not hard, but there are some essential things to know. Today on Just Grow Something we’ll look at the key tenants behind fermenting foods, the basics of getting started, what types of equipment are necessary and what are just nice-to-haves. Ready to start fermenting? Let’s dig

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Avoiding Disease in Saved Seeds - Focal Point Friday

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/08/04

It's always best to start with saving seeds from your healthiest plants. But what if disease is unavoidable? In this throwback to episode 62, we talk about the two best treatments for saving seeds from plants infected with disease. Episode Resources: Hot Water Treatment for Seeds – Louisiana State University Ep. 62 - Properly Saving Seeds in Your Garden Just Grow Something with Karin Velez (justgrowsomethingpodcast.com) --- Send in a voice message:

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00:27:09

How to Start Saving Seeds From Your Garden (and Why)...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/08/01

If you were gardening in 2020 you likely remember the shortage of seeds that happened when the world shut down and suddenly everybody was growing a garden. Many seed companies were overwhelmed with the influx of orders and that shortage continued into the 2021 season. There’s nothing more disappointing than to peruse a beautiful seed catalog and make out your list of favorites to grow, only to be told the company is sold out. Enter seed saving. If you grow heirloom or open-pollinated varieties, you

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Timing Fall Garden Starts - Focal Point Friday

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/07/28

On this Focal Point Friday, we go back to Episode 101 and talk about three important things to consider when starting plants for the fall garden: germination time, days to maturity, and harvest window. Episode Resources: Ep. 101 - How to Prepare and What to Grow in Your Fall Garden Just Grow Something Gardening Friends Facebook Group Check out how you can become a patron on Patreon JustGrowSomethingPodcast.com Positively Farming Media Podcast Playlist on Spotify --- Send in a voice message:

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00:22:50

Late Summer Succession Planting - Ep. 158

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/07/25

Succession planting gets a lot of attention in the early part of the season when we’re fresh and the garden is new, and we're not beat down by weather or pests or diseases or the endless pulling of weeds. But we often forget about it toward the hottest part of the year. This is why having a garden plan that goes from spring all the way through to fall and even into winter helps, because it’s laid out for us and it doesn’t require thought, just effort. Succession planting is a really valuable

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00:09:10

Five Best Veggies to Grow in the Fall Garden by...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/07/21

When we're talking about fall gardening, it's important to know what grows well in our area at that time of the season so we can better plan. Let's chat about the factors that go into deciding what to grow in the fall garden and my top five picks for your USDA Hardiness Zone, from Zone 1 to Zone 13. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justgrowsomething/message

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