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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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00:24:43

Your Fall Garden Planning Checklist - Ep. 157

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/07/18

If you’ve never grown a fall garden, you are missing out. There seems to be so much less insect and disease pressure with a fall garden. The weather seems to be a bit more predictable, too, even if it is still hot when we get started. This doesn’t mean the fall garden is fool-proof, but it does mean that many of us get a second chance or sort of “redo” of our spring crops. If there were things that didn’t grow well for us that we’d like to try again, fall is often a great time to do that. If there

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00:20:27

Safe Rainwater Collection: Beating Drought in Your...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/07/11

If you're in an area that is facing a drought this summer, like I am, you might be thinking of ways to combat it in the garden. Enter the rain barrel! Home gardeners often use rain barrels to collect rainwater from roofs as a supplement to summer irrigation. Rainwater is a natural and unchlorinated water source for plants, but rooftop runoff can be contaminated by chemical and biological pollutants. Today we talk about the practicality of rain barrels, possible contaminants and where they come

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00:14:43

The Link Between Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/07/07

Is eating ultra-processed foods associated with depression, anxiety, memory problems, and trouble reasoning? An article I read in early May took me down a research rabbit hole and there are a lot of recent studies that say just that: 60% of the American diet is ultra-processed foods and they are causing mental health issues and cognitive decline. Today we're digging into the data and uncovering what defines ultra-processed foods, how much it affects our mental health, and to what extent. Resources

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00:27:35

Growing Melons: Watermelon, Cantaloupe and More - Ep....

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/07/04

There are few things that taste like summer quite like cantaloupe or watermelon. These hydrating favorites can sometimes be a little mystifying for new gardeners to grow. And what's the difference between a crenshaw and a canary melon? On today’s episode, we’re digging into all things melon. What does it take to grow them, can they cross-pollinate, and what’s the trick to picking a truly ripe watermelon? Let's Dig in! Episode References and Citations: Wasylikowa, Krystyna; van der Veen,

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00:07:31

Excessive Heat in the Garden: Helping Our Tomatoes,...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/06/30

It's hot and your plants look awful! Extreme heat can mean extreme responses from our gardens. Let's spend a few minutes talking about what's normal, what we should and shouldn't be doing, and how we can help when needed to help the summer garden get through a heat wave. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justgrowsomething/message

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00:31:32

Summer Garden Checklist: Eight Tasks to Keep the...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/06/27

Today we’re talking specific tasks we need to perform in the garden to get our best yield and to keep the harvest going through to fall. Unfortunately, our gardens are not “set and forget it” kind of things. We can’t just put the plants out there and come back in six weeks and expect to harvest. And as the days heat up and summertime events take over it can be tempting to skip some of these things in favor of other more fun activities. We’re going to run down the list of eight things we need to be

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00:19:06

What is Well-Draining Soil? - Ep. 153

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/06/20

The description on just about every seed packet or plant tag usually says something along the lines of, this plant “likes fertile, well-draining soil, with lots of organic matter.” The fertility part we likely understand, and we talk about soil organic matter all the time around here. But what about well-draining soil? What does that mean, how do we know if we have it, and what do we do if we don’t? If our soil isn’t well-draining are we destined to only garden in planters where we can completely

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00:07:27

Glyphosate, Liver Disease, and Metabolic Syndromes in...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/06/16

New research from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health shows that childhood exposure to glyphosate is linked to liver inflammation and metabolic disorder in early adulthood, which could lead to liver cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease later in life. Thousands of people have filed lawsuits against Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, and its parent company, Bayer, claiming that exposure to glyphosate caused them to develop cancer. Levels of glyphosate found in our foods have always been

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00:22:39

Growing Okra - Ep. 152

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/06/13

On today’s episode we go over the basics of growing okra, including preferred temperatures and conditions that are key to its success, and discuss ways to work around some of those preferences to get yourself a crop even in a short season or difficult climate. You can most certainly grow this southern favorite in a cooler climate with a shorter season with just a few tricks! Episode Resources: Vegetables. Wageningen, Netherlands: Backhuys. 2004. p. 21. ISBN 9057821478. "Okra, or

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00:11:21

Can Parthenocarpic Zucchini Save Our Harvest by...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/06/09

If you're in the U.S. Midwest, squash bugs and squash vine borers often keep you from getting your best zucchini harvest. But what if there were a variety of zucchini you could keep covered the whole time you were growing it so the pests couldn't get to it? And it would fruit without pollination? Today we explore the possibility of parthenocarpy in zucchini varieties, where to find them, and how they can thwart our biggest zucchini pests. EPISODE RESOURCES: Burpee 'Sure Thing'

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00:16:16

Conflicting Gardening Advice: Who Should We Believe?...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/06/07

Sometimes it is very difficult to sift through all the information and advice we get as gardeners and to know what exactly we should be doing out there. This source says one thing, that blog says another thing, and the book on our bedside swears those other two are incorrect. What are we supposed to do? Today we’re talking about two specific pieces of advice I was asked about over the weekend that seem to be complete opposites of each other but, in reality, they are two sides of the same coin. One

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00:07:28

Garden Amendments and Pets: Dangerous Mulch, Moldy...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/06/02

Our pets are part of the family and we hate to see anything happen to them. Let's be sure there's nothing we're doing in the garden that might be hazardous to their health. Today's discussion is all about avoiding the dangers from our compost piles, mushroom compost, mulch, fertilizers and amendments. Episode Resources: Mushroom Toxicity | VCA Animal Hospitals (vcahospitals.com) Tremorgenic Mycotoxins - Moldy Food Strikes Back - CriticalCareDVM Common Garden Dangers for Dogs -

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00:23:26

Rhubarb, Asparagus Beetles, Fertilizer, and Other...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/05/30

The height of the gardening season in the northern hemisphere is on the horizon which means peak time for gardening questions! Today we dig into why rhubarb might not turn red when ready to harvest, what the numbers on fertilizers mean and why the source matters, battling asparagus beetles, and preventing garden damage from animals during drought. If you've got a gardening question, I'd love to hear it! Send me a message on social media, email me, use the link below to send me a voice

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00:20:53

Eight Common Tomato Plant Diseases - Focal Point Friday

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/05/26

Since it's peak tomato growing season in most areas of the northern hemisphere, I thought it would be a good time to revisit an old episode about tomato plant diseases! This is not a comprehensive list, but a discussion of eight of the most prevalent diseases. As always, be sure to check with your local university extension to find out which diseases are most prevalent in your area. This will save you some stress. Let's dig in! Episode Resources: Ep. 99 - Eight Common Tomato Diseases:

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00:19:19

Identifying and Controlling Persistent Weeds in the...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/05/23

I spent the better part of my afternoon on Monday pulling Johnsongrass from my tomato field and in between my pole beans, which is what prompted today’s episode. That Johnsongrass is a perennial weed that reproduces both by seeds and by rhizomes and it’s been an aggressive problem for us in one particular field and I thought it would be helpful to give some tips on controlling all types of weeds in your garden. Today we’ll talk about knowing the difference between annual weeds and perennial ones,

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00:08:01

Tomato Varieties for Containers and Small Spaces

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/05/19

Tuesday we talked about tomatoes that perform well in short seasons or challenging conditions. I had several listeners reach out and ask about growing in containers and small spaces. There are lots of options for this! On this Focal Point Friday episode, we talk container growing, the different categories of compact tomatoes, and varieties that perform well in just about any small space. References: Tomato Varieties for Short-Season Areas and Challenging Climates - Ep. 148 --- Send in a voice

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00:26:08

Tomato Varieties for Short-Season Areas and...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/05/16

For many gardeners the ultimate vegetable to grow is the tomato. There really is something special about the flavor of a fully ripe tomato picked from the vine and brought straight to your plate. Unfortunately, growing tomatoes can be a challenge if you live in an area with a short season. For those of you living in colder regions your growing season for warm-weather crops may be very, very short between frost-free days. Those in very warm climates have the opposite problem; you may need to get a

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00:11:41

Tomatoes: To Prune or Not to Prune? Keys to Your...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/05/12

Does pruning your tomatoes in a certain way increase the yield? Does it really matter? Are there other more important factors involved? I get asked all the time if we prune our tomatoes, how we prune them, how many tomatoes a gardener should expect to get from one plant, etc. Folks tend to get frustrated when it’s not a straightforward answer. Your tomato yield is likely to boil down to a number of factors before you even get to the pruning question. Today's episode digs into the three factors

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00:22:01

The Great Marigold Debate - Ep. 147

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/05/09

For as long as I can remember I’ve believed that marigolds were the best companion plant for everything. Despite the naysayers touting time and time again that it was all conjecture, I stood by the research I could find that proved otherwise. If you listened to last week’s Focal Point Friday episode you understand the position I’ve found myself in after all these years of companion planting marigolds in and amongst all of my garden plants. To my way of thinking, as long as there wasn’t a proven

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00:11:17

Best Companion Plants for Zucchini and One...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2023/05/05

Companion planting is a great way to deter pests in our garden, specifically for summer squashes. Some plants repel pests like aphids, whiteflies, melonworms and pickleworm. Others are better suited as trap crops, attracting aphids, squash vine borerers, squash bugs and cucumber beetles so we can remove them from the garden and destroy them before they get to our zucchini or yellow squash. It's important to know which pests we're dealing with so we know which plants to use and how to use

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