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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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00:35:00

Top 5 Perennial Herbs by USDA Hardiness Zone - Ep. 226

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/11/26

Save 20% on your Magic Mind subscription! https://magicmind.com/GROWSOMETHING20with code GROWSOMETHING20 We all want things to be just a little bit easier in the garden, right? It’s part of why I try to plant things in the fall to overwinter that will start growing on their own in the spring. It means less effort on my part during a very busy time in the garden when it seems like everything has to go in all at once. The best low-effort thing I can think of in the garden is a perennial and the

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00:29:57

Winter Produce Storage: Tips for Keeping Your Fall...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/11/19

As we head toward the end of fall and into winter it’s time to start using some of what we’ve stored from the garden. Bountiful fall harvests of things like onions, potatoes, carrots, and beets, whether we grew them ourselves or managed to snag some from the local farmers market or CSA, can absolutely be stored up for long-term use. In fact, many of us count on these harvests or market scores to feed our families throughout the winter. But it can be very disheartening to go into your pantry or

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00:46:21

Three Ways to Grow Nutritious Greens Indoors - Ep. 224

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/11/12

It is November, which means we are firmly seated in fall and many of us have seen the total demise of our gardens. In fact, some of us have had several weeks since we saw anything green out there and it’s kind of depressing! Have no fear, there is a way to get a fresh green pick-me-up in the kitchen even when the outside seems bleary – three ways, in fact! Today on Just Grow Something we’re going to cover three ways to grow nutritious greens indoors. This can absolutely be done year-round, but it’s

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00:40:26

Tropical Gardening, Plus Your Biggest Garden Failures...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/11/05

If you’ve been watching my social media accounts you’ve seen me posting about my recent trip to Puerto Rico. I was hoping to see what backyard gardeners were growing in a tropical region and also get an idea of what crops are economically significant to the region and I was actually surprised by what I learned. Today on Just Grow Something we’re going to talk about what crops are prevalent in Puerto Rico and how we can duplicate some of that in our own homes even if we live somewhere that is

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00:34:54

How to Amend the Soil in Fall for a Better Garden in...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/10/29

Adding the right soil amendments in the fall is a great way to set up your garden for success in the spring. By incorporating amendments now, you give them time to break down and integrate into the soil, providing nutrients and improving soil texture for the next growing season.Today on Just Grow Something we’re going to breakdown the best amendments for addressing specific nutrient deficiencies, as well as general-purpose options that we can add to our soil now to benefit our garden in the spring

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00:29:48

Garlic Planting Tips by Climate - Ep. 221

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/10/22

Last week we talked onions, this week it’s another allium, garlic. The timing on planting onions in the fall is just about the same as when we plant our garlic for overwintering and garlic spends just about as much time in the garden as those fall-planted onions do. Just like our onions, there are specific considerations for growing garlic – the right variety, the right soil, specific planting depth and spacing, planting time, and nutrients. If this all sounds vaguely familiar, that’s because those

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00:35:47

Planting Onions in Fall for a Summer Harvest - Ep. 220

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/10/15

This is the episode so many of you have asked for and now is the perfect time because, in most locations, this is the time to be planting onion sets or seedlings to overwinter and harvest the next summer. Successfully growing full-sized onions for fresh eating and for storage seems to allude many of us, I had trouble with it the first few tries, for sure, and I think it boils down to a couple of things. First is planting depth and spacing, second is soil texture and nutrients, and third is the

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00:20:11

How to Dry and Store Cut Flowers - Ep. 219

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/10/08

The fruits and veggies coming from our gardens are not the only things we can dry and store in the off-season. Think about the vibrant colors from the flowers in our yards and containers. We can absolutely preserve that beauty to use year-round, or at least to display through the dreary winter season, by simply air-drying them. There are lots of ways we can use those cut flowers, ornamental grasses, and even edible flowers and herbs in our home décor and pantry. Yes, you’ve got the typical dried

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00:27:50

Simple Compost Solutions for Every Garden Space - Ep....

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/10/01

As we start to wind down the summer gardening season it’s a great time to be adding compost to your beds to help give the soil a boost. Letting the compost break down over the winter gives it adequate time to become activated with all the little microorganisms that are so important for delivering nutrients to our plants in the soil.But, purchasing compost, especially really good compost, can be pricey and the bigger your garden, the higher the price tag! It’s hard to justify sometimes because some

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00:26:47

Fall Garden Checklist by Hardiness Zone - Ep. 217

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/09/24

As the fall season is practically upon us and the pumpkin spice gods are already blessing us with their bounty, it’s time to get your garden ready for the changing weather. Fall gardening can look very different depending on your climate, but no matter where you live, the changing season means there are some important tasks to attend to for the success of your garden now and into the spring. Today on Just Grow Something we’re tackling your fall garden checklist. Whether you’re buttoning up your

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00:29:01

Proper Seed Drying and Storage - Ep. 216

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/09/17

Last week on the podcast we talked about which seeds we should be saving from the garden, how mature the fruits need to be when we harvest seeds and a bit about how to dry and test them. This week, we’re focusing on storing them properly. When we get seeds from a catalog or other seed supplier, they’ve often gone through a set of steps that we may not be duplicating at home with our own saved seeds. Seed suppliers are required to test their seeds not just for germination percentage, but also for

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00:26:52

Saving Seeds Properly - Ep. 215

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/09/10

Saving seeds from our gardens to use the next spring it is a great way to not only help our budget out a little bit but also to give ourselves some food security and doesn’t sound like it should be a very difficult task. At that point we’re not relying on someone else to grow our seeds for us that we have to buy over and over again. Just collect the seeds from whatever you want to keep, rinse them, dry them, and pack them away for next year, right? Well, yes, but also, no. The method I just

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00:24:53

How to Choose a Garlic Variety to Grow - Ep. 214

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/09/03

If you have intentions of growing garlic for next year, now is the time to be ordering your seed garlic. Garlic needs about six months in the ground to get to maturity so, here in the northern hemisphere, we may be planting our garlic as early as mid-September in some areas.With the plethora of catalogs and websites and garden centers offering garlic to gardeners, how do you know what variety of garlic to choose? And should you be choosing hard neck, or soft neck, or that look-a-like Elephant

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00:27:57

How to Grow Beets - Ep. 213

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/08/27

If you didn’t plan for a fall garden and maybe have changed your mind a little bit and want to give it a go, you might be looking for something you can very quickly put into the ground and grow directly from seed. Enter beets. They will happily germinate in almost any temperature of soil and they greatly appreciate the cooler days of fall when they are coming to maturity. They’re not fool-proof, because there is a little effort needed in terms of thinning in most cases and they do need a nice, loose

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00:21:27

Artificial Intelligence and Gardening Advice - Ep. 212

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/08/20

I do searches online for gardening topics all the time. I will search key phrases to see if I can come up with topics that people seem to be searching for or gardening questions that may be trending. I even search specific ideas to see if there is new information or research that I’m not aware of. And more and more frequently I’m noticing a disturbing trend.As I look at the search results, often times I will see multiple pages in a row, usually sponsored results, that have the exact same key

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00:33:07

Preparing to Preserve: Basic Canning Supplies for...

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/08/13

There is something very satisfying about growing your own food, for sure, and being able to walk out into the garden to pick your lunch or your dinner. But, in the dead of a Midwest winter, the ability to be able to “shop” your own pantry for the things you eat the most, that you grew, that is a whole other level. So, today on Just Grow Something we’re going to talk about the basic necessities you need for starting your own canning adventure. We’ll mostly focus on boiling-water canning and what can

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00:36:58

Heirloom vs Hybrid vs GMO - Ep. 210

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/08/06

Over the past decade or so there has been much debate about whether open-pollinated and heirloom varieties should be the preferred choice for gardeners over hybrids. And there's been even louder discussion (arguments) over GMOs or genetically engineered plants. Why all the fuss?We're getting a bit sciencey today. I mean, more than usual. We're discussing the difference between all these types of plants, when and how they are appropriate to use in our home gardens, and what, if any,

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Don't Overwater in the Heat - Focal Point Friday

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/08/02

Mother Nature has opened the blast furnace door on west central Missouri. I recorded this quick episode on the fly in the gardens to share with you a little wisdom about what our plants are doing in the heat and how to avoid further damage to things like tomatoes by overwatering. Let's dig in!You can find the video version of this podcast on Spotify and YouTube!

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00:35:01

Growing Brussels Sprouts - Ep. 209

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/07/30

Back on episode 200, the Ask Me Anything episode, someone asked if I would do an episode on growing Brussels sprouts. I said no at the time because I hadn’t yet successfully grown them but indicated it may be soon because Brussels were having a moment in my garden this spring and it was looking good. Well, here we are and we’re talking Brussels because I managed to successfully grow and harvest a summer crop from a spring planting and have round two of seedlings started already for planting soon for

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00:44:47

Starting a Garden Side Hustle - Ep. 208

Just Grow Something | Evidence-Based Home Gardening ·

2024/07/23

Maybe you’ve heard the origin story of how I started gardening and then came to be a market farmer which lead to me getting a degree in horticulture which led to me doing this podcast. The short story is I had a really successful, very large, garden and I was sick of being stuck inside all the time working my day job and tried to find a way to make some side money from the garden, and the rest is history.Maybe you’ve been in the same position. A lot of gardeners do really, really well a couple

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