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| 149 : Talking Soil Food Web Myths with Robert Pavlis | 01 Sep 2024 | 01:02:29 | |
In this episode I talk to Robert Pavlis about the Soil Food Web, and some myths that have been promoted by some of its proponents. Robert Pavlis has 50 years of gardening experience and an M.Sc in chemistry and biochemistry. He is an award winning author of 11 gardening books and has written articles for many popular magazines. He also teaches numerous gardening courses. Here’s a link to his website: Here’s a link to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Gardenfundamentals1 If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Guess what? I'm now writing an article on gardening every week at https://maritimegardening.substack.com/. Check it out :) Also, check out my sponsor Veseys Seeds ( Veseys offers a Promo code (GAVS24) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2024 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid until November 30, 2024. @veseys #veseys #veseysseeds #growwithveseys If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel - "Outdoors on the Cheap". Podcast: MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts Facebook Page: Music: "pioneers" byhttps://Audionautix.com | |||
| 148 : Talking Raised-Bed Building Materials with Robert Pavlis | 16 Jul 2024 | 01:08:47 | |
In this episode I talk to Robert Pavlis about the pros and cons of various material used for building garden boxes. Robert Pavlis has 50 years of gardening experience and an M.Sc in chemistry and biochemistry. He is an award winning author of 11 gardening books and has written articles for many popular magazines. He also teaches numerous gardening courses. Here’s a link to his website: Here’s a link to his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Gardenfundamentals1 If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Guess what? I'm now writing an article on gardening every week at https://maritimegardening.substack.com/. Check it out :) Also, check out my sponsor Veseys Seeds ( Veseys offers a Promo code (GAVS24) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2024 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid until November 30, 2024. @veseys #veseys #veseysseeds #growwithveseys If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel - "Outdoors on the Cheap". Podcast: MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts Facebook Page: Music: "pioneers" byhttps://Audionautix.com | |||
| 139 : Talking Compost with Robert Pavlis | 10 Oct 2023 | 01:02:04 | |
In this episode I talk to author, teacher, master gardener and dedicated myth-buster, Robert Pavlis, who just wrote a new book called “Compost Science for Gardeners”. In this podcast we discuss the 5 things gardeners need to know about composting, and the 5 things gardeners often get wrong about composting. Robert’s website: https://www.gardenmyths.com/ Robert’s books: https://www.gardenmyths.com/my-books/ If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast ( MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Guess what? I’m now writing an article on gardening every week at https://maritimegardening.substack.com/. Check it out Also, check out my sponsor Veseys Seeds ( ). They offer a Promo code (GAVS23) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2023 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid 21 until November 30, 2023. @veseys #veseys #veseysseeds #growwithveseys GET 10% OFF AT THE HUDSON VALLEY SEED COMPANY! If you live in the USA, use my coupon code “maritime10” to get free shipping off any order from the Hudson Valley Seed Company. In addition, all seed orders over $35 will get free shipping (see details). I HAVE ANOTHER PARTNER IN THE USA – PARK SEED! Park Seed has been providing seeds to American gardeners for over 150 years. They have a wide selection for just about everything you need for gardening. Click this link to shop on their website, and that will help support everything I’m doing. If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. Podcast: MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts Facebook Page: Music: “pioneers” byhttps://Audionautix.com | |||
| 049 : Growing Degree Days: A Better Way to Understand your Growing Conditions | 21 Oct 2017 | 00:31:35 | |
“Growing Degree Days” (GDDs) are a measure of heat accumulation that indicates how favorable the growing conditions are in your area. If the number is really high, you can grow anything, if it’s low, there’s some things you just can’t grow. Every plant has a certain number of GDDs it needs to reach maturity. GDDs … | |||
| 048 : Mulling over Mulches | 07 Oct 2017 | 00:31:48 | |
In this episode we talked about mulches and explored the question of which mulches are best suited to gardening in the North. Order, first to last: Which break down the fastest? Hay Seaweed Grass Leaves Rotten logs Woodchips Which improve soil the most rapidly? Hay Seaweed Grass Leaves Rotten logs Woodchips Which generate the most … | |||
| 047 : Defining Permaculture | 23 Sep 2017 | 00:43:51 | |
In this episode we discuss and try to define the concept of “permaculture”, a term that refers to an approach to agriculture that is fundamentally different than that of conventional approaches, and we focus specifically on the thoughts of the late Bill Mollison (1928-2016), an internationally recognized permaculture writer, teacher and advocate. I refer to … | |||
| 046 : Fall Crops | 09 Sep 2017 | 00:32:23 | |
Does it make sense to plant “fall crops” if you live somewhere with an early winter, like zone 6 or colder? I think it does, but it also makes sense to broaden your concept of what “fall crops” are. In my garden, I plant Romain lettuce and cilantro in early and mid August, but that’s … | |||
| 045 : The Green Thumb | 26 Aug 2017 | 00:22:32 | |
Is there really such a thing as a “green thumb”? Do gardeners buy into the idea of a “green thumb” to simply pat themselves on the back, or is this something non-gardeners buy into to console themselves? Having a successful garden depends upon many factors such as; soil quality, growing conditions, pests, plant varieties, proper … | |||
| 044 : Lacto-fermentation | 16 Aug 2017 | 00:48:58 | |
In this episode Greg and Dave discussed lacto-fermentation, a method of preserving vegetables that predates modern pickling techniques that employ the use of vinegar. Lacto-fermentation uses natural lactic-acid bacteria (LAB) and yeasts that are present in the actual vegetables to create an acidic environment that preserves the vegetables, is probiotic, and results in really tasty … | |||
| 043 : Ticks and Lyme Disease – The Growing Epidemic | 29 Jul 2017 | 00:31:55 | |
In this weeks episode Greg and Dave talk about Ticks and the growing epidemic of Lyme Disease. If you spend any amount of time outdoors (yes, even in your garden) here in Atlantic Canada, or even any part of North America or Europe for that matter, be aware of the very real dangers that Ticks … | |||
| 042 : Sand Gardens, Rock borders, and the Ruth Stout Method | 15 Jul 2017 | 00:33:53 | |
This weeks episode is a recap/discussion about some recent videos Greg shot of his gardening including, Sand Gardens, Rock Borders, and our most “viral” video to date in which Greg plants potatoes using the Ruth Stout Method. | |||
| 041 : The Wonderful World of Kale Pests | 24 Jun 2017 | 00:37:51 | |
In this episode Greg talks about the main pests that attack brassicas like kale, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, cabbages, etc., the different varieties of kale and their relative pest resistance, and organically acceptable solutions to those pests. Kale Varieties – Scotch curly kale (most pest resistant) – Lacinato kale (least pest resistant) – Red Russian kale … | |||
| 040 : Defining Your Garden Beds | 17 Jun 2017 | 00:43:48 | |
In this episode, Greg talks about various ways to define your garden beds. Vermicompost update – Lots of worms – no smell, totaly works in a garage setting – really not worth the effort IMO, cannot keep up with supply – would need a wall of them to keep up with houshold kitchen waste – … | |||
| 138 : Talking Mars with Keith Reid | 02 Sep 2023 | 01:12:43 | |
In this episode I talk to to soil scientist Keith Reid about the idea of the colonization of Mars, and how we would feed people on such an inhospitable planet. MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast ( ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Guess what? I’m now writing an article on gardening every week at https://maritimegardening.substack.com/. Check it out Also, check out my sponsor Veseys Seeds ( ). They offer a Promo code (GAVS23) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2023 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid 21 until November 30, 2023. @veseys #veseys #veseysseeds #growwithveseys GET 10% OFF AT THE HUDSON VALLEY SEED COMPANY! If you live in the USA, use my coupon code “maritime10” to get free shipping off any order from the Hudson Valley Seed Company. In addition, all seed orders over $35 will get free shipping (see details). I HAVE ANOTHER PARTNER IN THE USA – PARK SEED! Park Seed has been providing seeds to American gardeners for over 150 years. They have a wide selection for just about everything you need for gardening. Click this link to shop on their website, and that will help support everything I’m doing. If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. Podcast: MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts Facebook Page: Music: “pioneers” byhttps://Audionautix.com | |||
| 039 : Time To Get Planting! | 03 Jun 2017 | 00:33:19 | |
In this episode, Greg talks about how there is little time left in the season to get planting. Topics covered include; wild edibles (dandelions – give it a try), radishes (are they worth it?), early greens (thinning), wild strawberries, key indicators from nature for planting times, wisdom from angling (spring peppers = smelts), red buds on the maple trees begin to … | |||
| 038 : A Free Irrigation System | 27 May 2017 | 00:27:31 | |
This week we revisited the issue of how important mulches are in a permaculture garden, with a focus on how mulches act as “irrigation systems”. We talked about how employing a mulch copies the successful systems that occur in nature, and how planting at grade (not in a raised bed) also brings the plant closer … | |||
| 037 : More Mulch Madness | 20 May 2017 | 00:32:29 | |
In this episode Greg talks about the use of mulches in vegetable gardens. Why Mulches are important -weed control -water retention -fertilization -ideal environment for beneficial organisms -generates compost in your garden Types of mulch: -ramial woodchips -leaves -grass clippings -rotten logs -seaweed -hay -straw -spruce boughs Mulches and permaculture design – Permaculture is about … | |||
| 036 : Greg’s Early May Garden Update | 13 May 2017 | 00:30:55 | |
In this episode, Greg gives us an update on how his garden is progressing as of Early May. Topics covered are; beets, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, peas, fava beans (windsor beans), kale, swiss chard, chicory, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, onions, spinach, dill, parsley, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cold frames, drip irrigation and more. | |||
| 035 : The Benefits of Bees | 06 May 2017 | 00:38:02 | |
In the last episode we talk a little about permaculture garden designs, and how they tend to be very efficient from a “calories in/calories out” ration point of view. Well what could be a more efficient way to produce calories and bee keeping? The bees do all the work and you eat half their honey! … | |||
| 034 : The Prevalence of Perennials in Permaculture | 29 Apr 2017 | 00:26:14 | |
Permaculture is a method of agriculture that results in gardens that function like natural systems such that they are sustainable over the long term, require minimal labor and inputs, and have a net-positive impact on the ecosystem where they are located. In this episode we talked a little about the concept of ‘efficiency’ in a … | |||
| 033 : Build Your Own Herb Garden | 22 Apr 2017 | 00:27:32 | |
Many gardeners like the idea of having an herb garden, but many of them are hard to grow from seed, and it can be costly to buy them all as transplants. In this episode we discuss strategies for building a good herb garden without spending too much money. Perennial Herbs Perennial herbs, like any perennial, … | |||
| 032 : Planning Your Garden | 15 Apr 2017 | 00:22:11 | |
As you garden becomes larger and more elaborate, it becomes increasingly useful to plan out the space prior to planting each year. While there is software available online for this task, I find it far simpler to just take a picture of my garden from a high point, pop the picture into MS excel (or … | |||
| 031 : Buying Transplants vs Growing Transplants | 08 Apr 2017 | 00:25:47 | |
One ritual of the Northern gardener is the growing of transplants in spring. For some it means the annual firing up of the improvised grow-op, whereas for others it is signified by the colonization of all the space in every south facing window in the house. In this episode Dave and I talk about all … | |||
| 030 : What Gardening Zone am I in? | 01 Apr 2017 | 00:27:17 | |
Many gardeners time their planting dates around tables and charts that are based on “plant hardiness zones”. In this episode we discuss how they are determined, how informative they are for planning a garden, and some strategies for working around the limitations that your zone might impose on plant variety options. What Determines a Hardiness … | |||
| 137: Talking Gardening with ChatGPT | 05 Aug 2023 | 01:00:39 | |
In this episode I ask chatgpt five very common gardening questions, and then critique the quality of the answers, and also weigh in on whether I think this A.I. software is a good resource for gardening questions in general. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast ( MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Guess what? I’m now writing an article on gardening every week at https://maritimegardening.substack.com/. Check it out Also, check out my sponsor Veseys Seeds ( ). They offer a Promo code (GAVS23) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2023 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid 21 until November 30, 2023. @veseys #veseys #veseysseeds #growwithveseys GET 10% OFF AT THE HUDSON VALLEY SEED COMPANY! If you live in the USA, use my coupon code “maritime10” to get free shipping off any order from the Hudson Valley Seed Company. In addition, all seed orders over $35 will get free shipping (see details). I HAVE ANOTHER PARTNER IN THE USA – PARK SEED! Park Seed has been providing seeds to American gardeners for over 150 years. They have a wide selection for just about everything you need for gardening. Click this link to shop on their website, and that will help support everything I’m doing. If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. Podcast: MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts Facebook Page: Music: “pioneers” byhttps://Audionautix.com | |||
| 029 : Transplanting Strategies – How To Make It Easy On yourself | 25 Mar 2017 | 00:30:06 | |
Growing transplants is a great way to jump start your garden each year. Carefully done, it can result in earlier harvests, and an all-around greater yield from your gardening space over the course of a growing season. Another added benefit is that it allows the gardener to get back into gardening months before the soil … | |||
| 028 : Sowing the Seeds of Anticipation | 19 Mar 2017 | 00:19:52 | |
It’s the time of year when gardeners start dreaming about the next garden, imagining how it will be so much better than last year’s garden, and coming up with all manner of fanciful schemes to make that happen. For me, a big part of that process is contemplating what varieties I will plant for the … | |||
| 027 : Things I Did Wrong Last Year | 11 Mar 2017 | 00:23:27 | |
It’s March, and this time of year I like to look back on the previous gardening season and reflect on what went wrong the previous year, and I thought that it might be of interest to the listeners to hear a discussion about mistakes, and what can be learned from them. The first of these … | |||
| 026 : The Economic Impact of Gardening | 01 Mar 2017 | 00:26:43 | |
The 2017 gardening season is about to begin, and as we all contemplate our plans for next year’s garden, I thought it would be useful to discuss why gardening makes sense from a financial point of view. So much of gardening today seems to be about buying fertilizers, amendments and accoutrements, but I think that … | |||
| Season 2 Precursor – Episode 025 | 15 Feb 2017 | 00:22:22 | |
As the 2017 gardening season approaches, Greg and Dave talk about recent developments for the podcast. We review our end of season 1 survey results. We announce our first podcast partner, Kent Building Supplies. Videos produced in the recent months. Available listener support/donations (see donation button in sidebar). Greg speaks to his first ebook that … | |||
| Things To Do With Fall Leaves – Special Episode 024 | 01 Dec 2016 | 00:27:24 | |
It’s fall and that means that people are putting out bags of leaves on curbs all over the place. What a colossal waste of an extraordinary resource, and a what a great opportunity for you to stock up and hoard this most excellent garden resource! In this episode, Dave and I talk about leaves in … | |||
| Season 1 Final Episode! | 08 Oct 2016 | 00:38:52 | |
In this our final episode of season 1, we reflect on the first season of The Maritime Gardening Podcast. Listen as we discuss how the show came to be and learn more about us (Greg and Dave), for example, Greg owns and operates Sun and Soil, a custom organic garden business. We also end the season … | |||
| Fall Gardening in Zone 5? – Episode 022 | 30 Sep 2016 | 00:35:43 | |
Many people view fall as a time of year that symbolizes the end of the gardening season – and to some extent that is true – but it’s also the beginning of next season in many regards, and can also be a time of great activity for a gardener. Here’s a list of things to … | |||
| No-Till Gardening in Zone 5: Is this a Pipe-Dream or What? – Episode 021 | 22 Sep 2016 | 00:36:19 | |
The concept of no till gardening has been around since the 70’s, yet few people practice this time saving, and highly productive form of gardening. Outside of its labor saving advantages, and of all the benefits to soil health that it has to offer – at the very least – the potential that this form … | |||
| Mapping Out Next Year’s Garden – Episode 020 | 15 Sep 2016 | 00:29:34 | |
Fall is fast approaching and it’s time to start thinking about next year’s garden. A garden plan is a great way make the most of your gardening space, and the best time to plan next year’s garden is now, because everything that went right and wrong this season is fresh in your mind – so … | |||
| 136 : Problem Solving | 01 Jul 2023 | 00:41:17 | |
In this episode I talk about how I approach solving my gardening problems. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast ( MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Guess what? I’m now writing an article on gardening every week at https://maritimegardening.substack.com/. Check it out Also, check out my sponsor Veseys Seeds ( ). They offer a Promo code (GAVS23) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2023 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid 21 until November 30, 2023. @veseys #veseys #veseysseeds #growwithveseys GET 10% OFF AT THE HUDSON VALLEY SEED COMPANY! If you live in the USA, use my coupon code “maritime10” to get free shipping off any order from the Hudson Valley Seed Company. In addition, all seed orders over $35 will get free shipping (see details). I HAVE ANOTHER PARTNER IN THE USA – PARK SEED! Park Seed has been providing seeds to American gardeners for over 150 years. They have a wide selection for just about everything you need for gardening. Click this link to shop on their website, and that will help support everything I’m doing. If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. Podcast: MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts Facebook Page: Music: “pioneers” byhttps://Audionautix.com | |||
| Preserving Pickles, Relishes and Chows the Easy Way – Episode 019 | 08 Sep 2016 | 00:38:44 | |
My oldest memory of canning involves Mason jars, sterilization, stock pots, time, effort, logistics, division of labour, etc. – basically a big overwhelming production for a few jars of pickles. In this episode I discuss a method of preserving any sort of ‘acidic’ preserve that is very easy to do, and can be scaled down … | |||
| Pesky Garden Pests!!! – Episode 018 | 01 Sep 2016 | 00:38:28 | |
A vegetable garden can be defined as an outdoor area that has been cultivated and planted with plants that taste far better than what typically grows in the wild. Given this definition, is it not totally natural that every herbivore in nature would want to eat the plant in your garden? Pests are a part … | |||
| Cold Frames – Waste of Time in Zone 5? – Episode 017 | 25 Aug 2016 | 00:33:56 | |
There are plenty of gardening books and resources that speak to the merits of cold frames. At least in principle, cold frames can extend your growing season, provide produce in the winter, and give you an early start in the spring. With all that said, based on my experience, in terms of them being a … | |||
| Tomato – Tamaato – Episode 016 | 17 Aug 2016 | 00:30:25 | |
You will find few gardeners that do not grow tomatoes each growing season, and many treat this particular plant with extra special care. The entire growing season is spent in anticipation of fresh red tomatoes growing on the vine, destined to be the star of countless salads on the dinner table. In this episode I’ll … | |||
| Saving Seeds (Part 2) – Episode 015 | 10 Aug 2016 | 00:29:23 | |
Saving seeds continued… How To Save Seeds The right way to save seeds is different for certain kinds of plants, so in order to keep it short, I’ve simply outlined the generalities below. If you want more information, a good online resource is the “International Seed Saving Institute” website. When Are They Ready The leaves … | |||
| Saving Seeds (Part 1) – Episode 014 | 03 Aug 2016 | 00:18:00 | |
Imagine if you could buy a steak at a grocery store, and then use that steak to make more steak. Well, with many garden plants, that’s exactly how it works if you know what you are doing and have a little foresight. Saving seeds not only saves you money, it will also give you a … | |||
| Perennials – Episode 013 | 27 Jul 2016 | 00:28:26 | |
Whether it’s fruit trees, berries, rhubarb or herbs, perennials are the plants that just keep giving! In this episode we’ll talk about the numbers, and why it makes so much sense to get your perennials in the ground now. Many perennials all take a number of years to get established such that you can start … | |||
| Rainy Day Gardening – Episode 012 | 20 Jul 2016 | 00:27:50 | |
We usually associate rainy days with staying indoors, and either getting caught up on work or household chores, or just taking it easy and watching a movie. I associate rainy days with gardening, and I call them ‘moving days’, because rainy days are ideal for moving and rearranging your plants. In this episode I will … | |||
| Hodgepodge – Episode 011 | 12 Jul 2016 | 00:34:24 | |
It’s early July, and the time of year that many might be making the traditional dish “hodgepodge”, so I thought it would make sense to do and episode on a bunch of unrelated topics that have been on my mind recently, that are relevant to this stage of the growing season. I’ll talk about lawn … | |||
| Composting – Episode 010 | 06 Jul 2016 | 00:30:18 | |
The many benefits of compost in a garden are worth discussing, but more importantly, how to set up a composting system in your backyard that makes sense is even more worthy of discussion. Composting should cost nothing, take minimal effort, and give back huge returns to your garden. In this episode I talk about strategies … | |||
| 135 : Talking Ticks with Dr. Vett Lloyd | 04 Jun 2023 | 01:01:37 | |
In this episode I talk to tick expert Dr. Vett Llord about ticks in terms of risks to gardeners, the diseases they carry, and how to avoid them. Lyme disease is becoming increasingly common in the Maritimes. The disease is a serious disease contracted from the bite on an infected tick. Dr. Vett Lloyd, a professor at Mount Allison University in NB, is a national expert on ticks and tick-borne diseases. For the past decade her lab has been working on the genetics of ticks and the pathogens they transmit and is the head of the Mount Allison tick lab. Dr. Lloyd is committed to incorporating the community and Lyme disease patients as full partners in research to tackle the biological, social and human dimensions of zoonotic diseases. She will be presenting information on ticks including tick identification and prevalence, tick borne diseases, protection from tick bites and current tick research. If you enjoyed this content, please like, share and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can also check out my free audio podcast ( MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts ) where I discuss how to grow healthy food the cheap and easy way! Guess what? I’m now writing an article on gardening every week at https://maritimegardening.substack.com/. Check it out Also, check out my sponsor Veseys Seeds ( ). They offer a Promo code (GAVS23) that allows you to get free shipping on items in their 2023 Seed Catalogue as long as one pack of seeds is included in the order. Free shipping is not applicable on surcharges on larger items. Promo code is valid 21 until November 30, 2023. @veseys #veseys #veseysseeds #growwithveseys GET 10% OFF AT THE HUDSON VALLEY SEED COMPANY! If you live in the USA, use my coupon code “maritime10” to get free shipping off any order from the Hudson Valley Seed Company. In addition, all seed orders over $35 will get free shipping (see details). I HAVE ANOTHER PARTNER IN THE USA – PARK SEED! Park Seed has been providing seeds to American gardeners for over 150 years. They have a wide selection for just about everything you need for gardening. Click this link to shop on their website, and that will help support everything I’m doing. If you like my content, why not check out my other YouTube channel – “Outdoors on the Cheap”. Podcast: MaritimeGardening.com | A Free Audio Podcast For Gardening Enthusiasts Facebook Page: Music: “pioneers” byhttps://Audionautix.com Thumbnail Photo: https://extension.wvu.edu/lawn-gardening-pests/pests/tick | |||
| Raised beds, Are They All They’re Cracked Up To Be? – Episode 009 | 29 Jun 2016 | 00:23:36 | |
Raised beds seem to be all the rage these days. From community gardens to backyards, they seem to have taken over the landscape as the preferable method for growing vegetables. Well, I’m going to let you in a on a little secret – the plants could care less. It’s not about the lumber, it’s about … | |||
| Things to Try That Your Parents Never Grew – Episode 008 | 21 Jun 2016 | 00:24:39 | |
Many of us get locked into what we are used to planting, and never try new things. In my experience, a garden can be something between a laboratory and a playground. You should always be playing around with new plants and varieties, and comparing results. In this episode I’ll discuss a few things that I’ve … | |||
| Top Ten Easy Things to Grow – Episode 007 | 17 Jun 2016 | 00:44:15 | |
A season with marginal success can be hard on anyone. If you are new to gardening, you might want to try planting some of the things on this list in your first year, and then branch out and try harder things the following year. There’s nothing wrong with bad results in gardening, it’s just that … | |||