Garden Fundamentals Show

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Are Woodchips Harming Your Soil and Plants? May 10, 2024

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So much misinformation about woodchips - let's set the record straight on acidity, robbing nitrogen, composting, aging, pathogens, colors and more.

Latest Data on Pruning Tomato Suckers 🍅🍅 Should You Remove Suckers? May 09, 2024

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Pros & Cons of removing suckers on indeterminate tomatoes. Why should you prune tomato plants?

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Soil Microbes in the Garden - Answering your questions in a Q&A session May 06, 2024

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Commonly asked question about soil and microbes - meet the author of Microbe Science for Gardens and Soil Science for Gardeners.

Does Companion Planting Work? May 06, 2024

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What does science say about companion planting. Should you use this technique in the garden?

Vermicomposting Complete Course - Everything you need to know. May 02, 2024

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Everything you need to know, start to finish. Start making great compost indoors using worms.

Best Composting Bins, Piles, and Drums - Make Compost Faster Apr 30, 2024

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The Pros and Cons of various composting systems. Pick the one that is best for your situation so that you can make fast compost.

Less Water for Containers and Planters - My Three Tricks Apr 22, 2024

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Three tricks that will reduce both the frequency and the amount of water used for watering containers and planters. It will even save you money on soil.

Mini-forests - Hannah Lewis discusses the Miyawaki Method Apr 20, 2024

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The Miyawaki method creates urban mini-forests in small unused spaces. Join Hannah Lewis, the author of the Mini-forest Revolution, as she tells the story of their development around the world. Link to the book on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/49JzOk3 Link in Canada: https://amzn.to/3W2gRG9

Review of the book: https://www.gardenmyths.com/mini-forest-revolution-book-review/

Biochar - Should It Be Used in the Garden? Apr 14, 2024

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What is biochar? What does it do in the garden? Are the claims true? What is the difference between biochar and charcoal? Should either be used in the garden?

How Does Climate Change Affect Gardening? Apr 12, 2024

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How has gardening changed as the world becomes warmer and weather extremes are more common?