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The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from
March – Oct weekly
Heard on Joy 1340 AM & 98.7 FM Milwaukee, WI Saturday mornings 7-8 AM CST https://tunein.com/radio/Joy-1340-s30042/
Heard on WCRN 830 AM Westborough/Boston, MA Saturdays 8-9 AM EST https://tunein.com/radio/WCRN-AM-830-Full-Service-Radio-s1112/
Heard on KYAH 540 AM Delta/Salt Lake City, UT Saturdays 1-2 PM MST Reply Sundays 9-10 PM MST https://www.yahradio540.com/listen-live/
Heard on KDIZ 1570 AM Minneapolis, MN Saturdays 4-5 PM and replay Sundays 2-3 PM CST http://player.listenlive.co/57071
Heard on WAAM 1600 AM & 92.7 FM Ann Arbor, MI Sundays 7-8 AM EST https://tinyurl.com/p68cvft
Heard on WOGO 680 AM & 103.1 FM Chippewa Falls, WI Sundays 9-10 AM CST https://www.christiannetcast.com/listen/player.asp?station=wogo-am
Heard on KFEQ 680 AM & 107.9 FM St. Joseph/Kansas City, MO Sundays 10-11 AM CST http://www.680kfeq.com/live-stream/
Heard on WNAX 570 AM Yankton SD Sundays 10-11 AM CST https://tunein.com/radio/Radio-570-s36447/
Heard on WRMN 1410 AM & 96.7 FM Elgin/Chicago, IL Sundays Noon-1 PM CST https://www.wrmn1410.com/
Heard on KMET 1490 AM & 98.1 FM Banning, CA Tuesdays 9 - 10 AM PST https://www.kmet1490am.com/
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In segment one Joey and Holly talk about Overwintering annuals vegetables
Pepper plant - spray plant off, put in 5 gallon bucket of soil, place in a cool, semi-dark place like a basement or attached garage, but with some light. Water plant every 3 to 4 weeks. Remove any fruit. Leaves will die back. Once leaves die back you can prune the plant, just trim back so there are a bunch of Y-shaped branches, 3 inches or so in length. To finish your pepper winter care, about a month before your last frost date, bring your pepper plant out of the cool location and move it to a brighter, warmer location. You may even want to use a heating pad under the pot to add additional heat. Resume watering, but
Broccoli
Broccoli can be planted as early as six weeks before the first frost-free date, but it does best as a fall garden crop. Young plants should be hardened off before transplanting into your garden. Broccoli can tolerate temperatures from 26 to 31 degrees.
Brussels sprouts do so well in the cold that they are often harvested well into winter. This is one vegetable that improves in flavor when exposed to cold temperatures. Frosts will actually increase the sugar content, effectively eliminating the bitter taste so often experienced in summer sprouts.
Cabbage likes cool temperatures as low as 26 degrees depending on the variety. In fact, you will find they do best in cool fall weather and are rather disappointing in a summer garden. However, if you start them early enough, you can still get a crop before the weather gets too hot. A light frost is thought to improve the sweetness of cabbages. Watch for insects such as cabbage lopers who also like to munch on sweet cabbage plants.
Kale can withstand temperatures as low as 10 degrees and is also noted for improved sweetness after frost. A very hardy vegetable, kale not only tolerates the cold, but it hasStore carrots in the ground during cool winter months unless a freeze is expected; if frost is predicted and the roots can’t be protected, dig them up and store them elsewhere. If carrots stay in the ground all winter, harvest them before new top growth starts in spring. Roots stored in the ground through winter should be eaten very soon after harvest; they will not keep well.
Store carrots in the ground where the soil freezes if the ground can be insulated from freezing cold. Keep the soil at 35° to 40°F by putting a 10- to a 12-inch-thick layer of hay, leaves, or straw mulch over the rows; extend the mulch on both sides of each row by another 18 inches or more. This should protect roots even beneath two feet of snow. Dig roots through the winter as needed. no problems with insects like cabbage can have.
In segment two Joey and Holly talk about Amending soil,
Add compost - your own or aged manure, rabbit manure, leaf compost
Add leaves
Add coffee grounds
Think about what it may need
Soil test?
What are some problems you may be having
In segment three Joey and Holly welcome their guest
Bevin Cohen is an author, herbalist, gardener, seed saver, educator, and owner of Small House Farm in Michigan. Cohen offers workshops and lectures across the country on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs, and locally grown food, and he has published numerous works on these topics, including the bestselling Saving Our Seeds and his highly anticipated new book, The Artisan Herbalist (New Society ’21). He serves on the board of the International Herb Association and the advisory council for the Community Seed Network. Learn more about Cohen’s work on his website https://www.smallhousefarm.com/
1. Saving seeds is an important practice for the home gardener - why do you save seeds and encourage others to do so?
2. Your latest book - Saving Our Seeds - what is it about - what inspired it - what is something notable our listeners may be interested in?
3. You are an herbalist - what is an herbalist and why is this significant?
4. People hear sustainable living and have misconceptions about it - what does it mean to you? Can people practice it on any level no matter where they live?
5. Where did the idea for Small House Farm come from? Have you always lived a homestead life? Has your spouse? Like Joey and I, was this a team idea?
6. How can our listeners find out more about you?
In segment four Joey and Holly answer garden questions
Q I have lots of tulips and daffodils and other spring sprouting plants in my grass if I was to go over my grass with a weed killer would that kill my tulips and daffodils that are underground
A:It may not kill the bulbs directly however the if you use a round up like weed killer then they chemical does stay in the soil and will be picked up by the bulbs and either will kill them or cause them to be deformed and vinegar weed killer will kill the grass and not hurt the soil you may have to apply it several times
Brandon writes in referring to our show topic a in E22 lessons we have learned. Very humble of you guys to share lesson learned even at your expert level
NO answer need
Q How long are unused canning lids the flat part good for ?
AGaskets in unused lids work well for at least 5 years from date of manufacture. The gasket compound in older unused lids may fail to seal on jars. Buy only the quantity of lids you will use in a year." My opinion, the A year date is a good number to go by.
Will that stump of the brussels sprout plant grow to another stalk or do you have to plant a new one.
A it may grow some but it would focus all its energy in seeds the second year.
Q what do you do about flee beetle and cucumber beetle
A:Flea beetles are most active in spring when adults emerge and their feeding can severely damage seedling plants. ... Neem oil and some horticultural oils are also effective at repelling flea beetles.
Q Is it safe to reprocess in the hot water bath the jars the day after. My lids didn't seal?.
Safe pickles
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