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This week's episode covers a variety of grow topics! Dave and Maggie and back together (remotely!) and start off by catching-up on what's new in their gardening lives. Dave shares about the changes he's had to make at the garden centre due to COVID and sheds some light on how this pandemic has changed the seed industry. Maggie shares how she's been taking advantage of this down time and getting seeds in the garden earlier than ever before. The co-hosts answer TWO listener questions on utilizing wood chips from a diseased tree for garden mulch, and avoiding growing mold and algae on indoor seedlings. Then, Toronto-based grower, Luay from Urban Farm & Kitchen joins the pod to talk rain gutter gardening, raised beds and poly tunnels.
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Maggie's Fav Thing: Waste Not Farms Soil Booster
Dave's Fav Thing: Yacon
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This week Maggie takes on the pod alone! She shares the behind the scenes of what's been going on in her gardening life over these last few weeks. A great listener question on blossom end rot brings up a discussion around using eggshells as a soil amendment and Maggie shares a few other options for organic fertilizers to feed your tomatoes with. This week's theme is all about online learning. Hear from Kris Antonius from DIY Homesteader Festival as she shares about their newest product — Rooted in Community Online Gatherings.
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Gardening Blogs We Mention in this Episode:
Maggie's Fav Thing: Growing Seasame Seeds
Kris' Fav Thing: The Week by Week Vegetable Gardener's Handbook
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Hello Grow Guiders, this episode is coming to you right in time for Spring weather! Dave and Maggie are connecting remotely this week from their homes to practice social distancing. They catch up on what's going on in their gardening lives and Dave shares about the impact COVID has had on the greenhouse. To help support small businesses, The Grow Guide is offering all listeners 15% off your online seed purchase at sagegarden.ca. Tune in to catch the promo code! This episode covers off three great listener questions on growing basil, onions and asparagus. Then the topic this week walks through every step to consider when planning this season's edible garden.
Other great, past episodes we mention:
Maggie's Fav Thing: Garden Huckleberry
Dave's Fav Thing: Achoca Cucumber
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Our good friend and savvy seed starter Kelly Leask from Prairie Originals Nursery joins us on the pod to talk about the more nuanced requirements for starting winter hardy plants from seed. But of course first we have some fun catching up to do, favourite things to share and a squirmer of a question all about worms!
Hello Grow Guiders! We've missed you and wanted to say hello with this surprise episode. Season 3 isn't here just yet, but stay tuned for more surprise content over the next few months! Today we catch up on some fun upcoming events we're hosting, like the FREE "potpourri" workshops at Tokyo Smoke (at stores across Canada!) and the Saturday morning Gardening Club workshops at Sage Garden Greenhouses (also free!). Maggie & Dave share 5 fun plant/gardening projects you can start right now even in the middle of winter!
Maggie's Fav Thing: Terrafibre Hemp Mats
Dave's Fav Thing: Roasting Coffee Beans
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Happy Holidays, Grow Guiders! Tis' the season for festivities and for Maggie and Dave to go on their annual podcasting break for the next few weeks. But stay tuned for updates! Check social, Patreon and the Facebook community group for updates. This week, we throw back to a few top moments from 2019. See you all in 2020.
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Organic seeds are the topic of today's episode — one of both Maggie and Dave's favourite things to chat about! Paul Feenan, a Sales Representative with High Mowing Organic Seeds, joins the pod to share about the history of the Vermont-based company and some of his favourite varieties available for 2020. Before the interview, Maggie shares another book club recommendation and Dave shares about an all-natural, Manitoba-made product.
Maggie's Favourite Thing: High Impact Low Care Garden Plants
Dave's Favourite Thing: Sap N' Salvy Healing Balm
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This week is dedicated to the birds! Yes, chickens dominate as Maggie shares ten essential tips she has put into to practice raising chickens in her zone 3 backyard, full of extremes. But before getting to the coop, Dave takes his favourite thing segment in an unexpected direction and Maggie gets into the holiday spirit with her nature-inspired seasonal traditions. Meanwhile a listener reaches out with a pest query that requires some careful attention, in the question of the week.
Shout-outs from this week's episode:
Alberta Chickens ETC Facebook Group
Dave & Maggie's Favourite Things:
Maggie's Favourite Thing: Red Dogwood
Dave's Favourite Thing: Well, this week it's his 'unfavourite!"
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This week Dave and Maggie have a surprise guest in-studio, get giddy over gardening catalog season and inhale deep on the aromas of Dave's favourite plant! A listener asks about fungus gnats and the Grow Guide Facebook community helps answer the question of the week. Then Dave and Maggie dive deep into permaculture with author, educator and life-long grower Zach Loeks who shares a variety of accessible strategies for increasing satisfaction and harmony from your gardening efforts.
Maggie's Favourite Thing: Gardening catalog season!
Dave's Favourite Thing: Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia)
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A new year is right around the corner and Maggie and Dave have tons of exciting announcements to end off 2019, including the opportunity for listeners to join the November Seed Club as well as get their hands on some new Grow Guide merch. Dave shares his "garden geek" news about rosemary officially being classified as a a sage. Maggie shares about the enjoyment she's getting from sprouting seeds indoors for both herself and the chickens. Then Steven Biggs joins the show to talk all about figs — from bringing them indoors, overwintering outside, fertilizing and selecting the right variety for your grow zone.
Maggie's Favourite Thing: Mumm's Sprouting Seeds
Dave's Favourite Thing: The Apartment Farmer
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