It’s the time of year when vegetable transplants (or “starts) begin to show up at nurseries, hardware and grocery stores, and plant sales. Transplants are wonderful for many reasons. First, certain crops are difficult to grow from seed and will simply perform better if transplanted.
Read MoreHow to "pot up" your tomatoes and peppers!
Use this technique to grow the healthiest tomato and pepper plants!
Read MoreEpisode 114: Garden Soil Ecosystems with Jeff Lowenfels
To prepare soil for planting, loosen with a fork, instead of rototilling or French digging, to limit disruption of the soil food web.
The quality of produce you grow is dependent on the quality of your soil. We are big advocates of doing everything possible to make garden soil the best it can be right from the start, and then working year after year to maintain and improve its quality. In this episode we're joined by award winning author Jeff Lowenfels to discuss the soil food web and garden soil ecosystems.
Read MoreEpisode 113: Wood-Framed Raised Beds
A wood-framed raised bed garden consisting of two 4x8'x16” raised beds, made from rough-cut cedar 4x6x2” boards
In this episode Hilary and Colin answer a listener's questions about wood-framed raised bed construction best practices. Seattle Urban Farm Company has designed and built hundreds of custom raised bed gardens in the Seattle area, so check out this episode for an inside scoop on all of the pro tips!
Read MoreEpisode 112: High Tunnels, Hoophouses and Greenhouses
This gothic style production greenhouse on a small farm in the San Juan Islands allows the growers to plant out thier warm season crops earlier in the spring, providing an earlier harvest to bring to their local farmers market during peak market season.
This week we’re talking greenhouse management. Specifically, we disucss using high tunnels, hoophouses and greenhouses as production spaces. In a later episode, we’ll address how greenhouses can be used as part of a home plant nursery.
Read MoreEpisode 111: Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildew on Sugar Snap peas.
This week on the podcast we're tackling powdery mildew! Colin and Hilary are joined by Jenny Rebecca Glass, Extension Coordinator and Plant Diagnostician for the WSU-Puyallup Plant and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory. Jenny will help us answer your questions about the lifecycle of this common garden disease as well as management tips and techniques.
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