Q: Can you harvest your sunflower seeds to replant the following season?
Read MoreEpisode 62: Vegan Fertilizer
Organic fertilizer is a key component of any vegetable garden, and today we are going to explore a specialized recipe for an organic fertilizer that is totally vegan.
Read MoreEpisode 61: September Slack Q+A
Summer crops are wrapping up, and our Fall gardens are full of short and half season plantings to round out the year. In addition to questions about powdery mildew and growing the best beets, we're also thinking ahead to fruit tree pruning and soil amendments.
Read MoreEpisode 60: Season Extension with Guest Niki Jabbour
In this episode we chat with Nova Scotia resident and edible gardening expert Niki Jabbour about season extension.
Read MoreEpisode 59: Crops That Mature In 40 Days Or Less
This episode includes a round-up of crops that mature in 40 days or less. We picked 40 days because there are very few crops that can mature in fewer than this many days, but it is still a short enough period (just over a month) that it is easy to plan for and execute even in the waning days of the summer. Consider this your last call for planting and get out there and sow some seeds!
Read MoreEpisode 58: Spinach
Spinach is an annual that grows to maturity in about 25-40 days. It is a hardy cool-season crop that does best at temperatures of 60 to 65ºF, but can withstand temperatures as low as 20ºF. That means that spinach thrives when planted early in the spring for a late spring harvest, and late in the summer for a fall harvest.
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