Growers Daily
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Growers Daily
Growers Daily (formerly known as The No-Till Market Garden Podcast) is a nuts and bolts (and earthworms and microbes) look at how to run a productive, profitable no-till market garden for small and mid-sized farmers.
Recent Episodes
744 episodes
Getting in a Late Garden + In The Field With the Tilther
Welcome to episode 442 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we just keep planting, late garden tips, and we take the tilther to the field.
W...
Fall Beet Breakdown (Beetdown?) + Cover Crops for Compost Fodder
Welcome to episode 441 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're going to breakdown beet production for the fall and take a question about growing...
Do Not Disturb… Their Roots + A Sunflower Love Letter from the Field
Welcome to episode 440 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we're talking soil block tricks to amaze your friends and please your cucurbits, I'll make th...
String Tomatoes With Me in the Field + What's the Deal with Blackstrap Molasses
Welcome to episode 439 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we will talk blackstrap molasses in the garden, what to look for in a tunnel, and we'll do a...
Answering Your Mid-Summer Garden Questions LIVE with Farmer Jesse
Welcome to episode 438 of Growers Daily!
We cover: your live questions about farming in July and whatever else you nerds want to chat about.
What is this Super El Niño and What Will it Mean for Farmers + An "Easy" Interplant In the Field
Welcome to episode 437 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we are gonna discuss that super el nino that the weather nerds keep talking about, we'll talk...
A Fall Brassica Breakdown + Can I Use My Rinse Water to Irrigate
Welcome to episode 436 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we will do the full fall brassica breakdown (because it's about that time), and rinse, reuse,...
Visiting The Milpa Garden Trials + Getting Kids into Gardening
Welcome to episode 435 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we are talking about motivating kids to garden, we get a little milpa patch update from the f...
Is Double Digging Worth it + Why Your Onions Flopped (literally and figuratively)
Welcome to episode 434 of Growers Daily!
We cover: dry farming a first year garden, onions that lay down, and is double digging worth it? That's...
How Much Water You Will Need for the Garden + Water Storing Safety
Welcome to episode 433 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we are talking about how much water you need for a market garden, storing rain water safely a...
Why I Don't Use a Greens Bubbler + When Cover Crops Go Wrong
Welcome to episode 432 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we are talking about the value of constraints, why we don't use a greens bubbler on our farm,...
Chia and Other Unconventional Cover Crops + Growing Brussels Sprouts
Welcome to episode 431 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we are talking unconventional cover crops and the sport of growing brussels sprouts. Is that...
High Tunnels in Wind and Tornado Prone Areas + Come Plant with Me
Welcome to episode 430 of Growers Daily!
We cover: tunnels in rough weather areas, I take you to the field with me to prep and plant some lettuc...
Poison Ivy in The Garden + Ginger? Turmeric? Jicama? Horseradish?
Welcome to episode 429 of Growers Daily!
We cover: poison ivy in the garden, some specialty crops (like ginger and others) that CAN be worth it...
Putting the Soil Health Principles into Action
Welcome to episode 428 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're gonna shoutout some soil health principles, talking succession planting tips, how...
My Lessons in Living Pathways (so far) + Designing My Perfect Farm Land
Welcome to episode 427 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we are designing the perfect farm, when to just get rid of a pest- or disease-covered crop, a...
Total Melon Breakdown + Which Crops Make the Most Sense in a Tunnel
Welcome to episode 426 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today, the other melons. Also which crops make the most sense for covered growing space.
Get Back Out There and Grow + Irrigation Timers Time
Welcome to episode 425 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're discussing irrigation timers, motivation, and it's feedback friday dont-ya-know. ...
Soil Balls + Planning for Retirement as a Market Gardener
Welcome to episode 424 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we're talking about what to do with cleared trees, talk soil ball trouble shooting, and plann...
Garlic Harvest Season Tips - Can You Get Garlic Earlier?
Welcome to episode 423 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today with garlic harvest season upon us (or at least coming up) for many of us, we thought w...
Going from One Crop to Another + What Makes a Crop "Profitable" (or Worth Growing)
Welcome to episode 422 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're talking about what makes a crop profitable (and what makes a crop worth growing e...
How to Rock Your Summer Lettuce + Wood Chip Mulch OVER Compost Mulch?
Welcome to episode 421 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're talking Summer Lettuce, and pairing a thick layer of compost with wood chip mulch...
Is the Future ACTUALLY Agrarian, tho? + What Compost Setup to Use
Welcome to episode 420 of Growers Daily!
We cover: building a compost site, we're talking about what agrarian means and if it is indeed a reason...
What Frost Does to Potatoes + How We Did Our Hedge Rows
Welcome to episode 419 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we're talking frosted potatoes, we're touring my hedges, and discussing strawberries in humid...
Farmer Jesse Goes Live to Talk Summer Gardens
Welcome to episode 418 of Growers Daily!
We cover: your live questions!
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Is This the Most Important Farm Tool + Have Your Onions Ever Yellowed?
Welcome to episode 417 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're talking about the importance of fun in farming (with a sports analogy because I c...
What Can Come in With The Compost + Growing Summer Carrots
Welcome to episode 416 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we're talking summer carrots and what unwanted things can come in with the compost.
We...
How to Start a Farm (but Actually) + Using Sawdust
Welcome to episode 415 of Growers Daily!
We cover: how to use sawdust in the market garden (and if you should), the big key to starting a farm,...
Should You Pre-Soak Seeds + What if My Tomatoes Got a Wee Bit… Frosted?
Welcome to episode 414 of Growers Daily!
We cover: if you should pre-soak seeds, advocating for the causes you believe in, and what do I do with...
What Makes Farms Work: The Business Side Episode
Welcome to episode 413 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're getting down to business talking how much marketing do farms really need, market...
Will Irrigation Burn Your Leaves + Potatoes with Crimson Clover?
Welcome to episode 412 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we're gonna tackle a pervasive myth about water droplets and sunlight, we'll take on a living...
Compost Over the Cover Crops + Watermelons (With or Without Seeds)
Welcome to episode 411 of Growers Daily!
We cover: watermelons and covering cover crops in compost coverings.
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When The Grasses Take Over + Visiting an Untouched Tribe
Welcome to episode 410 of Growers Daily!
We cover: rhizomatous grasses in raised beds, lessons from an untouched tribe in India, and it's feedba...
Best Use of Fresh Woodchips + Different Ways of Fertilizing (Pros/Cons)
Welcome to episode 409 of Growers Daily!
We cover: using fresh woodchips, keeping roots out of your hoops… houses, and foliar spraying vs side...
The Summer Cover Crop Show + Planting into Residue
Welcome to episode 408 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're talking: how and why to use buckwheat as a cover crop, planting into cover crop r...
Owning June in the Garden + Is it Too Late for These Brassicas?
Welcome to episode 407 of Growers Daily!
We cover: owning June in the Garden, is it too late for this or that brassica, and is a pinpoint seeder...
Growing Great Pumpkins + Navigating the Wild World of Weather
Welcome to episode 406 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're talking about pumpkin and preparing your farm for weather that can't stop, won't...
Am I The Only One Over All the Subscriptions? + Burying Cow Manure?
Welcome to episode 405 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we're burying some cow manure, we're done with subscriptions BUT it is feedback friday, which...
Is it Bad to Water Plants On a Hot Day? + When is a Bed Dead?
Welcome to episode 404 of Growers Daily!
We cover: watering plants in the heat, we're deciding when to pull a crop once it's damaged, and taking...
Making Sense of Farmers Markets + Scape Season
Welcome to episode 403 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today we're talking farmers markets dos and donts, do farmers markets make sense, and the sta...