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.
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625 episodes
Using Legume Nodules to Fertilize Heavy Feeders? + Best Garden Hoes
Welcome to episode 324 of Growers Daily!
We cover: wetlands and agriculture going fisticuffs (but not really), using legumes to fertilize heavy...
Grow Great Leeks + Unconventional Tunnel Crops + More
Welcome to episode 323 of Growers Daily!
We cover: breaking down Leeks, we take a fun wide ranging series of questions about unconventional tunn...
A Brief History of Dissent + Cover Cropping for a Full Year
Welcome to episode 322 of Growers Daily!
We cover: a year-round cover crop conundrum, we are embracing the "progress" dissenters throughout hist...
Why I'm Getting Small Fruits + Should I Swap My Tractor for a Walk-Behind + MORE
Welcome to episode 321 of Growers Daily!
We cover: We are talking about alfalfa pellets, plastic mesh inside your sod, Stink bugs infestations,...
From Chef to Farmer with Jamie Swofford of Old North Farm
Welcome to episode 320 of Growers Daily!
We cover: we chat with Jamie Swofford of Old North Farm and Old North Shrub to chat about the farm he o...
Where Pro Growers Start Plants + Is Newspaper Okay as a Mulch
Welcome to episode 319 of Growers Daily!
We cover: if you need grow lights or heat lamps (and what the pros use for their starts), we discuss ne...
How Much Bug Damage is Too Much For Market + Growing Great Peas
Welcome to episode 318 of Growers Daily!
We cover: a full crop breakdown of Peas, and we'll take a question about how much bug damage is too muc...
What Cities and Suburbs Can Offer The Environment + Horsetail and Other Perennial Jerks
Welcome to episode 317 of Growers Daily!
We cover: controlling horsetail (and other rhizomatous weeds), the place of cities and suburbs, and it'...
Managing A Trellis in Wider Beds + Have You Any Wool?
Welcome to episode 316 of Growers Daily!
We cover: wool in the garden, taking a CSA crop diversity question, and we talk trellising in wider bed...
Dry Farming, Deer Fencing, and Cover Crops in the Paths with Eric Nordell
Welcome to episode 315 of Growers Daily!
We cover: today I am so excited to share this conversation with my buddy Eric Nordell of Beech Grove Fa...
Is the Flameweeder Worth it + What to Consider With Soil Mixes
Welcome to episode 314 of Growers Daily!
We cover: what to consider with soil mixes, soil blocking tips to keep them from drying out and being a...
Planting and Raving About Fennel + What is Lower and Lean
Welcome to episode 313 of Growers Daily!
We cover: planting and raving about fennel, and we get a question about lowering and leaning stuff.
Jumping Worms vs The Sun + Are Cities That Bad?
Welcome to episode 312 of Growers Daily!
We cover: jumping worms and solarization, we evaluate the good or badness of cities, and of course, it'...
Ready, Set, Onions - Tips and Tricks Growing Great Onions
Welcome to episode 311 of Growers Daily!
We cover: the great onion roundup of 2026!
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Ringing in the New Year Live--Your Questions Answered!
Welcome to episode 310 of Growers Daily!
Today we are going live to take your questions
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Should You Grow Your Own Mulch + Farm Business Models
Welcome to episode 309 of Growers Daily!
We cover: producing your own mulches. our current business model, and the lottery!
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If Collaborative Farms Are the Answer Why Aren't There More of Them? + Mulch Spewing
Welcome to episode 308 of Growers Daily!
We cover: making mulching work for you, if collaborative farms are the answer… why aren't we seeing mor...
Where IS the Line for Tech in Ecological Farming + Do 30" Beds Make Sense?
Welcome to episode 307 of Growers Daily!
We cover: bed widths, the "if I had my druthers" ideal mulch strategy, and where does tech make sense i...
Straw Like You've Never Seen it Before + Tannins in the Ground Water
Welcome to episode 306 of Growers Daily!
We cover: straw mulch leveled up, tannins in the ground water, and scams. Literally scams.
We ar...
Land is Overwhelming + From Junkyard to Farm
Welcome to episode 305 of Growers Daily!
We cover: reclaiming a pseudo junk yard for farming, the overwhelming possibility of having land, and i...
Interplanting Vs Companion Planting Vs Undersowing + How To Clean Seed
Welcome to episode 304 of Growers Daily!
We cover: how we clean our seeds, Interplant-a-sow-a-companion (not sure if that will even make sense w...
The Effect of Holidays on Farms + The Unspoken Side of Agritourism With Five Tales Farm
Welcome to episode 303 of Growers Daily!
We cover: We are joined by Mikey Densham as well as Jay Dunstan, who works at Five Tales but has become...
Should You Mulch Now for Spring Crops + Where to Fit the Brassicas
Welcome to episode 302 of Growers Daily!
We cover: should you mulch now for spring crops, fitting brassicas in the rotation and one thing that o...
Do You Need to Fertilize if You're Mulching? + How to Decipher Fertilizers
Welcome to episode 301 of Growers Daily!
We cover: fertilizers in a couple different ways—like should you fertilize if you mulch, and how to dec...
Cover Crop Conundrums + It's an Episode 300 Party!
Welcome to episode 300 of Growers Daily!
We cover: planting late fall strawberries, testing the soil for proper moisture, and we take on a very...
How Late Can You Plant Strawberries + Is Your Soil Too Wet to Work?
Welcome to episode 299 of Growers Daily!
We cover: planting late fall strawberries, testing the soil for proper moisture, and we take on a very...
Paper Mulches in the Garden + Alfalfa Hay?
Welcome to episode 298 of Growers Daily!
We cover: mulch papers, winter farm hygiene, and alfalfa hay.
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Planting into Thick Cover Crop Mulch + Can You Ripen A Nightshade by Topping it?
Welcome to episode 297 of Growers Daily!
We cover: planting into a thick mat of cover crop residue, can you ripen nightshades by topping them, a...
What to Know about Planting into Compost Mulch + How to Find Your Agronomist
Welcome to episode 296 of Growers Daily!
We cover: finding our own agronomists, talking about planting into compost mulch and looking at leaves...
Tricks I Learned Dry Farming + What Microscopes I Use
Welcome to episode 295 of Growers Daily!
We cover: my microscopes and dry farming AND it's feedback friday.
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Lettuce Packaging Science Gone Wrong + Where to Start with Crop Planning
Welcome to episode 294 of Growers Daily!
We cover: where to start with crop planning, what's all that science for in lettuce packaging, and tack...
Low Fi Tomato Grafting + Spring Cash Flow with Mikey and Kez of Five Tales Farm
Welcome to episode 293 of Growers Daily!
We cover: our monthly check in with Mikey and Kez at Five Tales Farm in Australia. We talk about their...
Where I Get Seeds + What's the Deal with Straw Mulch
Welcome to episode 292 of Growers Daily!
We cover: where we get our seeds, Straw, and helping the soil recover from a drought.
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Can Cover Crops Make a Good Mulch + A Fill Dirt Uh Oh
Welcome to episode 291 of Growers Daily!
We cover: cover crops as a mulch, fill dirt concerns, AND We'll also tack on a little feedback monday p...
Profitable Small Farm Three Years In | Wild East Farm
Welcome to episode 290 of Growers Daily!
We cover: chatting with Noah East of Wild East Farm in Western North Carolina. We talk about the afterm...
Farmer Jesse Live to Talk December Gardening
Welcome to episode 289 of Growers Daily!
We cover: your questions!
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Get Away with Using Hay + Crimes of Trashin'
Welcome to episode 288 of Growers Daily!
We cover: the tool the measures compaction properly, hay days, and some crimes of trashin'.
We ar...
Make Your Own Mulching Compost + Garden Tracking Simplified
Welcome to episode 287 of Growers Daily!
We cover: making your own mulching compost, simplifying the idea of garden tracking and the good and ba...
How to Find Money to Start a Farm + Evaluating A New Garden Plot
Welcome to episode 286 of Growers Daily!
We cover: evaluating a new garden plot, finding that startup capital, and it's feedback friday.
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Can Compost Tea Protect from Frosts + Maintain Those Garden Tools
Welcome to episode 285 of Growers Daily!
We cover: if vermicompost tea can help protect from frosts, Tool maintenance, and tilling compost 20 in...