Welcome to episode 211 of Growers Daily! We cover: bringing a market gardener onto the property, time versus the market garden, and if you care about the environment even a little bit you will probably stop using AI. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Article from MIT on AI: https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117 EPA on car emissions: https...
Aug 07, 2025•21 min
Welcome to episode 210 of Growers Daily! We cover: occultating one bed at a time, understanding what the market wants you to grow, and germinating spinach in the heat. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Spinach Video: https://youtu.be/ubY_gUm5VA8 MUSIC from this episode: Friends Forever by Kylie Dailey Goose Bumps by Wendy Marcini via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊...
Aug 06, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 209 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to look for in a hoop house, when to start fall cover crops, and mushrooms are easier than you think. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Mushroom Farming Book: https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Mushroom-Farming-Mycoremediation-Experimental-ebook/dp/B00X6D9T78 Field and Forest mushroom: https://www.fieldforest.net/product/shi...
Aug 05, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 208 of Growers Daily! We cover: dogs and bears and people throughout history (oh my); microplastics in compost and landscape fabric, and Napa cabbage deserves love too. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: My Friend Ayla's Visit: https://youtu.be/I9UbEqX8iK0?si=QAlepNDbdflRRxVh rails to trails: https://www.railstotrails.org Bears and dogs article: https://www....
Aug 04, 2025•17 min
Welcome to episode 207 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to plant after garlic, interplanting strategies for the fall (including with cover crops) and It's feedback friday y'all. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: CFSA conference: https://carolinafarmstewards.org/events/ MUSIC from this episode: Golden Things by Kylie Dailey via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at ht...
Aug 01, 2025•22 min
Welcome to episode 206 of Growers Daily! We cover: rhizomatous weeds (those are the ones that just won't quit), growing compost fodder in the shade, and fertilizing raised beds (without compost). We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: Rogue by Daniel Fridell Summer Bolero by Vendla via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrower...
Jul 31, 2025•18 min
Welcome to episode 205 of Growers Daily! We cover: how many acres can one person farm, high tunnels as ecological traps (with a little cutworm digression), and storing landscape fabric in a way that the mice don't think it's a gift. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Cutworm Article: https://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/identification-and-management-strategies-for-cutworms-...
Jul 30, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 204 of Growers Daily! We cover: when to scrap a crop, which crops are actually the most profitable, and cabbage root maggots. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Liz Graznak Talk OAK conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1VrsObjRxI Root maggot info: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/root-maggots Another root maggot primer: https://agsci...
Jul 29, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 203 of Growers Daily! We cover: protecting yourself From ticks stylishly (sorta), how to manage the good with the bad of farming, and comfrey vs trees. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Tick Episode: https://youtu.be/bvYG5g0iWZE?si=-0OxhDwy6ovY9FSV Tick clothing research: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10859966/ MUSIC from this episode: You (Until...
Jul 28, 2025•18 min
Welcome to episode 202 of Growers Daily! We cover: neighbors, the agency that used to conserve ecology like it was their job (because technically it was)…and it's feedback Friday! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: the organic farmers business handbook by Richard Wiswall: https://amzn.to/40XGg5F Dan Brisebois spreadsheet academy: https://www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com Radica...
Jul 25, 2025•22 min
Welcome to episode 201 of Growers Daily! We cover: starting a business from scratch, where asking if corn is a heavy feeder, and "to terrace or not to terrace…" that's a fun lineup. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Milpa Review of the literature: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/agronomy/articles/10.3389/fagro.2023.1115490/full The Schedule F: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs...
Jul 24, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 200 of Growers Daily! We cover: your LIVE questions! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyU...
Jul 23, 2025•54 min
Welcome to episode 199 of Growers Daily! We cover: water and pH, Land Restoration–-hopefully not the final (but definitely the most important) frontier, and how to pick a ripe melon off the vine. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Peter Andrews Restoration in Australia slowing creeks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4OBcRHX1Bc ripeness detection using sound devices: https://w...
Jul 22, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 198 of Growers Daily! We cover: small farming culture, cover cropping for a year, and the story of how soil made me a farmer. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: Highway Drivin by Gregory David Windowpane by Staffan Carlen Va a Amanacer by Caro Luna via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/suppo...
Jul 21, 2025•18 min
Welcome to episode 197 of Growers Daily! We cover: selling excess produce, Power to the people (but for real), and it's feedback Friday! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Helpful article on European energy prices: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/electricity-pricing MUSIC from this episode: Piece of Cake by Windshield No Thanks, I'll Pass by Kylie Dailey via www.epid...
Jul 18, 2025•23 min
Welcome to episode 196 of Growers Daily! We cover: how to use row cover with sensitive crops, preparing for extremes, and finding a job on farms. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: NyTimes Article on Breweries: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/dining/breweries-child-friendly-bans.html?searchResultPosition=1 MUSIC from this episode: Find a Way by The Eastern Plain Walk With Y...
Jul 17, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 195 of Growers Daily! We cover: bind weed, planet altering land management (the good kind of altering), and what happens when compost freezes? We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Desertification in 50 years : https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/us-desert-50-years.htm segment on weeds and do they tell us anything about the soil...
Jul 16, 2025•18 min
Welcome to episode 194 of Growers Daily! We cover: when your plants are ready before the soil is, why (some) farmers should get royalties, and compost tea applications. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Check out our amazing Tuesday sponsor, Tilth Soil for all your soil needs: https://www.tilthsoil.com/ Royalties episode: https://youtu.be/tHSwSjP_BLs A good compost tea review...
Jul 15, 2025•18 min
Welcome to episode 193 of Growers Daily! We cover: "can I use the rock dust from the well we dug", the complicated relationship between compost and carbon, and why my pest strategy is so boring. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Compost and cover Crop study: https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/compost-key-sequestering-carbon-soil Compost/Cover Crop human pathogen study: https://pmc...
Jul 14, 2025•18 min
Welcome to episode 192 of Growers Daily! We cover: the perils of growing what people want, planting perennials all up in the annual's business, and it's feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: None! MUSIC from this episode: Breaking Walls by Erik Fernholm Sweet Lemons by Ludlow via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support...
Jul 11, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 191 of Growers Daily! We cover: making perishable greens and such last in the cooler (plus other harvest tips), a cover crop for root knot nematodes and a bokashi composting tomato situation… We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Sunn Hemp Episode: https://youtu.be/keIoyt8ZfGI Root-knot Nematode episode: https://youtu.be/cNeHJJZw9Pc RKN study with sunnhemp: htt...
Jul 10, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 190 of Growers Daily! We cover: an awesome interview for you with Dr. Patrick Freeze of the Ward Labs which is where we have been getting soil tests the last few years. And Dr. Freeze discusses what this test is, how to take it, and what soil amending looks like when biology is the focal point. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Ward Labs: https://www.wardla...
Jul 09, 2025•32 min
Welcome to episode 189 of Growers Daily! We cover: automating the farm to grow it, how I started this whole doing this making videos thing, and $400 musk melons. Yeah, each. TILTH TUESDAY! www.tilthsoil.com We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Onions Video: https://youtu.be/0dZKcDITq5c $400 melons article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/nyregion/hamptons-grocery-prices.html ...
Jul 08, 2025•21 min
Welcome to episode 188 of Growers Daily! We cover: mulching around tomatoes in a tropical climate, the fall garden… yeah, now, in July, we have to talk about it because it's coming right up in farmer time, and it's feedback… monday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Spinach video: https://youtu.be/ubY_gUm5VA8 MUSIC from this episode: Just in Time by John Runefelt Hearts in a ...
Jul 07, 2025•21 min
Welcome to episode 187 of Growers Daily! We cover: seed storage, sweet potato spacing to maximize space, and burying rotten woodchips We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Review on fireworks research and ecology: https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/Fulltext/PC22040#:~:text=2007)%2C%20they%20can%20still%20make,2021). MUSIC from this episode: Not Dreaming Anymore by Got Happy Green Hi...
Jul 03, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 186 of Growers Daily! We cover: prepping soil for heavy feeders, the wild world of rhizosheaths, and sowing a crop into a standing cover crop. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Rhizosheath: Distinct features and environmental functions: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706123001775?via%3Dihub Rhizosheath Formation and Its Role in Plant...
Jul 02, 2025•18 min
Welcome to episode 185 of Growers Daily! We cover: what would you grow for cooking if you couldn't eat alliums, we will discuss the perils of washing our hands of greenwashing, and what to do with excess produce. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Vermont green FC: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/climate/vermont-green-soccer-climate.html Forest Green Rovers: https://www.fgr...
Jul 01, 2025•19 min
Welcome to episode 184 of Growers Daily! We cover: if school teaches us what we will actually use, different types of packaging for produce, and what we're up to headed into July. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Brother ql-800 series printer: https://amzn.to/4etZuFy Biodegradable packaging options episode: https://youtu.be/5mzSxkOEmA0 MUSIC from this episode: Like Coming Ho...
Jun 30, 2025•20 min
Welcome to episode 183 of Growers Daily! We cover: garlic rust and what to do about it, how to tell if your soil is healthy, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Garlic Rust Info: https://blogs.cornell.edu/livegpath/gallery/garlic/garlic-rust/ Plant spacing study https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286523717_Effect_of_Spacing_in_Incidence_and_Sever...
Jun 27, 2025•21 min
Welcome to episode 182 of Growers Daily! We cover: birds that cause problems in the garden, composters avoiding contaminants, and starting a market garden when you're sixty. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: Study on birds and brassicas, cucurbits and solanaceae: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167880923000543 The Good, the Bad, and the Risky: Can Bird...
Jun 26, 2025•18 min
