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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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Episodes

The Future Wants Your Farm + Water Collection in Cold Climates

Welcome to episode 271 of Growers Daily! We cover: how the cost of the future is farmland, talking about storing water in dry, cold climates, and it's feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv The Composter Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...

Oct 31, 2025β€’22 min

My Garlic Didn't Survive Storage HELP! + High Tunnels Vs The Environment

Welcome to episode 270 of Growers Daily! We cover: garlic that didn't survive the storage process, making sense of soil tests, plus what is the microplastics risk with high tunnels. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv waxy breakdown of garlic: https://blogs.corn...

Oct 30, 2025β€’20 min

Farming it up in the Fall with Farmer Jesse Live

Welcome to episode 269 of Growers Daily! We cover: our monthly LIVE episode! We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: None via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (πŸ‘Š) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/not...

Oct 29, 2025β€’56 min

How Smoke Affects Farms + It's Leaf Season!

Welcome to episode 268 of Growers Daily! We cover: the effects that smoke has on crops, mulching with leaves, and What farming has taught me about people, places, and myself. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv A good leaf as mulch study : https://journals.ashs....

Oct 28, 2025β€’21 min

How to Find Good (Safe) Mulch + Chemicals Can Grow Lots of Food

Welcome to episode 267 of Growers Daily! We cover: finding good mulches, the (somewhat false) productivity of conventional agriculture, and the changing landscape of farming information. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Decreasing N fertilizer Increases Soil ...

Oct 27, 2025β€’23 min

Using Compost with Soil Tests as an Amending + The Good Disturbance

Welcome to episode 266 of Growers Daily! We cover: good disturbance, we are discussing how to fit compost into the amendment regime, and it's feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: Misty Drift by Magan Wofford Walkin the Tr...

Oct 24, 2025β€’22 min

Rabbit Poop as a Garden Amendment? + Is the Master Gardener Course Worth it?

Welcome to episode 265 of Growers Daily! We cover: master gardener courses, Rabbit poop in the garden, and straw with tack? Good idea, bad idea? We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Rabbit manure replacing peat: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9647123/#:...

Oct 23, 2025β€’18 min

Farmers Need Diverse Income Streams + Farming with Kids || Five Tales Farm

Welcome to episode 264 of Growers Daily! We cover: Mikey and Kez from Five Tales Farm in Australia chat with us about diversifying markets, the stigma of doing that as a farmer, and farming while pregnant and beyond. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Five Tale...

Oct 22, 2025β€’32 min

The Animal We Could Learn Something From + Getting Better Germination with the Seeder

Welcome to episode 263 of Growers Daily! We cover: the mighty beaver (finally!), how we could make ourselves beaver like, and improving on sweet corn (and other seeds) when we seed them. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv 2025 Sustainable Ag Conference: https:/...

Oct 21, 2025β€’17 min

The Farming Things I'm Terrible At + The Brilliance of The Flail Mower

Welcome to episode 262 of Growers Daily! We cover: our November garden plans, offering some thoughts on flail mowing, and some critical farmer things I'm terrible at. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv 2025 Sustainable Ag Conference: https://carolinafarmsteward...

Oct 20, 2025β€’18 min

Why Chefs Make Good Growers (and why they don't) + Packaging for Restaurants

Welcome to episode 261 of Growers Daily! We cover: pricing and packaging for restaurants, working in restaurants and then working as a farmer, and it's feedback friday ! We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: Caroline, I'm Leaving Now by Su...

Oct 17, 2025β€’23 min

Are Radishes Overrated + Onions You Plant in the Fall

Welcome to episode 260 of Growers Daily! We cover: overwintering a new garden spot in a way that improves its health, onions you plant in the fall, and are radishes over-hyped as a high profit crop? We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: Ro...

Oct 16, 2025β€’19 min

Bye Bye Birdies + Hello Cold Storage

Welcome to episode 259 of Growers Daily! We cover: why the decline in bird populations (but the uptick in sea turtles), mid-size cold-storage options for produce, and the big life mistake I almost made. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv report on bird populati...

Oct 15, 2025β€’18 min

Small Farms are Expensive + Why Composters Should Just Start Farms

Welcome to episode 258 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do if your farm was previously a car lot, should compost operations just start a farm instead, and why it's hard to scale back a farm without losing money. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Urbavore Fa...

Oct 14, 2025β€’18 min

So You Want to Start a Composting Business + Where are the Prestigious Prizes for Farmers

Welcome to episode 257 of Growers Daily! We cover: why there are no Nobels (or any other big prize) for farmers, what to do about persistent mold on alliums, and some insights gleaned from the Kentucky composting conference about commercial composting startups. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/a...

Oct 13, 2025β€’20 min

When Hay is Your Only Mulch Option + The Dogma Free Garden is a Happy Garden

Welcome to episode 256 of Growers Daily! We cover: what to do when hay is the only mulch you got, the dogma free garden, and it's feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Carolina Sustainable Ag Conference: https://web.cvent.com/event/e928ed7e-f306-4...

Oct 10, 2025β€’20 min

Bindweed vs Cover Crops + Interplanting With Figs

Welcome to episode 255 of Growers Daily! We cover: bind weed vs cover crops, interplanting with figs in a tunnel, a perennial living pathways challenge. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Bindweed meta-analysis: https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee...

Oct 09, 2025β€’17 min

Shaking Up the Farmland Ownership Model (With Ian McSweeney and Julian Lauzzana)

Welcome to episode 254 of Growers Daily! We cover: Ian McSweeney with The Farmers Land Trust and Farmland Commons and Julian Lauzzana join us to talk about a new path toward farmland ownership. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv The Farmers Land Trust: https://...

Oct 08, 2025β€’37 min

Plants Feed the Soil (Disturbing it Doesn't) + Are Woodchips the Right Pathway Option?

Welcome to episode 253 of Growers Daily! We cover: plants feeding the soil, why we avoid disturbance (within reason) and woodchips in the tunnel pathways.. OR NOT. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: From the Roots bt Candelion Sand and ...

Oct 07, 2025β€’18 min

Mulches and Soil Health + Keeping Lemongrass Alive

Welcome to episode 252 of Growers Daily! We cover: lemongrass and the basic principles of soil health. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Solid Lemongrass breakdown USU for non-tropics: https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/lemongrass-in-the-garden#:...

Oct 06, 2025β€’19 min

Should a Flower Grower Use Synthetic Fertilizers + What Meta Stole from Farmers

Welcome to episode 251 of Growers Daily! We cover: we are taking a question from a flower grower wondering about synthetic fertilizers to address soil deficiencies, meta pirating farm books for AI, and it's feedback Friday. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv mi...

Oct 03, 2025β€’23 min

Decompacting Clay without Making it Worse + Going from Good Soil to YIKES Soil

Welcome to episode 250 of Growers Daily! We cover: balancing the good and the bad, Decompacting clay without making it worse, and we hear about what it's like to go from good soil to well… not great soil. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv CFSA conference: http...

Oct 02, 2025β€’19 min

Farmer Jesse Goes Live for October Farm Updates

Welcome to episode 249 of Growers Daily! We cover: October LIVE!!! We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv MUSIC from this episode: None via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (πŸ‘Š) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers...

Oct 01, 2025β€’58 min

When to Protect My Crops (and With What) + This Show is a One-Year Old

Welcome to episode 248 of Growers Daily! We cover: we're celebrating one year of this show, so we'll talk a bit about that and what I've learned in the last year and what the experience of doing a daily show is like, we will take a question about when to cover what, then talk WHAT to cover it with. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https...

Sep 30, 2025β€’19 min

Should I Heat My Tunnel? + Cover Cropping for Mulch Next Year

Welcome to episode 247 of Growers Daily! We cover: if we should heat our tunnels (like financially and environmentally does it make sense), cover crops that you would plant for mulch next summer and which cover crops work for that. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: k...

Sep 29, 2025β€’18 min

Fungal to Bacterial Ratios for Soil Health + The Death of Curiosity

Welcome to episode 246 of Growers Daily! We cover: fungal to bacterial ratios for soil health and whether it means anything for you, we discuss the death of curiosity, and it's feed back friday We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Open top biochar kilns: https://...

Sep 26, 2025β€’22 min

Breaking Those Brassica Woes + Unconventional Garden Tools

Welcome to episode 245 of Growers Daily! We cover: tools I've discovered (that aren't necessarily meant for how I use them), how to achieve that big brassica success, and we'll start a garden on texas clay. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Kentucky Composting...

Sep 25, 2025β€’19 min

Resellers at the Farmers Markets + Corn Stalks With Too Many Ears

Welcome to episode 244 of Growers Daily! We cover: corn stalks with five ears and what the heck that means, what resellers do and don't bring to local markets, and we will peer into october and see what the next month holds. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv K...

Sep 24, 2025β€’19 min

How to Pick Garlic Seed + What's the Deal With Silage Tarps?

Welcome to episode 243 of Growers Daily! We cover: silage tarps–the good, bad and ugly (because they are definitely a little ugly), what to do for water in wet climates where it's wet in the spring but dry in the summer, and how to pick garlic seed. We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu...

Sep 23, 2025β€’20 min

Planting Cover Crops into Garlic? + Curing Sweet Potatoes

Welcome to episode 242 of Growers Daily! We cover: curing sweet potatoes to sweeten them up, Farmer jargon, and should you plant cover crops and garlic together? We are a Non-Profit! πŸ‘‡ πŸ™Œ DONATE πŸ™Œ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Theme Music from Jen and Jay Do Stuff: https://youtu.be/oaMw1pLn...

Sep 22, 2025β€’18 min
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