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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

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 waysβ€”like should you fertilize if you mulch, and how to decipher those dang fertilizer labels, and human scale farming. 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 Longterm straw study ...

Dec 15, 2025β€’17 min

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 fun, specific farming 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 Juglone and cucumbers: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.g...

Dec 12, 2025β€’20 min

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 fun, specific farming 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 Planting strawberries too late research: https://...

Dec 11, 2025β€’17 min

Paper Mulches in the Garden + Alfalfa Hay?

Welcome to episode 298 of Growers Daily! We cover: mulch papers, winter farm hygiene, and alfalfa hay. 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 Good Mosaic overview: https://extension.umn.edu/disease-management/cucurbit-viruses#cultural-practices-3070262 Weed guard p...

Dec 10, 2025β€’17 min

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, and some of the intimidating details of starting a farm business. 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 e...

Dec 09, 2025β€’20 min

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 as individuals. 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 Pine needles myth: https://extension.unh.edu/blog/2019/10/do-pine-...

Dec 08, 2025β€’17 min

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. 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 My smaller microscope: https://www.microscopeworld.com/swift-m2251-student-microscope/?searchid=27077&search_query...

Dec 05, 2025β€’22 min

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 tackle a specific strawberry-to-soil question. 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 Bagged lettuce SciShow video: https://w...

Dec 04, 2025β€’18 min

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 low fi tomato grafting and some farm team dynamics. 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 Tales Farm: https://www.f...

Dec 03, 2025β€’46 min

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. 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 Kitazawa: https://kitazawaseedcompany.com Johnnys: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/ High Mowing: https:...

Dec 02, 2025β€’19 min

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 per tradition (of missing fridays). 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 Rye and weed suppression: https://www.sciencedi...

Dec 01, 2025β€’20 min

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 aftermath of Helene, numbers on the farm, and some new farming enterprises they are doing at Wild East. 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 Leag...

Nov 28, 2025β€’40 min

Farmer Jesse Live to Talk December Gardening

Welcome to episode 289 of Growers Daily! We cover: your questions! 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...WE LIVE via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (πŸ‘Š) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/not...

Nov 26, 2025β€’1 hr 1 min

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 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 Giant Pile of Trash Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/world/europe/trash-britain-il...

Nov 25, 2025β€’20 min

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 bad of CSA farming. 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 NOP compost guidelines ad 90/120 day rule: https://www.ams.usda....

Nov 24, 2025β€’19 min

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. 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 NRCS web soil survey: https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ MUSIC from this episode: I...

Nov 21, 2025β€’21 min

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 inches into the 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 For the Love of Soil Book: https://amzn.to/47Rscyo Some really...

Nov 20, 2025β€’19 min

Should You Develop Your Own Hybrid Seed + Saving Beans When They're Still Green

Welcome to episode 284 of Growers Daily! We cover: Dan Brisebois, host of The Seed Farmer Podcast and author of The Seed Farmer joins us to talk saving bean seeds, pepper seed saving, and creating your own hybrid 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/kpu9zv League Code: kpu9zv Dan's M...

Nov 19, 2025β€’33 min

How Compost Mulch Acts Differently in Different Regions + Getting Good Broccoli in Hot Climates

Welcome to episode 283 of Growers Daily! We cover: how compost mulch acts differently in different regions, a potentially new way to nonprofit, and getting good brassica heads in hotter climates. 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: Insti...

Nov 18, 2025β€’19 min

Gravel Mulches?! + It's Time to Store those Seeds (Properly)

Welcome to episode 282 of Growers Daily! We cover: gravel mulches, storing seeds, and it's feedback… monday. 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 cultural ecology of Puebloan Pebble-Mulch gardens https://sci-hub.se/10.2307/4603081 Beneficial and negative fung...

Nov 17, 2025β€’21 min

The Talking Tools Roundup

Welcome to episode 281 of Growers Daily! We cover: our very first Growers Daily "best of" or roundup video in which we talk all things tools for your farm! 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 Seeder Ep: https://youtu.be/RoZwApNMYnM?si=jrVfUxJ0_G6-AYXD Tool Maint...

Nov 14, 2025β€’24 min

Too Late to Start Next Year's Garden? + Using Worm Compost in the Soil Mix

Welcome to episode 280 of Growers Daily! We cover: Kaolin clay for things like squash bugs, is it too late to start next year's garden (and would there be any value to tarping under snow), plus we look at vermicompost in a seed starting mix. 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 Leag...

Nov 13, 2025β€’17 min

How Farming In Japan Compares to the US + Using Salt Marsh Hay W/ Assawaga Farm

Welcome to episode 279 of Growers Daily! We cover: Yoko Takemura from Assawaga Farm in CT joins us to chat about covercropping, using salt marsh hay, growing Asian veg, and how farming in the US compares to farming in Japan. 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...

Nov 12, 2025β€’41 min

Is "Dirt Mulch" Actually a Thing? + Winterizing the Irrigation

Welcome to episode 278 of Growers Daily! We cover: the idea of dirt mulches, the power of true citizenship and winterizing the irrigation. 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 Good Overview of Dust mulch: https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-puyallup/uploads/sites/403/20...

Nov 11, 2025β€’17 min

The Farming Podcast that Changed Everything + Are Landscape Fabrics Really that Bad?

Welcome to episode 277 of Growers Daily! We cover: landscape fabrics and if they are really so bad, a farming podcast that changed me (and many others) plus perennial ryegrass. What a lineup! 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 Farmer to Farmer Podcast episodes:...

Nov 10, 2025β€’18 min

An Irrigation System Worth Loving + Stay Hopeful, Nerds!

Welcome to episode 276 of Growers Daily! We cover: a new irrigation system called the sumi soaker and some early thoughts on that. Plus we get hopeful about the future 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 Seeds of Solidarity interview a...

Nov 07, 2025β€’25 min

Growing Tomatoes in the Same Place Every Year + What Exactly IS Considered Crop Rotation?

Welcome to episode 275 of Growers Daily! We cover: using rye cover crops in a warm region, growing tomatoes in the same place every year, and what constitutes a crop rotation REALLY. 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 Grafting how to video: https://youtu.be/5o4...

Nov 06, 2025β€’19 min

Don't Worry, Your Garden is Safe + Mulching with Woodchips

Welcome to episode 274 of Growers Daily! We cover: if our gardens are contaminated enough to be concerned about it, anxiety VS farming, and woodchips as a bed mulch. 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/podcast...

Nov 05, 2025β€’20 min

Lasagne Gardening at Scale + Missing Our Livestock

Welcome to episode 273 of Growers Daily! We cover: lasagne gardening at scale, some fun farmer recipes (and a challenge for you) plus why I kind of miss our farm livestock (but also why we won't bring them back). 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 Links to Jare...

Nov 04, 2025β€’20 min

Small Farms Vs Disasters + Cardboard's Role as a Mulch

Welcome to episode 272 of Growers Daily! We cover: small farming versus disasters, cardboard as a mulch, and when what you do looks bananas to your neighbors. 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: Morgantimma by Christian Hanzell On My Way...

Nov 03, 2025β€’21 min
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