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Should You Pre-Soak Seeds + What if My Tomatoes Got a Wee Bit… Frosted?

Release Date: 06/04/2026

Soil Balls + Planning for Retirement as a Market Gardener

Growers Daily

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 planning for retirement as a market gardener. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: Uzbekistan ag: Segment on retirement Farming like you’re old segment: MUSIC from this episode: Right on Time by Sully Bright via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Tilth...

Garlic Harvest Season Tips - Can You Get Garlic Earlier?

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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 we’d do a whole garlic show—when to harvest, the 4 different crops that garlic actually is, and getting garlic earlier. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: Here is a story about Algeria in Lawrence Kansas: MUSIC from this episode: Better Than I've Ever Been by Loving Caliber Rising Spring by American Legion via Support our work (👊) at ...

Going from One Crop to Another + What Makes a Crop “Profitable” (or Worth Growing)

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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 even if it’s not), using old high tunnel plastic for weeding the garden, and bed flips. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: Solid Solarization primer: MUSIC from this episode: Phoebe Snow by Roy Williams Beloved Farewell by American Legion via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: ...

How to Rock Your Summer Lettuce + Wood Chip Mulch OVER Compost Mulch?

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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, We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: Summer lettuce video: MUSIC from this episode: Our Sweet Time by Kylie Dailey via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Tilth Soil!: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil...

Is the Future ACTUALLY Agrarian, tho? + What Compost Setup to Use

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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 reasonable future. AND it’s feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: Johnson-su Bioreactor: MUSIC from this episode: Trouble Stay From My Door by Roy Williams The Appalachian Trail by Hunter Quinn via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Tilth Soil!: MY BOOK!...

What Frost Does to Potatoes + How We Did Our Hedge Rows

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Welcome to episode 419 of Growers Daily! We cover: we’re talking frosted potatoes, we’re touring my hedges, and discussing strawberries in humid conditions where the diseases are the fruitful ones. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: Windowpane by Staffan Carlan Funk on the One by Jobii via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Tilth Soil!: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook...

Farmer Jesse Goes Live to Talk Summer Gardens

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Welcome to episode 418 of Growers Daily! We cover: your live questions! We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: MUSIC from this episode: NA via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Tilth Soil!: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: Italian Copy German Copy: Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this 👇 5% off...

Is This the Most Important Farm Tool + Have Your Onions Ever Yellowed?

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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 can’t help myself), yellowing onions, AND proper cultivation (a field demo, because I can’t help myself). We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: Luis Enrique Interview: The Bev Yanez podcast interview: MUSIC from this episode: Passing Through by Kylie Dailey via Support our work (👊) at or Show...

What Can Come in With The Compost + Growing Summer Carrots

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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 are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: How to grow carrots video MUSIC from this episode: The Sound of You by Gavin Luke Strange Weather by Kylie Dailey via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Tilth Soil!: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 ...

How to Start a Farm (but Actually) + Using Sawdust

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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, and it’s feedback friday. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 Links for today: How to Start a farm a step by step guide video MUSIC from this episode: Adrianne by First Timer via Support our work (👊) at or Show Sponsors: GrownBy: Tilth Soil!: MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕...

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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 lightly frosted… tomato plants…

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Links for today:

soaking seeds before planting article: https://www.threshseed.com/blogs/news/soaking-seeds-before-planting?srsltid=AfmBOorrE8xJkdCakDqhHmoJaUI03zP2YWxM4lStOLRvVf1fT-di8RAp

Improving bean germination with soaking article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2452219823001817

Meta-analysis of seed priming effects on seed germination, seedling emergence and crop yield: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279528589_Meta-analysis_of_seed_priming_effects_on_seed_germination_seedling_emergence_and_crop_yield_Iranian_studies

MUSIC from this episode:

Rumi by Ludlow