428-The Peatlands Crisis, with Alys Fowler
Release Date: 07/31/2025
454-More Seed Starting Tips You’ll Be Glad to Know
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I returned from a trip abroad last week and checked on the seeds I had started before I went away. Some seedlings struggled in my absence more than others, and it gave me a few ideas for seed starting tips that I wanted to share with you. On this episode, I’ll be supplementing last week’s encore on with more important things to know. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most challenging...
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453-How to Prepare for Seed Starting Season-Encore Presentation
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Seed-starting success begins long before the first tray is filled with soil. In this encore episode, I take you behind the scenes of my own preparation process, sharing how thoughtful planning and a smarter seed organization system help to eliminate stress and prevent costly mistakes while setting the stage for a smoother season from the very start. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most...
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452-The Cure for Boredom: Gardening
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Last month while I was , the widely respected horticulturist, he said something that really stuck with me: Gardening is never boring. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most challenging conditions. to receive weekly updates about new podcast episodes, seasonal gardening tips, and online gardening course announcements. Check out for our growing library of organic gardening courses....
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451-Raised Bed Garden Makeover: You Asked, I Answered
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After 14 years using the same cedar raised beds in my vegetable garden, the time finally came for a garden makeover. In this week’s podcast, I’m sharing how I applied the experience I have gained in this garden to decide what to change during my garden rebuild and what to do exactly the same. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most challenging conditions. to receive weekly updates about...
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450-Wicked Plants: Mother Nature’s Most Dangerous-Encore Presentation
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Anyone who gardens for long enough or likes to spend a lot of time in the great outdoors will encounter plants that can cause itchiness or even pain, but there are certain plants that they should be especially wary of — wicked plants. In this week’s encore, New York Times bestselling author Amy Stewart joins me to discuss the stories surrounding the world’s most notorious plants. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible...
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449-The Case Against Buying Ladybugs and for Non-Natives-Encore Presentation
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Buying ladybugs for biological control of pests can contribute to depleting the ladybug population in the wild and raises other concerns as well. Meanwhile, non-native ladybugs do the same valuable work — eating aphids and other pests that harm crops — but are often cast in a bad light anyway. My guest in this week’s encore, Dr. Kaitlin Stack Whitney, an environmental studies scholar as well as a home gardener, explains that non-native insects don’t always deserve their bad rap. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to...
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448-The Self-Fed Garden, with Eliot Coleman
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What if the most fertile, resilient garden is one that feeds itself? Legendary organic grower Eliot Coleman returns to the podcast this week to challenge the idea that gardeners need to buy fertility in a bag. Drawing on decades of experience at Four Season Farm, Eliot explains how green manure and living soil can provide everything your garden needs — without importing soil inputs that could be inferior or, worse, contaminated. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still...
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447-The Common Sense Gardener, with Allan Armitage
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If you’ve ever wished for a gardening guide who cuts through the noise and tells it like it is, you’re going to love this week’s guest. Dr. Allan M. Armitage — plantsman, prolific author, world-traveled teacher, and all-around straight shooter — joins me to share his signature mix of wisdom, humor and no-nonsense advice. Allan is the down to earth gardener next door and has spent decades helping gardeners feel more confident and less intimidated. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or...
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446-How Nature Heals Us, with Kathy Willis, Ph.D.
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Even small, everyday interactions with nature — from a single houseplant to a 20-minute walk through the woods or a garden — can measurably improve our mental and physical health. Biologist Kathy Willis, the author of the new book “Good Nature,” joins me to explore the groundbreaking research revealing how touching, smelling and even just seeing plants benefits our well-being. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible...
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445-How Floret Flower Farm Grew Into a Successful Business, with Erin Benzakein-Encore Presentation
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Becoming a successful flower farmer and seed breeder takes not only a keen business sense but also creativity and resourcefulness, two traits that my guest this week has in spades. Erin Benzakein of Floret Flower Farm and the Magnolia Network series “Growing Floret” joins me to share how she cultivates her creative streak to get more flowers out into the world. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the...
info_outlinePeatlands sequester twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests and are vital ecosystems with essential roles in water management and biodiversity support — but they are under threat. Most have been damaged due to peat extraction and other human activity, contributing to climate change. British horticulturist, journalist and author Alys Fowler joins me on the podcast this week to share why peatlands are indispensable and why gardeners should reconsider their use of peat moss.
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