Just Grow Something | The "Why" Behind the "How" of Gardening

By Karin Velez

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Episodes: 262

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Grow a better vegetable garden, whether you're a seasoned gardener or have never grown a thing in your life. Karin helps home gardeners learn to grow their own food using evidence-based techniques and research. She talks all about specific plants, pests, diseases, soil and plant health, mulch, garden planning, and more. It's not just the "how" but also the "why" that makes us better. The goal? For everyone to know how to grow their own food no matter what sized space they have or their experience level. Tune in each week to plan, learn, and grow with your friend in the garden, Karin Velez.

Episode Date
Winter Produce Storage: Tips for Keeping Your Fall Harvest Fresh Through the Cold Months - Ep. 225
Nov 19, 2024
Three Ways to Grow Nutritious Greens Indoors - Ep. 224
Nov 12, 2024
Tropical Gardening, Plus Your Biggest Garden Failures of the Season - Ep. 223
Nov 05, 2024
How to Amend the Soil in Fall for a Better Garden in Spring - Ep. 222
Oct 29, 2024
Garlic Planting Tips by Climate - Ep. 221
Oct 22, 2024
Planting Onions in Fall for a Summer Harvest - Ep. 220
Oct 15, 2024
How to Dry and Store Cut Flowers - Ep. 219
Oct 08, 2024
Simple Compost Solutions for Every Garden Space - Ep. 218
Oct 01, 2024
Fall Garden Checklist by Hardiness Zone - Ep. 217
Sep 24, 2024
Proper Seed Drying and Storage - Ep. 216
Sep 17, 2024
Saving Seeds Properly - Ep. 215
Sep 10, 2024
How to Choose a Garlic Variety to Grow - Ep. 214
Sep 03, 2024
How to Grow Beets - Ep. 213
Aug 27, 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Gardening Advice - Ep. 212
Aug 20, 2024
Preparing to Preserve: Basic Canning Supplies for Beginners - Ep. 211
Aug 13, 2024
Heirloom vs Hybrid vs GMO - Ep. 210
Aug 06, 2024
Don't Overwater in the Heat - Focal Point Friday
Aug 02, 2024
Growing Brussels Sprouts - Ep. 209
Jul 30, 2024
Starting a Garden Side Hustle - Ep. 208
Jul 23, 2024
Managing Heat Stress in Garden Plants - Ep. 207
Jul 16, 2024
Epsom Salts - Magic or Myth? - Ep. 206
Jul 09, 2024
Steps for Planning the Fall Garden (and Why You Should Grow One) - Ep. 205
Jul 02, 2024
Summer Succession Planting for a Greater Harvest - Ep. 204
Jun 25, 2024
When Are Onions Ready to Harvest? - Ep. 203
Jun 18, 2024
Squash Vine Borers and Squash Bugs in Cucumber Plants - Focal Point Friday Ep. 202
Jun 14, 2024
Problems with Cucumbers - Ep. 201
Jun 11, 2024
Celebrating 200 Episodes: Ask Me Anything! - Ep. 200
Jun 04, 2024
Trellising Techniques for Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Beans and Peas - Ep. 199
May 28, 2024
Cloning Plants for Succession and Expansion -Ep. 198
May 21, 2024
Problems with Peppers - Ep. 197
May 17, 2024
Gardening in Shade and Solving Your Garden Maintenance Problems - Ep. 196
May 07, 2024
Preventing and Controlling Foliar Disease in the Garden - Ep. 195
Apr 30, 2024
Growing Strawberries - Ep. 194
Apr 23, 2024
Proper Soil Temperatures for Transplanting - Ep. 193
Apr 16, 2024
Amendments to Add in Spring for the Summer Garden - Ep. 192
Apr 09, 2024
Your Biggest Pests in the Garden - Ep. 191
Apr 02, 2024
Hardening Off Seedlings Before Transplant - Ep. 190
Mar 26, 2024
Straw Bale Gardening - Ep. 189
Mar 19, 2024
Donations and Dollar Stands with Meg Lea - Ep. 188
Mar 12, 2024
Maintaining Fruit Trees, Bushes, and Canes
Mar 06, 2024
Different Ways to Grow Potatoes - Ep. 186
Feb 27, 2024
Heat Mats and Grow Lights - Ep. 185
Feb 20, 2024
Seed Starting Soils and Containers - Ep. 184
Feb 13, 2024
Starting Flower Seedlings Indoors - Ep. 183
Feb 06, 2024
Soil Blocks and Flower Bars with Kathy Gormandy - Ep. 182
Jan 30, 2024
Succession Planting to Extend the Harvest - Ep. 181
Jan 23, 2024
Interplanting to Maximize Your Harvest - Ep. 180
Jan 16, 2024
How to Choose a Plant Variety - Ep. 179
Jan 09, 2024
Choosing a Seed Supplier - Ep. 178
Jan 02, 2024
Top Episode 1: Growing Peppers - Ep. 177
Dec 26, 2023
Top Episode 2: Growing Potatoes - Ep. 176
Dec 19, 2023
Top Episode 3: Growing Onions - Ep. 175
Dec 12, 2023
Top Episode 4: Growing Zucchini - Ep. 174
Dec 05, 2023
Climbing Seed Prices and Proper Seed Storage - Ep. 173
Nov 28, 2023
Updated USDA Hardiness Zone Map - Ep. 172
Nov 21, 2023
Starting Your Own Sweet Potato Slips - Ep. 171
Nov 14, 2023
Fall Amendments for the Spring Garden - Ep. 170
Nov 07, 2023
Microgreen Basics - Ep. 169
Oct 17, 2023
Growing Garlic as a Perennial - Ep. 168
Oct 10, 2023
Frost Protection Measures in the Garden - Ep. 167
Oct 03, 2023
When to Plant Your Cover Crops - Focal Point Friday
Sep 29, 2023
Getting Started with Cover Crops - Ep. 166
Sep 26, 2023
Overlooked Edibles: Parts of Our Garden We Didn't Know We Can Eat - Ep. 165
Sep 19, 2023
Growing Garlic in Warm Climates - Focal Point Friday
Sep 15, 2023
Crops to Plant in Fall and Harvest in Spring - Ep. 164
Sep 12, 2023
Five Crops to Plant in Fall for Winter Harvest, Zone by Zone - Ep. 163
Sep 05, 2023
Direct Sowing Seeds in Late Summer Heat - Focal Point Friday
Sep 01, 2023
Storing the Most Popular Types of Fall Garden Crops: No Freezing, No Canning, No Dehydrating Required - Ep. 162
Aug 29, 2023
Shade Options for Late Summer Transplants - Focal Point Friday
Aug 25, 2023
Fall Garden Transplants: Tips for Success in the Heat - Ep. 161
Aug 22, 2023
More Fermenting Basics - Focal Point Friday
Aug 11, 2023
Getting Started in Fermenting - Ep. 160
Aug 08, 2023
Avoiding Disease in Saved Seeds - Focal Point Friday
Aug 04, 2023
How to Start Saving Seeds From Your Garden (and Why) - Ep. 159
Aug 01, 2023
Timing Fall Garden Starts - Focal Point Friday
Jul 28, 2023
Late Summer Succession Planting - Ep. 158
Jul 25, 2023
Five Best Veggies to Grow in the Fall Garden by Region - Focal Point Friday
Jul 21, 2023
Your Fall Garden Planning Checklist - Ep. 157
Jul 18, 2023
Safe Rainwater Collection: Beating Drought in Your Garden - Ep. 156
Jul 11, 2023
The Link Between Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health - Focal Point Friday
Jul 07, 2023
Growing Melons: Watermelon, Cantaloupe and More - Ep. 155
Jul 04, 2023
Excessive Heat in the Garden: Helping Our Tomatoes, Peppers and Other Summer Plants - Focal Point Friday
Jun 30, 2023
Summer Garden Checklist: Eight Tasks to Keep the Harvest Going - Ep. 154
Jun 27, 2023
What is Well-Draining Soil? - Ep. 153
Jun 20, 2023
Glyphosate, Liver Disease, and Metabolic Syndromes in Children - Focal Point Friday
Jun 16, 2023
Growing Okra - Ep. 152
Jun 13, 2023
Can Parthenocarpic Zucchini Save Our Harvest by Helping Us Avoid Pests?
Jun 09, 2023
Conflicting Gardening Advice: Who Should We Believe? - Ep. 151
Jun 07, 2023
Garden Amendments and Pets: Dangerous Mulch, Moldy Compost, Mycotoxins and More - Focal Point Friday
Jun 02, 2023
Rhubarb, Asparagus Beetles, Fertilizer, and Other Gardener Questions - Ep. 150
May 30, 2023
Eight Common Tomato Plant Diseases - Focal Point Friday
May 26, 2023
Identifying and Controlling Persistent Weeds in the Garden - Ep. 149
May 23, 2023
Tomato Varieties for Containers and Small Spaces
May 19, 2023
Tomato Varieties for Short-Season Areas and Challenging Climates - Ep. 148
May 16, 2023
Tomatoes: To Prune or Not to Prune? Keys to Your Biggest Tomato Yield.
May 12, 2023
The Great Marigold Debate - Ep. 147
May 09, 2023
Best Companion Plants for Zucchini and One Potentially Disastrous One - Focal Point Friday
May 05, 2023
Ep. 146 - Growing Zucchini and other Summer Squashes
May 02, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Choosing Whether to Grow From Seed or Transplant
Apr 28, 2023
Ep. 145 - Kitchen Waste as Plant Food: Egg Shells, Banana Peels, and Tea Bags, Oh My!
Apr 25, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Composting Basics
Apr 21, 2023
Ep. 144 - Gardening and Gleaning for Charity: After The Harvest
Apr 18, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Transitioning Plants into the Garden or Indoor Growing Space
Apr 14, 2023
Ep. 143 - Growing Corn: Sweet Corn, Popcorn, Dent Corn and more
Apr 11, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Spring Frost Protection Options
Apr 07, 2023
Ep. 142 - Planting by Soil Temperature vs Air Temperature: When's the best time to plant?
Apr 04, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Mushroom Compost
Mar 31, 2023
Ep. 141 - Talking with Mushroom Growers
Mar 28, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Plant Nutrient Basics
Mar 24, 2023
Ep. 140 - Growing Mushrooms
Mar 21, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Quick Tips for Weed Management
Mar 17, 2023
Ep. 139 - Foliar Feeding: Increasing Plant Nutrition Through Their Leaves
Mar 14, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Understanding Plant Nomenclature - Family, Genus, Species, Variety, and more.
Mar 10, 2023
Ep. 138 - Gardening for Nutrition
Mar 07, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Follow-up to Sunflowers, Compost and Manure
Mar 03, 2023
Ep. 137 - Growing Celery
Feb 28, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Manure in the Garden
Feb 24, 2023
Ep. 136 - Filling New Raised Beds
Feb 21, 2023
Focal Point Friday: More About Intercropping
Feb 17, 2023
Ep. 135 - Growing Potatoes
Feb 14, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Are Sunflowers Good or Bad for the Garden?
Feb 10, 2023
Ep. 134 - Soil Texture and Composition: How it affects water and nutrients in the garden and how to know what type you have
Feb 07, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Proper Lighting for Seedlings
Feb 03, 2023
Ep. 133 - Growing Onions
Jan 31, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Proper Airflow for Seedlings
Jan 27, 2023
Ep. 132 - Average Crop Yield and Plants Per Person: How Much Space Do You Need in the Garden?
Jan 24, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Plan Like A Pro
Jan 20, 2023
Ep. 131 - The Basics of Winter Sowing: Seed Starting Outdoors
Jan 17, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Top Three Reasons to Grow Your Own Food
Jan 13, 2023
Ep. 130 - Companion Planting and Intercropping: Gaining space in the garden, repelling insects, and other benefits
Jan 10, 2023
Focal Point Friday: Easiest Crops for Beginning Gardeners
Jan 06, 2023
Ep. 129 - Determining New Garden Bed Dimensions
Jan 03, 2023
Ep. 128 -The Barnyard Language Podcast with Caite and Arlene
Dec 27, 2022
Ep. 127 - We Drink and We Farm Things with Bev Ross
Dec 20, 2022
Ep. 126 - A Little Self Reliant Podcast
Dec 13, 2022
Ep. 125 - The Rural Woman Podcast with Katelyn Duban
Dec 06, 2022
Ep. 124 - Q & A: Is market gardening worth it? Is it too late to plant garlic? How do I know if my strawberries are dormant?
Nov 29, 2022
Ep. 123 - 2022 Gardener's Gift Guide
Nov 22, 2022
Ep. 122 - Planning a Drought-Resistant Garden: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
Nov 15, 2022
Ep. 121 - Transitioning from Military to Farming, with Arcenio Velez
Nov 11, 2022
Ep. 120 - Growing for Farmers Market, Part Two: Planning, Planting and Pricing
Nov 09, 2022
Ep. 119 - Growing for Farmers Market, Part One
Nov 03, 2022
Ep. 118 - Cover Crops in the Home Garden
Oct 25, 2022
Ep. 117 - Growing Cut Flowers in the Home Garden with Kathy Gormandy
Oct 21, 2022
Ep. 116 - Asparagus: Prepare in Fall, Plant in Spring
Oct 18, 2022
Ep. 115 - Preparing the Garden for Winter (and Spring!)
Oct 11, 2022
Ep. 114 - Planting Onions to Overwinter
Oct 04, 2022
Ep. 113 – Dehydrating, Cold Storage, and Fermenting: More Ways to Store Your Harvest
Sep 27, 2022
Ep. 112 - Modifying Fruit Recipes for Canning and Topping Tomato Plants
Sep 20, 2022
Ep. 111 - Preserving Basics, Part Three: Pressure Canning
Sep 13, 2022
Ep. 110 - Preserving Basics, Part Two: Water-Bath Canning
Sep 06, 2022
Ep. 109 - Preserving, Part One: Freezing
Aug 30, 2022
Ep. 108 - Basics of Saving Seeds
Aug 23, 2022
Ep. 107 - Worm Farming with Lauren Cain of Elm Dirt
Aug 19, 2022
Ep. 106 - Introduction to Vermicomposting (Worm Farming!)
Aug 16, 2022
Ep. 105 - How to Care for and Maintain Your Fruit Tree
Aug 09, 2022
Ep. 104 - How to Properly Plant a Fruit Tree
Aug 03, 2022
Ep. 103 - How to Choose the Right Fruit Tree for Your Garden
Jul 26, 2022
Ep. 102 - Perennial Fruits and Vegetables for Your Hardiness Zone
Jul 19, 2022
Ep. 101 - How to Prepare and What to Grow in Your Fall Garden
Jul 12, 2022
Ep. 100 - What's the One Thing You Wish You'd Known When You Started Gardening? Celebrating 100 Episodes!
Jul 05, 2022
Ep. 99 - Eight Common Tomato Diseases: Identification, Prevention, and Treatment
Jun 28, 2022
Ep. 98 - Becoming A Little More Self Reliant with Ashley Constance
Jun 24, 2022
Ep. 97 - Modern Homesteading: It's Not What You Think
Jun 21, 2022
Ep. 96 - Growing Green Beans
Jun 14, 2022
Ep. 95 - Grow a Row to Donate
Jun 07, 2022
Ep. 94 - Growing Sweet Potatoes
May 31, 2022
Ep. 93 - The Stories Behind Plants with Marion Whitehead
May 27, 2022
Ep. 92 - Preserving Our Culture Through Food
May 24, 2022
Ep. 91 -Transitioning Your Plants into Your Garden
May 17, 2022
Ep. 90 - Indoor Gardening
May 10, 2022
Ep. 89 - Growing Peppers
May 03, 2022
Ep. 88 - Expanding the Garden as a Beginner with Katelyn Duban
Apr 29, 2022
Ep. 87 - Expanding Your Garden
Apr 26, 2022
Ep. 86 - How Many Seeds or Plants Do You Need?
Apr 19, 2022
Ep. 85 - Molasses in the Garden: Yay or Nay?
Apr 12, 2022
Ep. 84 - Grow Your Own Tea Garden
Apr 05, 2022
Ep. 83 - Growing Luffa
Mar 29, 2022
Ep. 82 - Compost Systems for Home Gardeners
Mar 15, 2022
Ep. 81 - Talking Compost with Stan "The Compost Man"Slaughter
Mar 11, 2022
Ep. 80 - Creating and Managing a Compost Pile
Mar 08, 2022
Ep. 79 - Planning a Children's Garden
Mar 01, 2022
Ep. 78 - Seed Starting Mix vs Potting Soil, plus How to Make Your Own
Feb 22, 2022
Ep. 77 - Five Tips to Successful Seed Starting
Feb 15, 2022
Ep. 76 - Managing Soil pH in Your Garden
Feb 08, 2022
Ep. 75 - Timing Your Warm-Weather Seed Starting
Jan 25, 2022
Ep. 74 - How to Time Your Spring Seed Starting
Jan 18, 2022
All About Broccoli (Replay of Episode 12)
Jan 11, 2022
Seed and Plant Selection (Episode 6 replay)
Jan 04, 2022
Ep. 73 – Soil Amendments to Add in Fall and Winter
Dec 28, 2021
Ep. 72 - Garden Wins and Lessons
Dec 21, 2021
Ep. 71 - Modern-day Slavery on South Georgia Farms
Dec 14, 2021
Ep. 70 - Getting Started with Microgreens
Dec 07, 2021
Ep. 69 - What is a CSA? And how is it different from a subscription service?
Nov 30, 2021
Ep. 68 - Invasive Plant Species in the Garden, Plus Five Plants to Avoid in Your Landscape
Nov 23, 2021
Ep. 67 - When and How to Plant Your Garlic, Plus Tips for Warmer Climates
Nov 16, 2021
Ep. 66 - Three Tasks You Should Not Skip to End the Gardening Season, plus one bonus task
Nov 09, 2021
Ep. 65 - Overwintering Plants Indoors: Production or Dormancy?
Oct 19, 2021
Ep. 64 - Cloning Your Most Productive Garden Plants
Oct 12, 2021
Ep. 63 - Proper Seed Storage: Moisture levels, storage conditions, containers, and more
Oct 08, 2021
Ep. 62 - Properly Saving Seeds in Your Garden
Oct 05, 2021
Ep. 61 - Can You Dig It? Lilies and Saving Seeds
Oct 01, 2021
Ep. 60 - Fall Planted Strawberries
Sep 28, 2021
Ep. 59 - Garden Notes to Make Now for a Successful Season Later
Sep 24, 2021
Ep. 58 - Mum's the Word: Growing mums in the garden.
Sep 21, 2021
Ep. 57 - When to Pick Your Pumpkins and other winter squashes (and how to make them last!)
Sep 17, 2021
Ep. 56 - Row Covers, Frost Covers, Insect Cover and Shade Cloth
Sep 14, 2021
Ep. 55 - Identifying Insects in the Garden
Sep 10, 2021
Ep. 54 - Arugula
Sep 07, 2021
Ep. 53 - Persephone and Pruning: Can You Dig It?
Sep 03, 2021
Ep. 52 - Cabbage
Aug 31, 2021
Ep. 51 - Garden Myths, Part Two
Aug 20, 2021
Ep. 50 - The Dirt on Fall Garden Preparation
Aug 17, 2021
Ep. 49 - There is No Garden Perfection: Total Transparency and an Origin Story
Aug 13, 2021
Ep. 48 - We Got the Beet!
Aug 10, 2021
Ep. 47 - Can You Dig It? Vol. 5: Mobile Farmers' Markets, Pollination Problems and Cabbage Loopers
Aug 06, 2021
Ep. 46 - Growing Spinach
Aug 03, 2021
Ep. 45 - The Epidemic of Farmer Burnout
Jul 30, 2021
Ep. 44 - Caring for Your Garden in Extreme Heat
Jul 28, 2021
Ep. 43 - Succession Planting, Relay Planting, and Interplanting: Increase your garden yield without increasing your space
Jul 23, 2021
Ep. 42 - Just Grow Carrots
Jul 20, 2021
Ep. 41 - 6 Tips for Beating the Heat in the Garden
Jul 16, 2021
Ep. 40 - Growing Garlic
Jul 13, 2021
Ep. 39 - Gardening As Therapy
Jul 09, 2021
Ep. 38 - Planning the Fall Garden
Jul 06, 2021
Ep. 37 - Can You Dig It?, Vol. 4: Brassicas, Tomatoes, TikTok and Plastics!
Jul 02, 2021
Ep. 36 - Keeping a Garden Journal
Jun 29, 2021
Ep. 35 - U.S. Farm Subsidies Explained
Jun 25, 2021
Ep. 34 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Winter Squash
Jun 22, 2021
Ep. 33 - Farmers Are Not Getting Paid to Destroy Things
Jun 18, 2021
Ep. 32 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Garden Myths! True, False, or ... Maybe??
Jun 15, 2021
Ep. 31 - Preserving the Harvest, Part Two
Jun 11, 2021
Ep. 30 - Trellising and Pruning Tomatoes
Jun 08, 2021
Ep. 29 - Can You Dig It? Vol. 3
Jun 04, 2021
Ep. 28 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Tomatoes
Jun 01, 2021
Ep. 27 - Preserving the Harvest, Part One
May 28, 2021
Ep. 26 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Water, Water Everywhere
May 25, 2021
Ep. 25 - FAO Food Price Index. Say what?
May 21, 2021
Ep. 24 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Aphids
May 18, 2021
Ep. 23 - Garden Updates
May 14, 2021
Ep. 22 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Plant Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicity
May 11, 2021
Ep. 21 - Can You Dig It? Vol. 2
May 07, 2021
Ep. 20 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Cucumbers
May 04, 2021
Ep. 19 - Correction Section, Nutrients in Containers, and Food Waste Follow Up
Apr 30, 2021
Ep. 18 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Plant Nutrients and Why You Need to Know Them
Apr 27, 2021
Ep. 17 - Ugly Produce and Food Waste: Fact or Fiction?
Apr 23, 2021
Ep. 16 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Mistakes in the Garden
Apr 20, 2021
Ep. 15 - Sustainable Practices for Gardening and Landscaping, Part Two
Apr 16, 2021
Ep. 14 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Lettuce
Apr 13, 2021
Ep. 13 - Sustainable Practices for Gardening and Landscaping, Part One
Apr 09, 2021
Ep. 12 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Broccoli
Apr 06, 2021
Ep. 11 - Can You Dig It? Vol. 1
Apr 02, 2021
Ep. 10 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Weed Prevention
Mar 30, 2021
Ep. 9 - Eight Garden Trends for 2021
Mar 26, 2021
Ep. 8 - Growing Zones and Frost Protection In The Garden
Mar 23, 2021
Ep. 7 - The Science Behind Why Gardening Is Good For Your Health
Mar 19, 2021
Ep. 6 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Seed and Plant Selection
Mar 16, 2021
Ep. 5 - Experimenting in the Garden
Mar 12, 2021
Ep. 4 - Garden Talk Tuesday: Traditional and Alternative Gardening Spaces
Mar 09, 2021
Ep. 3 - Why Grow Your Own and How to Preserve the Nutrients if You Don't
Mar 05, 2021
Ep. 2 - Garden Talk Tuesday: The Basics
Mar 02, 2021
Ep. 1 - Introduction
Feb 26, 2021