Small Scale Life Podcast

Growing Grass, Not Food – S2E11

May 19th, 2017  |  33 mins 58 secs

Growing Grass, Not Food – S2E11 “Life moves pretty fast; if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it!” The opening monologue in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off could not...

Travis Swanson’s Bee 52 Honey – S2E10

May 8th, 2017  |  59 mins 25 secs

Travis Swanson’s Bee 52 Honey – S2E10 Time to focus on the bee, a gardener’s best friend!  I know many of you have been wanting to hear this one, so it is long overdue!  Recently,...

Mr Tactical: Practical to Tactical Skills – S2E9

April 20th, 2017  |  1 hr 14 mins

My friend Mr. Tactical is back on the Small Scale Life Podcast!  We discuss a yuuuuge armada of Practical to Tactical Skills and Topics ranging from Hawaiian...

Learning, Doing, Growing – S2E8

April 13th, 2017  |  22 mins 48 secs

Learning, Doing, Growing – S2E8 April is off and running, and we are already approaching the middle of the month!  Last week was pretty busy, and I did not post a podcast.  However, I was...

Preventing Damping Off Disease – S2E7

March 29th, 2017  |  25 mins 43 secs

Preventing Damping Off Disease – S2E7 There is nothing like the excitement of seeing your tender seedlings popping through the soil in your indoor garden area!  You immediately have visions of future harvest from these beautiful...

9 Lessons Learned from Gardening Indoors - S2E6

March 24th, 2017  |  41 mins 34 secs

gardening, gardening indoors, grow lights, lessons learned, seedlings

9 Lessons Learned from Gardening Indoors - S2E6

Spring has sprung!  It is time to get growing plants for the 2017 Gardening Campaign!  I have been successfully growing seedlings inside for the past few years, and there are a ton of Lessons Learned from my own successes and failures.  In this podcast, I boil it down and focus on 9 Lessons Learned from Gardening Indoors.

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Podcast Topics
[caption id="attachment_1693" align="aligncenter" width="2592"] You can grow all kinds of plants and herbs inside![/caption]

In this podcast, I discuss the following 9 Lessons Learned from Gardening Indoors:

Start seedlings to meet your last frost date
Label and mark containers
Light is CRITICAL to growing plants, but you can grow plants with less expensive lights
Automate lights in the growing area
Use store bought potting mixes
Be aware of the temperature in your gardening area
Use a heating pad to start seedlings
Check the soil once per day
Water from the bottom up, not top down
 
 I finish the podcast by giving you the most critical lessons (and give you a bonus tip about your grow lights).
 
 
Links
 
[caption id="attachment_1711" align="aligncenter" width="900"] There are many options when it comes to soil. Time to test some soil this year![/caption]
I discussed the following links on this podcast:
To find your last frost date, go to these links if you live in Canada or in the USA

How to Garden Indoors
8 Steps to Starting Plants Indoors
Winter Care of Indoor Succulents
Modern Steader
Bright Agrotech
Nature's Image Farm- CHECK IT OUT!  Remember, any orders using the code "SSL" will receive a 10% OFF all nursery stock plus FREE shipping.  It is time to plant, so why not order something from Nature's Image Farm?

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Restarting My Engine - HELP 9

March 21st, 2017  |  29 mins 11 secs

accountability podcast, biking, fitness, fitness challenge, health, lifestyle, weight lifting

This podcast summarizes my four point plan to restart my engine for 2017 and the rest of my life.

Remembering Barb Taylor Part 2 - S2E5

March 3rd, 2017  |  13 mins 59 secs

death, eulogy, family, life lessons, love, mindset, tribe

At Barb Taylor's Celebration of Life on February 20, 2017, David and Julie did an excellent job writing and delivering a powerful eulogy in remembrance of their mom.  Both spoke, and they delivered it with grace and love. In this podcast, I read the eulogy and posted the text below. The sub-headings below are the sections written and spoken by David and Julie.

Remembering Barb Taylor Part 1 - S2E4

March 2nd, 2017  |  22 mins 49 secs

death, eulogy, family, life lessons, love, mindset, tribe

It has been a brutal month, as my mother-in-law Barb Taylor completed her final journey in her battle against lung cancer. This is the first of two articles and podcasts dedicated to Barb Taylor. 

Review FX's Show "Taboo" - S2E3

January 28th, 2017  |  32 mins 32 secs

adventure, fx, fx taboo, taboo, taboo show, tom hardy

On his character James Keziah Delaney, Tom Hardy said, "All progress lies in the actions of the unreasonable man."  If you watched the first episode of the FX's show "Taboo," you will indeed see the actions of an unreasonable and mysterious man. In this episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I review this new show and dive into the characters, plot and reviews for this new show. 

Greg Burns on Tribe and Homesteading - S2E2

January 26th, 2017  |  1 hr 19 mins

do it yourself, frugal living, gardening, homesteading, life lessons, mindset, permaculture, sustainable life, tribe

In this episode I interview Greg Burns. He is a dedicated husband, dad, homesteader, promotor of Old Ways and leader of tribes called the Lumbersquatches and Get Stuff Done Crew in eastern Ohio. We talk about homesteading, life lessons and rural property in this episode.

2017 Goals and Plans - S2E1

January 5th, 2017  |  1 hr 16 mins

do it yourself, frugal living, gardening, homesteading, life lessons, mindset, permaculture, sustainable life, tribe

As we celebrate the year anniversary of the Small Scale Life Podcast, my good friend Jay Dolan returns to wrap up 2016 and talk about 2017 Goals and Plans.

Wrapping Up Christmas 2016 - S1E23

December 26th, 2016  |  19 mins 51 secs

christmas, difficult times, family, tradition

In this episode, I wrap up Christmas 2016. This was a lost track that I am posting as a listener appreciation podcast.

Twas the Night before Christmas - S1E22

December 24th, 2016  |  13 mins 41 secs

christmas, family, tradition, twas the night before christmas

When I was young, my dad used to read "Twas the Night before Christmas" to our family on Christmas Eve, so in that fine tradition, I read and recorded it for you and your family on this episode.

Winter Driving and Survival Tips - S1E21

December 21st, 2016  |  44 mins 30 secs

This episode is titled Winter Driving and Survival Tips, and is Part 2 of last week's podcast on Winter Tips which focused on preparing yourself and your house for the winter. I did some research about driving and surviving in the cold, and figured it would be helpful to pass this information along to you.

Winter Tips - S1E20

December 13th, 2016  |  34 mins 51 secs

do it yourself, frugal living, homesteading, life lessons, mindset, prepardness, prepping, sustainable life, tribe

Winter is here, and it is time to talk about some key winter tips for preparing yourself, your equipment and your house for this kind of cold and these kind of conditions.