Small Scale Life Podcast
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Displaying all 10 Episode of Small Scale Life Podcast with the tag “compost”.
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First Frost: End of My 2018 Garden Season
October 4th, 2018 | 30 mins 51 secs
compost, fall gardening, first frost, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds
The first frost can be a gardener's worst nightmare. Couple a 60-pound dog with the first frost, & you have the recipe for the end of my 2018 garden season!
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How to Build Vertical Garden Planters
June 26th, 2018 | 30 mins 26 secs
common garden pests, compost, garden, grow what you eat, gutter garden, homestead, how to build a vertical garden on fences, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds
I discuss what is a vertical garden, benefits and challenges, materials needed, and a step-by-step guide for building vertical garden planters on fences
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Garden Update: Under Siege from Pests
June 20th, 2018 | 44 mins 41 secs
common garden pests, compost, garden, grow what you eat, gutter garden, homestead, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds
In this episode, it is time for another Garden Update, and while our gardens might be growing, our plants are under siege from pests of all shapes and sizes. I want to give you a head’s up about those pest before too many of you lose productive plants.
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Starting My 2018 Vegetable Gardening Season
May 22nd, 2018 | 34 mins 28 secs
compost, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead; 2018 vegetable garden season, vertical gardening, wicking beds
This podcast is all about starting my 2018 vegetable gardening season, and if you think that everything is rainbows and unicorns, you are wrong. I had immediate trouble including rotting raised beds, dead plants and rabbits. Can anyone relate to this?
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Earth Day Tip: Teach Gardening
May 8th, 2018 | 35 mins 48 secs
compost, earth day, earth day tip, earth day tip teach gardening, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, lessons learned from starting seeds, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, starting seeds, teach gardening, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds
As part of Earth Day Week, I went to a local elementary school and presented about the three basic elements needed for gardening: light, water and soil. For those of you who want to make a difference in a student’s life while helping the planet, my Earth Day Tip is Teach Gardening.
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Grow Lights for Indoor Plants
April 2nd, 2018 | 25 mins 34 secs
compost, do it yourself, garden, grow lights for indoor plants. grow lights, grow what you eat, homestead, how to, how to start seeds indoors for spring gardens, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, vertical gardening, wicking beds
In this podcast, I will discuss grow lights and my inexpensive grow light stand made out of scrap wood and extra materials. At the same time, I will discuss leggy seedlings and how to solve that problem.
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Start Seeds Indoors for Spring Gardens
March 26th, 2018 | 34 mins 54 secs
compost, do it yourself, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, how to, how to start seeds indoors for spring gardens, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, vertical gardening, wicking beds
Welcome to Spring 2018! It is time to plant seeds and grow some seedlings! In this post and episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am going to set up an indoor gardening area and start seeds indoors for spring gardens.
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Reviewing Top Seed Sources for Your Garden - S3E12
February 23rd, 2018 | 35 mins 51 secs
compost, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, reviewing top seed sources for your garden, saving seeds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, vertical gardening, wicking beds
Now that you have developed your Garden Plan, it is time to gather seeds! This can be confusing and overwhelming. In this post and episode, I am reviewing top seed sources for your 2018 garden.
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Four Lessons Learned from Starting Seeds – S3E10
February 19th, 2018 | 33 mins 6 secs
compost, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, lessons learned from starting seeds, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, starting seeds, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds
In this episode of the Small Scale Life Podcast, I am going to discuss Four Lessons Learned from Starting Seeds in my basement last year.
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How To Develop A 2018 Garden Plan - S3E8
February 6th, 2018 | 34 mins 27 secs
compost, garden, grow what you eat, homestead, rain gutter grow systems, raised beds, seedlings, seeds, soils, square foot gardening, trellis, urban gardening, urban homestead, vertical gardening, wicking beds
In this episode, I am going to discuss 2018 Garden Plan: what I am going to grow and how I am going to grow it. I am making some adjustments to my planting strategy, and while I am not going to grow commercially, I am adopting some urban farming concepts and principles to make my garden very productive in 2018.