Episode 138: Listen here!

Maggie is over the moon to host Dave in her garden for this week’s “minisode.” She takes him on a tour of her greenhouse and garden before they sit down to catch up. This episode is a virtual walkthrough of what’s going on in the From Soil to Soul garden for the 2022 season. We’re so happy to bring you along!

This episode covers:

Maggie’s new backyard greenhouse
Maggie’s goal to save more herb seeds from the garden
Why this season is so poor for growing potatoes
Maggie’s “viral” broccoli moment on Tik Tok (go follow Dave’s Tik Tok too!)
Dave’s idea to use bamboo post tipis to trellis tomatoes
Maggie’s first time growing sweet potatoes
Maggie’s favourite zucchini varieties
The unusual variegated thistle growing in the weeds
Following our past guest & pepper guru, Tyrell Benton’s philosophy of growing peppers in containers and the results
Dave’s tips on organically fertilizing your garden now
A quick update from Maggie on her chickens, tithonia, pumpkin patch and eucalyptus

Today’s Listener Questions:

An Essa asks…“With the lack of pollinators this year (sooo worrisome!!) I'm wondering about hand pollinating my tomatoes, peppers, cukes etc should I? would you? And though I believe you've dealt with this in a previous episode I'm hoping you'd review how do that again. Thanks!”

Samira Sherman asks…”I have two romance series cherry trees that have been in my yard for 7 years now. They both produce fruit but not a lot, maybe three or four cups of cherries this year, combined. What can I do to encourage a bumper crop? They both flower prolifically and are covered in potential fruits which then drop off before filling in and ripening. I have pruned both before but maybe I need to be more aggressive about it? I really want enough cherries to make jam and preserves.”

Brandon Koruna asks…”Last year I grew 5 habanero plants all produced ripe fruit but none of them had even a hint of heat to them , is there conditions like sunlight / soil Ph / or plant neighbors that would effect the spicy taste of these peppers (the neighbors were cayenne peppers with lots of heat)?”