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Backyard Chicken Egg Care Tips
Listen now (8 min) | Advice from an Urban Chicken Consultant (really!)
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Jun 24
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Don't Let Drip Irrigation Become "Drip Irritation"
Listen now (34 min) | Tips for Demystifying Drip Irrigation Equipment and Techniques
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Jun 17
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Weed Killers: Read The Fine Print
Listen now (18 min) | Plus in today's newsletter podcast: details about one of the best organic ways to kill weeds: soil solarization.
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Jun 10
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Crop Rotation and the Pizza Pie Garden
Listen now (11 min) | Moving the planting sites for vegetables annually can reduce disease and insect issues.
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Jun 3
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Heart Healthy Tips for Battling Cholesterol and Type 2 Diabetes
And the answer to mom's question: "What Does That Have to Do with the Price of Tea in China?"
Farmer Fred Hoffman
May 27
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Plants To Attract Beneficial Insects, Pt. 2
Listen now (7 min) | Know your "Garden Good Guys"
Farmer Fred Hoffman
May 20
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Plants To Attract Beneficial Insects, Pt. 1
And, the life stages of lacewings, ladybugs and hoverflies (so you don't accidentally squish a good guy!)
Farmer Fred Hoffman
May 13
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The Truth About Compost Tea
Listen now (21 min) | Making It, Using It, What To Expect From It
Farmer Fred Hoffman
May 6
2
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Why Do Pepper Flowers Fall Off?
Listen now (11 min) | Because you are in too much of a hurry for really fresh salsa.
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Apr 29
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Top 10 Fragrant Roses (in the Podcast)
Listen now (18 min) | Top 7 Modern Fragrant Roses in the Newsletter (space limitations)
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Apr 22
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Different Mulches for Different Plants. Fruit Trees vs. Lawns
Listen now (14 min) | Plus: How Gardening Helped Me Live Longer Than the Doctor Predicted
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Apr 15
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First Garden? A Checklist.
Call it "Lessons Learned the Hard Way" or more euphemistically, "Garden Wisdom".
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Apr 8
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