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If You Can’t Dig Down, Grow Up! Raised Bed & Container Planting Tips
Listen now (13 min) | For a container plant, all you need are drain holes and potting mix.
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Mar 24
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How Honeybees Say, "Come and Get It!"
Listen now (19 min) | Honeybees do the Waggle Dance, to point out the pollen-rich plants to others.
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Mar 17
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Pepper Seeds Slow to Germinate? Some Speedy Tips.
Listen now (5 min) | Also: How to Tell if Those Old Seeds Are Still Any Good
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Mar 10
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The Scoop on Worm Poop
Listen now (13 min) | Vermicomposting Builds Better Soil. And it's easier than it sounds!
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Mar 3
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February 2023
Vegan Split Pea Soup
Listen now (6 min) | Master Gardener and Chef/Instructor Andi MacDonald says her recipe is "more than basic". Plus: a love letter to a bay laurel.
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Feb 24
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Freeze Damaged Plants? Embrace the Ugly.
Listen now (5 min) | All That Dead Stuff is Protecting What's Below
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Feb 17
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Fruit Tree Pruning: Winter or Summer? Or Both?
Farmer Fred Garden Rule #8: If it works for you, fine. But keep an open mind.
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Feb 10
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Winter is Rose Pruning Time
Listen now (13 min) | In the podcast: the right rose pruning equipment, including clothing.
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Feb 3
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January 2023
Starting Your First Garden or a New Garden? A Checklist.
Call it "Lessons Learned the Hard Way" or more euphemistically, "Garden Wisdom".
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Jan 27
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Drain That Rain!
Listen now (8 min) | Plus: Thwarting Wet Weather Pests
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Jan 20
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Growing Tomatoes in the Winter, Indoors
The right tomato varieties make all the difference for winter tomato success
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Jan 13
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Bypass or Anvil Pruners? We Ask the Experts.
Écoutez maintenant (9 min) | Plus: the 3-Cut Pruning Method For Branches Thicker Than Your Thumb
Farmer Fred Hoffman
Jan 6
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