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S2 E31 what to do with pumpkins , The Power of leaves, Guest Marissa Lankes – TWVG radio show
Topics: Joey and Holly talk about what to do with Pumpkins and the power of leaves plus Their guest Marissa Lankes from ACC’s Sustainable Agriculture Program
Pumpkin
– Found in north America
– Different color pumpkins
– All pumpkins are edible
– Jack o lanterns were created by irish but carved turnips – when coming to USA they started carving pumpkins
Bake
Soups – cook in pumpkin
Gnocchi
Low carb
Canning – freeze
Pumpkin flour – pumpkin seed flour
Power of leaves and what they can do in the garden
Marissa began her agricultural career in 2009 and has farmed around the country, leading and developing agricultural education programs in both California and Texas. She earned an M.Ed in agricultural education from Texas State University in 2016 and currently manages ACC’s sustainable agriculture program.
1.What is the difference between soil and dirt?
2.Why is soil so important to plant life?
3.Why build your soil sustainably?
4.Can you tell how healthy your soil is, without doing a soil test?
5.Can you over-build your soil – can you have too much organic matter in it?
6.Where can we find out more about you
S2 E30 Saving seeds, Summer clean up, Guest author John Markowski – TWVG radio show
Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 9-22-18 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI,
listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz
Thank you for listening and downloading the show
Topics: Joey and Holly talk about saving seeds the easy and the hard. Also summer clean up in the garden what you should do and not do. Their guest
John Markowski of http://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/
Seed saving:
1 – important to save seeds
2 – how to
3 – some are easier to save than others
4 – easy – tomatoes, lettuce, beans, squash, melons, radish
Moderate – leeks and onions
Difficult – cucumber, parsnips, eggplant, carrots
Garden fall clean up
– Trash diseased plants
– Revitalize potting soil
– Pull weeds that may go to seed
– Note what did well and not so well
– Plan on where crops are moving to next year
– Garden center clearance
– Bring in leaves
John Markowski is the author of an award-winning blog and 2 books. He also contributes to a number of other web publications. His gardens have been featured multiple times on the Fine Gardening website. John is a passionate writer and Gardener.
1.How did your passion for gardening begin?
2.You like to grow perennials – why is that and do you have some favorites? Ones that may be good for new perennial growers to try?
3.Your newest book, Seed, grow, love, write, isn’t just about gardening – can you tell us a bit more on what it includes?
4.We love mulch, and you have a funny story about mulch and how its really been a part of your family, please tell us more about that?
5.How can we find more about you?
S2E29 Unique ways some vegetables grow, dealing with slugs, Guest Juan & Ashley of omgrowngarden
Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 9-15-18 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI,
listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz
Thank you for listening and downloading the show
Topics: Joey and Holly talk about 5 Unique ways some vegetables grow
dealing with slugs, also their guests Ashley Romero and Juan De los Rios started growing a dream on a tiny apartment balcony. Discover the passion that led them to buying 6 acres of their own follower their journey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/omgrowngarden/
Unique ways some vegetables grow
Corn – Scientists believe people living in central Mexico developed corn at least 7000 years ago. It was started from a wild grass called teosinte. Teosinte looked very different from our corn today. The kernels were small and were not placed close together like kernels on the husked ear of modern corn.
Leeks – grow like onions
Strawberries and raspberries aren’t really berries in the botanical sense. They are derived from a single flower with more than one ovary, making them an aggregate fruit. True berries are simple fruits stemming from one flower with one ovary and typically have several seeds.
Pineapple – grows like a bush –
Brussel sprouts – brassica family – grow on a stalk – sprouts grow out the sides of stalk
Dealing with slugs
– Organically – beer in cups – buried at soil level – organic pesticides – coffee ground, eggshells, sand, avoid having damn dark places – copper wire – Diatomaceous earth – hair – slug tape – salt
– Chemically – pesticides – harmful herbicides
Juan and Ashley are a young couple currently residing in Austin, TX and they just bought a farm. They share their growing lives on social media to help inspire others.
1.You two are not from TX originally – how did you meet and how did your experiences with gardening both begin?
2.What inspired you to buy 6 acres and move to a larger scale of agriculture?
3.You are still new gardeners – what is the best advice you can give to new gardeners from your fresh perspective?
4.You like to grow sustainably – how will you keep that going on the farm?
5.You would like to use the farm as a source of income – are there certain crops you will grow for that or will you grow a variety of things?
6.How can people find you to follow you and find out more about you?
The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener 