Grow it, Minnesota

Your garden harvest is abundant. It's time to preserve it for the winter by canning and fermenting. In this episode, author Stephanie Thurow talks about how easy and fun it is to preserve the harvest. Her new book, Weck Home Preserving (Skyhorse Press, 2020), offers dozens of recipes for making your own relishes, pickles, jams and more, along with canning and fermenting instructions for beginners and pros.

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Stephanie's book: Weck Home Preserving: Made-from-Scratch Recipes for Water-Bath Canning, Fermenting, Pickling and More.

Basic Food Safety for Home Canning

Classic Bread and Butter Pickles (canned version)
The Northern Gardener: From Apples to Zinnias
Mary's blog
Northern Gardener magazine

Welcome to Grow it, Minnesota. On this episode, horticulture researcher Steve Poppe talks about the work of the West Central Research and Outreach Center at the University of Minnesota Morris. The center tests new annuals and perennials, does research on how plants perform and has a beautiful trial garden to visit.

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West Central Research and Outreach Center
One of Steve's favorite annuals for pollinators: Melampodium 'ShowStar'
All-America Selections: Top performing annuals and vegetables tested by trial gardens.
'Wicked Witch' coleus

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Northern Gardener magazine
Mary's book, The Northern Gardener

Welcome to the first episode of Grow it, Minnesota. On this episode, author Rhonda Fleming Hayes talks about growing a kitchen garden—what to plant, design advice and how a kitchen garden is different from a vegetable garden.

To learn more:

Rhonda's favorite Ruby Gem lettuce
Corten steel raised beds
Rhonda's potting shed, article includes some photos of her kitchen garden
Rhonda's book, Pollinator Friendly Gardening

Mary's Yellow Tomato Jam
Northern Gardener magazine (Mary is editor; Rhonda is a regular columnist)
Mary's book, The Northern Gardener

Welcome to Grow it, Minnesota, a podcast for beginning and experienced gardeners in the North. Host Mary Schier interviews expert gardeners about their interests and techniques in growing food and more in a cold climate. This trailer explains what the show is about.