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Welcome to episode 135 of Growers Daily!

We cover: the challenge of directly seeding crops after cover crops, the fundamentals of market gardening, and what one country's water management has taught me about life.

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Jang Double Disc Opening Shoe: https://shop.moderngrower.co/products/jang-double-disc-shoe

Water square in Rotterdam: https://www.urbanisten.nl/work/benthemplein

Johan Cruyff Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR4xcoGpQKo

How the Dutch are preparing for rising sea levels: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/18/how-are-the-dutch-facing-the-threat-of-rising-sea-levels

Floating Farms: https://floating.farm/showcase

MUSIC from this episode:

Side x Side by Kylie Dailey

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French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

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Welcome to episode 134 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Germinating seeds in the field, balancing efficiency and soil health, and making the most out of chickens in the garden (the ones you let in intentionally at least).

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Like Stone by Daniel Gunnarsson

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The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

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Welcome to episode 133 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Bugs and woodchips, the hidden costs of farming PLUS it's feedback friday (for real this time).

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Sage Hill Ranch Gardens Water Catchment Video: https://youtu.be/ipNv8yo8uoY

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Untamed by Ludlow

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MY BOOK!

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

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Welcome to episode 132 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Deer fencing on a budget, our simple hands-free root washing station (with updates) and bermuda grass on a school farm.

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Show about deer fencing: https://youtu.be/uGKH1Z8WBz4

Pedal powered root washing station: https://youtu.be/JXqmouiy5pM

Designing a good wash station: https://youtu.be/JYQyovXIqGU

Bermudagrass Show: https://youtu.be/FKtj-A8Gx9U

Bermudagrass and tarping episode: https://youtu.be/TVnjr0PB8OU

MUSIC from this episode:

Little Sad Eyes by TAGE

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Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/

MY BOOK!

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374

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Welcome to episode 131 of Growers Daily!

We cover: soil health on a budget, tips for how to remember to keep some dang records, and calculating how much water you need for a market garden

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USDA Climate Smart Grant Cancellation: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/14/usda-cancels-biden-era-climate-slush-fund-reprioritizes-existing-funding-farmers

Spring cover crops: https://youtu.be/NKaVeDYRdWQ

Simplified irrigation calculations from UK (go cats): https://publications.ca.uky.edu/sites/publications.ca.uky.edu/files/HO122.pdf

MUSIC from this episode:

Kaleidoscope by Kylie Dailey

via www.epidemicsound.com

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Show Sponsors:

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Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/

Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/

MY BOOK!

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374

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The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

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Welcome to episode 130 of Growers Daily!

We cover: a plant it and forget it farm business model, harvesting from cover crops, and what we're up to right now on our farm.

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Making Money from Cover Crops Episode: https://youtu.be/KOaH6J02qos?si=EQZod4fs7H2DKaYv

MUSIC from this episode:

Aint Gonna Live Like This No More by Bo the Drifter

This Bird is Free by Alicia Goodwyn

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Farmraise: https://www.farmraise.com/

MY BOOK!

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374

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The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

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Welcome to episode 129 of Growers Daily!

We cover: If you can level a plot, should you just go ahead and do it and we're gonna take a look at what the challenges of plastic free farming says about farming

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Sweet potato curing research stuff: https://my.ucanr.edu/sites/Postharvest_Technology_Center_/files/228558.pdf

Biodegradable mulches episode: https://youtu.be/Ls4xN-zrGE0?si=uS_zBIRgaxzpBXkY

Ben Hartman post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHgu3QKOoHo/

Urbavore Farm: https://www.instagram.com/urbavorefarm/?hl=en

MUSIC from this episode:

Out of Control by Gloria Tells

Potato Salad by OTE

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Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/

MY BOOK!

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374

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Welcome to episode 128 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Creative ways dealing with limited compost options, how to choose which fruits to grow, and can weed wacking a cover crop and then tarping it kill the cover crop more quickly.

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Show from 2/18: https://youtu.be/_It_M9rnQyI

Ben Hartman post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHgu3QKOoHo/

MUSIC from this episode:

Trouble Stay from My Door by Roy Williams

In Full Bloom by The Eastern Plain

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FARMHAND Promo on April 11th: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER

Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/

MY BOOK!

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374

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The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

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Welcome to episode 127 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Sweet potatoes—from growing the slips to eating and selling the vines, interplanting, all of it.

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Sweet potato video: https://youtu.be/l_GsoT8Fg64

MUSIC from this episode:

Sweet Potato Luke by Jerry McHoy

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Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/

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The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

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Welcome to episode 126 of Growers Daily!

We cover: Fire ants, the cost of starting and running a farm podcast, and why gardening and farming has been so neglected in art.

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Forum: https://notillgrowers.community.chat

The episode where I detail why notillgrowers is changing: https://youtu.be/Sd8UEDohV9U

Fire Ants organically: https://lubbock.tamu.edu/files/2015/10/ENTO_009.pdf

Review of fire ant treatments (orgnic and not): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7694179/#:~:text=2.2.,%2C%20USA)%20%5B16%5D.

Boiling water study from 2007: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2999503/

Mary Mito's art: https://www.quarryfinearts.com/mary-mito

MUSIC from this episode:

Belle Epoque by The Devil's Sway

Lazy Art by Martin Landstrom

via www.epidemicsound.com

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Show Sponsors:

FARMHAND Promo on April 11th: www.FARMHAND.PARTNERS/NEWSLETTER

Rimol Greenhouses: https://rimol.com/

MY BOOK!

The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot

Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html

German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374

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5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL)

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ORDER Dan Brisebois' Seed Book! 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

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Hats 🧢 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook

Forum 💬 👉 https://notillgrowers.community.chat

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