Season 3, Episode 7- Rhubarb, Hugelkultur & The Health of the Earth

Episode Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
01:18 – Herbal Tea of the Week: Rhubarb Tea — tart, refreshing, and surprisingly versatile
03:48 – Dishes with Del: Poached Rhubarb (absolutely divine)
07:10 – Vegetable of the Week: Rhubarb — how to grow it well, myths busted, and why it's such a great perennial investment
16:30 – Moon Phases This Week:
• Barren phase
• 16th–17th: Root crop window
• 18th–21st: Cultivate phase — get beds ready for sowing & transplanting
18:55 – Our Health, Her Health: how the health of the Earth mirrors our own
21:26 – Hugelkultur: Sepp Holzer’s clever closed-loop design for building long-term soil fertility
31:25 – Outro

If you’re growing with us each week — with the moon, with the seasons, and with intention — grab your garden diary and settle in. 

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Seasonal listening tip: No matter where you are in the world, you can dip back into earlier episodes to match the season you’re in right now. Just look at the titles (e.g. Spring Ep3) and choose the ones that line up with your own garden season — that way, the advice will always be spot-on and timely for you.