The Grow Guide

This episode is LIVE from last weekend's Gardening Saturday event! It was a blast as Maggie and Dave took the stage to connect with listeners face-to-face and share some insights on growing edible plants in containers. Before the information started flowing, listeners got the chance to come up and ask their most-pressing gardening questions. Everything from growing potatoes, to plants on a shaded balcony, to adding chicken manure to your soil. Then, Maggie and Dave covered the advantages of container gardening, their fav varieties for small spaces and some tips and tricks for success. This week's giveaway was LIVE, but join the Facebook group to download your own Guide To Edibles.

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Hey, guess what? It's just about time for The Grow Guide's LIVE podcast recording at Gardening Saturday! Today Maggie and Dave reveal the topic, Growing Edibles in Containers, and a few more secrets about the long-awaited event. Will we see you there? Saturday April 28th at the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg. This week's episode is all about potatoes — a plant rich in history and arguably one of the EASIEST crops to grow whether you have a little or a lot of space. The duo go over everything from the 5,000 varieties of potatoes to different planting techniques to harvesting and even a chat on growing sweet potatoes. As always, there's a weekly giveaway! Can you guess what it is?

To win this week's giveaway join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276990892799327/

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To connect with Dave: https://www.instagram.com/sagegardenherbs/

To connect with Gardens Manitoba: https://www.instagram.com/gardensmb/

To register for Gardening Saturday: http://gardeningsaturday.ca/

It's finally feeling like Spring here in zone 3 and The Grow Guide is feeling the excitement of the new season. Maggie and Dave are chatting about a whole bunch of great topics today. The duo discuss everything from Gardening Saturday (where we hope to see you!) to vermiculture to their favourite iTunes reviews. Then, the wonderful Lynsey Sable from Broken Forest Sustainable Floriculture joins the crew to chat about her unique property and sandy soil. She explains the big storm that started her business, why growing cut flowers sustainably is so important and the top flower varieties to grow in your gardens. As always, there's a GIVEAWAY but this weeks is extra special so listen to the end of the episode to find out how you can win!

To win this week's giveaway join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276990892799327/

To connect with Maggie: https://www.instagram.com/fromsoiltosoul/

To connect with Dave: https://www.instagram.com/sagegardenherbs/

To connect with Gardens Manitoba: https://www.instagram.com/gardensmb/

To connect with Lynsey: http://brokenforest.ca/ & https://www.instagram.com/broken__forest/

To register for Gardening Saturday: http://gardeningsaturday.ca/

It's April and The Grow Guide is getting ready for their LIVE podcast recording at Gardens Manitoba's Gardening Saturday on April 28th. Will we see you there? You're invited and have the chance to win a FREE WORKSHOP PASS at the end of the episode! Today is all about saving you time (and sore knees) in the garden. It may sound like a wild dream, but with a little patience and practice, zero weed gardening is possible! Dave shares with Maggie his top 7 hacks for slowing phasing out the weeds. They go over tips and tricks for introducing these practices to the garden gradually. The best part is, they'll make what you're currently doing easier. Guaranteed!

To win this week's giveaway join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276990892799327/

To connect with Maggie: https://www.instagram.com/fromsoiltosoul/

To connect with Dave: https://www.instagram.com/sagegardenherbs/

To connect with Gardens Manitoba: https://www.instagram.com/gardensmb/

Happy Easter! After a chilly long-weekend in Manitoba, The Grow Guide is here to bring you some warmth. Dave and Maggie have both started seeding and share what's going on in their greenhouses right now. They answer a listener question on deterring deer from the garden and share some great DIY options for keeping your plants safe. Then the knowledgeable, Kelly Leask from Prairie Originals nursery joins the podcast to chat all about native prairie plants. She shares her thoughts on lawns (and why we really don't need them!), her favorite prairie plants to get started in your garden and answers a few true and false questions about growing native plants. Prairie Originals is sponsoring this week's giveaway and it's a GOOD one! Tune in to the end of the episode to find out how you can win!

To win this week's giveaway join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276990892799327/

To connect with Maggie: https://www.instagram.com/fromsoiltosoul/

To connect with Dave: https://www.instagram.com/sagegardenherbs/

To connect with Gardens Manitoba: https://www.instagram.com/gardensmb/

To connect with Kelly:

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To learn more about Prairie Originals: http://www.prairieoriginals.com/

The Grow Guide's done it before and you LOVED it so we're back today with our second Q&A episode. Maggie and Dave answer a whole bunch of questions listeners posted in the Facebook group. From caring for poinsettias over the winter to sorting your seeds to planting in raised beds — Dave has an answer for it all and Maggie has some rookie advice to follow. This week, for the first time ever, the duo records from the warmth and greenery at Sage Garden Greenhouses! What do you think of the new recording space? Tune in to the end of the episode to win this week's LIVING giveaway.

To win this week's giveaway join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276990892799327/

To connect with Maggie: https://www.instagram.com/fromsoiltosoul/

To connect with Dave: https://www.instagram.com/sagegardenherbs/

To connect with Gardens Manitoba: https://www.instagram.com/gardensmb/

Happy Spring Equinox! It's official time to start planning, seeding and seeing your 2018 garden come to life. Maggie & Dave share how their kicking-off Spring in two totally different ways and answer an awesome listener question about growing bok choy. It might just be the answer you need to start some early crops! Then the lovely, Joan Porteous — President of The Manitoba Orchid Society — joins The Grow Guide to chat about the beautiful but misunderstood orchid plant. She debunks some common myths (think ice cubes) and shares her favorite tips and tricks for getting your orchid to rebloom. Plus, she GIVES AWAY 4 tickets to this weekend's Manitoba Orchid Show at the Assiniboine Park Conservatory in Winnipeg.

*Must be Manitoba resident to enter.

To win this week's giveaway join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276990892799327/

To connect with Maggie: https://www.instagram.com/fromsoiltosoul/

To connect with Dave: https://www.instagram.com/sagegardenherbs/

To connect with Gardens Manitoba: https://www.instagram.com/gardensmb/

To learn more about The Manitoba Orchid Society: http://www.manitobaorchidsociety.ca/

The knowledgeable, inspirational and educational tomato man, Craig LeHoullier is back today! If you missed last week, head back to Episode 22 to listen to the first part of Maggie & Dave's chat with him. Today they dig deeper into tomatoes by asking Craig some rapid fire questions on his best tips and tricks for productive tomato plants. They discuss staking, avoiding blossom end rot, soil drainage and seed starting. Craig also discusses his techniques for straw bale gardening, which he happens to have an entire book on. It might just be the best kept secret for growing high-yield vegetables. Tune in to Part 1 to hear how you can win the personalized GIVEAWAY!

Author, educator and all around tomato fanatic, Craig LeHoullier (a.k.a NC Tomatoman) joins Maggie and Dave in an epic interview all about heirlooms, hybrids and how to get the best yield from your tomato plants. Craig is the real deal and grows over 3,000 different tomato varieties. Yes, 3,000! In this first episode of two parts, Craig shares his knowledge on what varieties would grow best in prairie conditions, how to avoid blossom end rot and all about his dwarf tomato project. His down-to-earth, relaxed manner will make you feel like you're chatting with Craig over a coffee in the garden. And of course, this week's GIVEAWAY has to do with tomatoes and includes an extra special, personalized surprise from Craig.

To win this week's giveaway join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/276990892799327/

To connect with Maggie: https://www.instagram.com/fromsoiltosoul/

To connect with Dave: https://www.instagram.com/sagegardenherbs/

To connect with Gardens Manitoba: https://www.instagram.com/gardensmb/

To connect with Craig: https://www.instagram.com/nctomatoman/

It's all about making more with what ya got today on The Grow Guide! Propagation is the best way to double and triple the amount of plants you have in your home in an inexpensive and fun way. Dave goes over all the different methods, the tools you'll need to be successful and some of his favorite plants to easily propagate. Maggie shares the sustainability practices propagation allows for and the duo answer a listener question about growing plants in a basement. SPOILER ALERT: It's possible! This week's giveaway is an easy-to-propagate plant. Tune in until the end of the episode to find out what it is!