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May 26, 2022 Getting Creative By Using Your Garden Harvest For Natural Dyeing with Lourdes Still from Masagana Flower Farm
The busiest time of the gardening season is here and Maggie and Dave are buzzing with excitment. This week's guest, Lourdes Still is a Manitoba-based flower farmer, experimenting with natural dyeing on her farm Masagana Flower Farm. You can find the full episode show notes with links to everything discussed on our website. Thank-you to this week's sponsors, Dirt 'n Grow Evolve Organic Fertilizers and House of Anansi Press.
58 min
May 20, 2022 Growing Hardy Apples In Cold Climate Gardens with Author & Owner of Corn Hill Nursery, Bob Osborne
Another Spring episode of The Grow Guide means another step closer to planting our gardens! This week author and owner of Corn Hill Nursery, Bob Osborne joins the show to chat all about growing apples in Northern climates. Find the full episode show notes and links to everything discussed on our website. Thank you to this week's sponsor, Pineridge Hollow. Subscribe to the email list for your 20% off discount code.
1 hr 11 min
May 10, 2022 Breaking Down the Costs & Savings Behind Growing Your Own Food From the Garden with Professional Home Economist, Getty Stewart
Maggie and Dave enjoy an early morning recording session for today's intro, catching up over coffee. They chat about this feeling of "rushing" to get into the garden but encourage Grow Guiders to slow down! It's still too early to plant your entire garden. This week's guest is home economist, Getty Stewart who shares some insight on reducing food costs by growing your own food. Find the full show notes with links to all the resources dicussed in today's episode on our website. Thank-you to this week's sponsors, Cool Springs Press and Evolve Organic Fertilizer.
1 hr 7 min
May 03, 2022 Mastering The Art Of Succession Planting All Season Long with Garden Blogger & Author, Meg Cowden from Seed To Fork
Dave kicks off today's episode talking garden PESTS. He talks about the challenge of managing pests as a garden centre owner as well as the mystery behind native ladybug sales. This week's guest, Meg Cowden enlightens us, covering the art of succession planting. Find the full episode show notes with links to resources discussed on our website. Thank-you to this week's sponsors, Pineridge Hollow.
1 hr 19 min
April 26, 2022 Using Regenerative Farming Practices In An Urban Garden with Akosua Asare from re.Planted Urban Farm
More wild weather in Manitoba leads Maggie and Dave to make predictions for what their average last frost date will be this year in the Southern Manitoba/Winnipeg region. Will it be later than usual? Or just on track? Hear their predictions!This week's guest is Ontario-based farmer from re.Planted Urban Farm, Akosua Asare. She shares the various regenerative farming practices implemented on their 1,400 square foot market garden, growing cut flowers and food. Find the full episode show notes with links to resources discussed on our website. Thank-you to this week's sponsors, Cool Spring Press and Dirt 'n Grow Evolve Organic Fertilizers.
1 hr 10 min
April 19, 2022 Building Healthy, Living Soil with Soil Scientist, Ashley Labrecque from the Blog & YouTube Channel, Gardening In Canada
Maggie and Dave get ready to geek out in today's episode, talking soil science with an agronomist. There's lots to cover and learn in this episode with guest, Ashley Labrecque, creator of Gardening In Canada. Find the full episode show notes on our website: https://bit.ly/3EpOhnn

This week's episode is sponsored by House of Anansi Press, Canada's leading independent publisher.
1 hr 8 min
April 12, 2022 Growing Great Hot & Bell Peppers Even In A Short Growing Season with Tyrell Benton, Owner of Living Peppers Winnipeg
The Spring blizzard of the century is about to hit Manitoba. Stay safe, Grow Guiders! Maggie and Dave kick off this episode by sharing some storm prep tips for the garden. Then they welcome on local pepper expert, Tyrell Benton to share his tips and advice on growing great hot and bell peppers in short season gardens.

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This week's episode is sponsored by Cool Springs Press, a leading publisher in step-by-step, do-it-yourself books for both DIY gardening and home improvement.
1 hr 12 min
April 05, 2022 Creating An Indoor Houseplant Jungle For Beauty & Mental Health with Maria Failla, Host of Bloom & Grow Radio Podcast
Maggie and Dave jump into this week's episode by answering a few questions to help you get to know your hosts better. They share how they first got involved in gardening and how The Grow Guide started. Then they welcome on fellow podcast host, Maria Failla from Bloom & Grow Radio podcast. She chats all things houseplants and shares her intuitive approach to gardening.
Find full episode show notes with links to everything discussed on our website: https://bit.ly/3J9iSWT

This week's episode is sponsored by Pineridge Hollow. Grow Guide listeners can get 20% off their first order when you sign-up by email.
1 hr 12 min
March 29, 2022 Merging The Small Farm & Farm-To-Table Movement Into One With Jan Regehr from Pineridge Hollow
Maggie and Dave are back in their old studio this week after months (years?) of recording remote due to pandemic restrictions. It feels good to be back together in person! They welcome on Manitoba-based entrepreneur, Jan Regehr, owner and founder of Pineridge Hollow and Oak Knoll Farms, as this week's guest.

Find full episode show notes with links to everything discussed on our website: https://bit.ly/35lhByf

Thank-you to this week's sponsor, Dirt 'n Grow Evolve Organic Fertilizers. Grow Guide listeners can get free shipping on orders over $75 within Canada.
51 min
March 22, 2022 We're Back With Our Spring Season! Chatting Seed Starting, Soil Health, Our 2022 Gardens & A Sneak Peak At What's To Come This Season
Welcome back, Grow Guiders! We're thrilled to be back for our Spring 2022 season just in time for the warmer weather. Maggie and Dave reunite after a long (but much needed!) Winter break. There's so much to catch up on as the seed starting season gets underway.
Find the full episode show notes on our website with direct links to all products and resources discussed in this episode: https://www.thegrowguidepodcast.com/past-episodes/2022/episode-126

This week's episode is sponsored by Pineridge Hollow. Grow Guide listeners can get 20% off their first order when you sign-up by email.
1 hr 1 min

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The Grow Guide is Canada's #1 gardening podcast co-hosted by rookie grower, Maggie Wysocki and master grower, Dave Hanson. Listen in to honest conversations about seasonal gardening topics, including the trials, tribulations and successes of growing in climates where it can feel...kind of impossible.