The Keep Growing Podcast

In our last episode, we covered planting our Victory Garden.  Now it's time to nurture it into a productive space that will produce an abundance of healthy food.  Way back at the beginning of the lockdown, I had the pleasure of chatting with Stephanie Rose about her newest book, Garden Alchemy.  It is an awesome book because all of the techniques in the book use items readily available at home.

In this episode it is time to plant your Victory Garden.  In this episode we'll look at the basics of planting seeds and transplants. ... Also, achoo!  We talk about gardening with allergies.

Planning is perhaps one of the most important aspects of gardening.  Whether your planning a veggie garden or the landscaping around your house, it all starts with a plan.  A good place to start is with a manual.  In 1943, the founder of the National Garden Bureau, James H. Burdett, published The Victory Garden Manual.  In this episode of the podcast, we meet Diane Blazek, Executive Director of NGB.

In this episode we’re digging into Victory Garden to get the ground ready for battle.  Choose your weapon whether it is a shovel, rototiller, or even a bale of straw. … A bale of straw?  … Let’s dig for victory!

Find the full show notes at https://www.bobsmarket.com/keepgrowing/022-prepare-the-battlefield

To help you be a little more self-sufficient this season, we’re going to be covering a crash course in gardening here on the podcast.  All you’ll need are minimal tools and a patch of land to get started.  We’re going to go old school with a Victory Garden.

If you’re ready to face the challenge of growing a Victory Garden with us this summer download the printable certificate inspired by wartime Victory Garden certificates in our show notes.  Put it in your window or laminate it for display in your garden.  Challenge your neighbors to grow a Victory Garden too!!  Be sure to share your certificate photos with us on social media.

We are at war.  The enemy is invisible, and we know the best way to fight it is to stay home.  It’s extremely hard, we’re all wading into the unknown together … apart.  We do know that lives and livelihoods are at stake.  There is one thing we can all do to help, and that is grow your own garden.  Like our grandparents, it’s time to grow a Victory Garden!  Subscribe at https://bobsmarket.com/keepgrowing

Poinsettias are a plant that is synonymous with Christmas, but how did a Mexican plant become popular in the US?  Are they poisonous?  How do you care for them?  We explore these questions and more in this episode.

Find full show notes at https://bobsmarket.com/keepgrowing

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"We Wish you a Merry Christmas" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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Winter is coming.  Its icy grasp has claimed the tender plants of summer.  Now is the time to get your garden ready for its long winter nap, put tools away, and yearn for warmer days.

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Fall is here, but that doesn’t mean you need to abandon your landscape and retreat indoors until spring.  There’s a whole selection of beautiful fall annuals and vegetables that are frost tolerant.  There’s also a wide variety of plants that offer those quintessential fall colors.  Let’s do a chard shot and … keep growing!

Find full show notes at bobsmarket.com/keepgrowing