039 Week 21 2024 Gardening Guide

This week on our gardening guide podcast, we have an exciting lineup of tasks focused on summer planting tips, pest control methods, and a special announcement.

garden tasks, How To, Planning, Season 5John MorganMay 18, 2024garden guide, gardening, weatherComment

037 Week 19 2024 Gardening Guide

This week we’re going to take a look at the forecast for the Mid-Ohio Valley and gardening tasks according to Uncle Jim’s Almanac.

garden tasks, How To, Planning, Season 5John MorganMay 4, 2024almanac, Mother's Day, frost, vegetables, flowers, garden guideComment

036 Week 18 2024 Gardening Guide

Bob's Market and Greenhouses is excited to announce our new weekly gardening guide podcast! Tune in every week to get expert tips, advice, and insights on a wide range of gardening topics. Whether you're a seasoned gardener looking to refine your skills or a beginner eager to learn the basics, our podcast is perfect for all levels of experience.

garden tasks, How To, Planning, Zones, Season 5John MorganApril 27, 2024podcast, garden, weather, potatoes, beans, cornComment

034 Early Spring Gardening

In this episode of the Keep Growing Podcast, we’re going to defrost, venture outside, and get to work in the garden.

Garden Technique, How To, Planning, Plant Selections, Season 4, ZonesJohn MorganApril 6, 2023spring, garden, vegetables, wildlife, WinterComment

031 Garden Planning

In this episode we're going to take our garden journals and map out a plan for our gardens. Plan your work and work your plan. From short term projects to years long gardening quests, you're going to need a plan.

Garden Technique, How To, Planning, Season 4, trendsJohn MorganFebruary 21, 20232023, garden trends, planning, plan, landscapingComment

030 Garden Journaling

In this episode, I want to start thinking about planning for spring. At the time of recording, it is early February, and now is the time to start looking ahead to warmer days, doodling garden plans, and ordering seed. Organizing your gardening plans and keeping track of your garden's progress is important. That's where garden journals come in.

garden tasks, Garden Technique, How To, Planning, Season 4, trendsJohn MorganFebruary 9, 2023journal, gardening, planning, planComment

028 Growing Wild!

Are you certifiable? Wild? ... In this episode we look at growing a meadow garden and also how to certify your property as a wildlife habitat.

Garden Technique, Interview, meadow, Organic, Planning, pollinator health, Season 4, trendsJohn MorganJanuary 10, 2023meadow, garden, garden trends, wildlife, NWF, WVDNRComment

027 Garden Trends for 2023

Over the last couple years we saw a huge influx of new gardeners that wanted to grow veggies, preserve their harvest, and turn their backyards into a little paradise. 2023 is going to take those new-found gardening skills and attitude of self-reliance to a whole new level. Basically, the training wheels are off, and your imagination is the limit.

Planning, Plant Selections, Season 4, Technology, trends, WaterJohn MorganDecember 27, 20222022, 2023, Garden Trends, trends, terracotta, meadow, cottage, greek, TertillComment

023 Making a Battle Plan

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.

021 Viral Victory Gardens

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.

Garden Technique, foodscaping, How To, Planning, trends, Season 3John MorganApril 20, 2020victory garden, vegetables, COVID-19, coronavirus, gardeningComment

017 Awesome Autumn Plants

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.

How To, Planning, Season 2, Plant SelectionsJohn MorganOctober 28, 2019fall, Autumn, pansy, mum, chrysanthemum, swiss chard, ornamental cabbage, kale, vegetablesComment

011 Reconnecting

Welcome back to The Keep Growing Podcast! In this season we’re going to branch out from last year’s exploration of gardening basics to take a look at trends that are changing how we garden.