Jan 15, 2026
Last month while I was interviewing Dr. Allan Armitage, the widely respected horticulturist, he said something that really stuck with me: Gardening is never boring.
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Jan 8, 2026
After 14 years using the same cedar raised beds in my vegetable garden, the time finally came for a garden makeover. In this week’s podcast, I’m sharing how I applied the experience I have gained in this garden to decide what to change during my garden rebuild and what to do exactly the same.
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Jan 1, 2026
Anyone who gardens for long enough or likes to spend a lot of time in the great outdoors will encounter plants that can cause itchiness or even pain, but there are certain plants that they should be especially wary of — wicked plants. In this week’s encore, New York Times bestselling author Amy Stewart joins me to...
Dec 25, 2025
Buying ladybugs for biological control of pests can contribute to depleting the ladybug population in the wild and raises other concerns as well. Meanwhile, non-native ladybugs do the same valuable work — eating aphids and other pests that harm crops — but are often cast in a bad light anyway. My guest in this...
Dec 18, 2025
What if the most fertile, resilient garden is one that feeds itself? Legendary organic grower Eliot Coleman returns to the podcast this week to challenge the idea that gardeners need to buy fertility in a bag. Drawing on decades of experience at Four Season Farm, Eliot explains how green manure and living soil can...