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Cover your beds in 2-3 inches of compost or mulch. We’re using Behren’s 4.25 Gallon Galvanized Steel Pail to bring material from our compost pile to our garden.
Garden soil loves to get dressed up. Instead of a tuxedo or gown, spruce up your beds with a stylish layer of compost, cover crops and straw.
Read MorePowdery mildew on Sugar Snap peas.
This week on the podcast we're tackling powdery mildew! Colin and Hilary are joined by Jenny Rebecca Glass, Extension Coordinator and Plant Diagnostician for the WSU-Puyallup Plant and Insect Diagnostic Laboratory. Jenny will help us answer your questions about the lifecycle of this common garden disease as well as management tips and techniques.
Read MoreEarly spring planted greens under mini tunnels made from spun poly fabric and 9 gauge wire hoops. - Photo by Hilary Dahl for Grow More Food
In this podcast we chat with special guest Niki Jabbour about techniques for using structures of all sizes in your garden year-round to extend your season, reduce pest pressure, and improve yields.
Read MoreNow’s the time to pre-order Grow More Food by Seattle Urban Farm Company founders, Colin McCrate and Brad Halm! By pre-ordering you’re eligible to enter to win one of two grand prize packages worth $175.
Read MoreSocrates, a burpless cucumber variety growing in a greenhouse on a string trellis.
Photo by Hilary Dahl for our newest how-to gardening book, Grow More Food
Everything you wanted to know about cucumbers but were afraid to ask. We dig into the history of the cucumber, it's botanical curiosities and why you should start succession planting them.
Read MoreLate-summer garden harvest from Hilary and Colin’s home garden
After an extended hiatus, we’re back and ready to bring you some amazing new episodes of the Encyclopedia Botanica Podcast!
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