090 Garden Myths: Nitrogen, Roundup, Compost Tea

July 27, 2016

...guest is Robert Pavlis. We touch on a number of controversial, hot-button gardening topics such as synthetic fertilizers, roundup and compost tea. Robert maintains a six acre garden near Guelph, Ontario all by himself, he’s a master gardener and a speaker. He has a background in chemistry and biochemistry and runs two blogs: gardenmyths.com and gardenfundamentals.com. During the show we also discuss the “whys” of gardening, mosquito prevention, s...

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Gathering of Community Gardeners

Homegrown Neighbor

October 21, 2009

Events, Gardening

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...ening. There will be workshops and discussions on topics such as vegetable gardening, composting, native plants, beekeeping and even a workshop on urban chickens co-taught by yours truly, Homegrown Neighbor. The entire day Saturday is free, but a $10 donation is requested to cover operating expenses. I recommend you go and pay them $100, because that is what this event is worth. You’ll meet the coolest people in L.A., learn about gardening, eat gr...

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Self Watering Containers

Mr. Homegrown

January 16, 2007

Self Watering Containers

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...o grow some food crops container gardening is the way to go. But container gardening has several drawbacks. Containers dry out quickly and if you forget to water, especially with vegetables, you can easily kill your plants. In fact inconsistent watering is probably the number one cause of container plant failure. Container gardening also uses a lot of water and can be messy, as the excess water flows out of the bottom of your pots leaving muddy st...

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What Does California’s Prop 64 Say About Home Marijuana Cultivation?

Mr. Homegrown

October 14, 2016

Gardening, Thoughtstylings

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...lights, fertilizers and growing mediums. Marijuana is the elephant in the gardening bedroom. I strongly suspect that the majority of money spent on fertilizers and gardening related products are for growing pot not petunias. This November, Californians will vote on Proposition 64 which will legalize marijuana for adults over 21. I thought I’d take a look at the text of the law to see what it says about home cultivation. Currently, qualified patie...

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Tracking the Mood of the Gardener

Mr. Homegrown

February 18, 2013

Gardening, Vegetable Gardening

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...fact, better for us to delay planting by two months, at least in our central Los Angeles microclimate. The moral of the story is that it’s valuable to keep records for your vegetable garden, specifically: Planting First and last harvest General observations–taste, flavor etc. Mood! Gardening and human consciousness are very much intertwined. Our thoughts effect what happens in the physical world and vegetables are heavily dependent on our interve...

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