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A Way To Garden

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margaret roach, head gardener

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how to grow root crops, with daniel yoder of johnny’s seeds

DO YOU KNOW what it takes to grow a perfect root vegetable? When I recently asked readers and listeners what [read more…]

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10 top tips for growing root vegetables

GROWING CARROTS, BEETS, RADISHES or other root vegetables can be more challenging than, say, growing a zucchini or pole bean, [read more…]

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pollinator plants to make room for, with uprising seeds’ brian campbell

NATIVE PLANTINGS are a giant part of the equation in supporting pollinators, but many other smaller efforts we can make [read more…]

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seed-starting basics, a q&a with ken druse

FOR THOSE PONDERING starting seed indoors, ever wonder what growing medium and other indoor propagating gear is best, from flats [read more…]

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microgreens to baby-leaf to full-size heads: mastering lettuce, with tom stearns

I DON’T WANT my salad delivered in a plastic box or to pay a ransom price per pound either, meaning [read more…]

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what garden ‘pests’ are trying to tell us, from eliot coleman’s ‘the new organic grower’

WHAT ARE OUR vegetable garden “pests” trying to tell us, and how can we move past the mindset of it [read more…]

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being ‘moreganic,’ plus growing diverse greens, with you grow girl’s gayla trail

ARE YOU “MOREGANIC”? My friend Gayla Trail, a.k.a. You Grow Girl, turned me on to that description of how we [read more…]

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recipes to help keep up with the csa share or garden’s bounty, with ali stafford

HOW DO YOU GRILL vegetables to perfection? And what do I do with my garlic scapes, or the greens on [read more…]

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simple ways to make vegetables special, with alana chernila

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN is starting to provide in earnest. But before we all dish out the same old side of [read more…]

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cattle-panel diy projects, with joe lamp’l: trellises, cages, planting grids and more

I’M NOT THE MOST DIY type ever. But my friend Joe Lamp’l promises me that even I, armed with a [read more…]

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Podcast: Soups, Soups & More Soups

I’VE FOLLOWED a vegetarian diet for decades, but it wasn’t until just a few years ago that I mastered a really good vegetable soup. Now I’m learning variations on vegetable-based soups, plus ones with beans and even ideas for mushroom soups, too–all thanks to Alexandra Stafford and these recipes. (Stream it below, read the transcript or subscribe free.)

https://robinhoodradioondemand.com/podcast-player/6211/vegetable-soup-ideas-with-ali-stafford-november-5-a-way-to-garden-with-margaret-roach.mp3

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Welcome! I’m Margaret Roach, a leading garden writer for 25 years—at ‘Martha Stewart Living,’ ‘Newsday,’ and in three books. I host a public-radio podcast; I also lecture, plus hold tours at my 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 5B garden, and always say no to chemicals and yes to great plants.

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