Episode 8 – Backyard Vegetable Garden Tips
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Outdoor vegetable gardening is gaining in popularity for many reasons including its mental and physical health benefits. What better way to increase the vegetable varieties in your plant-based diet than to plant them at home? In this episode about how to prepare a vegetable garden, horticulturist, professor and radio guest Paul Zammit offers tips for outdoor vegetable growing. From seeds to soil, this episode will help you plant a successful vegetable garden.
In this podcast you’ll hear:
1:20 – Bridging culinary and horticulture
3:15 – The high demand for seeds
3:40 – The importance of sunlight
4:10 – Understanding soil type
4:40 – Consider your water source
5:05 – In-ground, raised beds and container gardening
6:40 – Should people start planting seeds indoors or outdoors?
11:00 – Preparing the soil
14:15 – Fertilizing
15:50 – Best time to water
17:50 – Using mulch to conserve moisture
18:30 – Protecting the garden from insect pests and animals
25:00 – Dealing with weeds
26:50 – Top 10 easy-to-grow vegetables