Howdy,I'm back! I've finally gotten myself back to doing this podcast, and I decided to start with bugs. "True" bugs. All those pesky sap suckers that plague our plants. The new Podcast art is a AI Neural Net's cyberpunk "Retro-wave" interpreta

Composting

Feb 16th, 2021 30m 25s

Website: http://TeaJaysGarden.com/NotesIf you have any specific questions about getting started with Compost (or anything else) you can contact me through the website or Direct Message me on the Fediverse http://mastodon.sdf.org/@capheind (or o

Stepping Up

Jan 25th, 2021 31m 25s

Website: http://TeaJaysGarden.com/NotesUpdate: An explanation of the change I made to the show notes of my Seed Starting Special episode (https://www.buzzsprout.com/501553/6925235 ) after seeing a tweet by Dr. Sarah Taber (https://twitter.com/S

A bit much about Nitrogen

Jan 11th, 2021 24m 38s

Website: http://TeaJaysGarden.com/NotesIf you have any specific questions about starting seeds (or anything else) you can contact me through the website or Direct Message me on the Fediverse http://mastodon.sdf.org/@capheind (or on Twitter or I

Seed Starting Special

Dec 19th, 2020 1h 15m

Website: http://TeaJaysGarden.com/NotesJoyous HumanLight!If you have any specific questions about starting seeds (or anything else) you can contact me through the website or Direct Message me on the Fediverse http://mastodon.sdf.org/@capheind (

Mysterious Seeds From China

Aug 13th, 2020 14m 59s

==========Call the Show 661-368-5177Review on Podchaser https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/tea-jays-garden-940560Hello Gardeners! Sorry I didn’t get an episode out to you last week, I have an infant who’s usual bed time has been a thing of cont

How to Beat Bitter Cucumbers

Jul 29th, 2020 23m 20s

Review on Podchaser https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/tea-jays-garden-940560Hello Gardeners! This week I thought I’d talk about Bitterness in Cucumbers. Cucumbers can become bitter as a response to literally any stressors of the plant. In this

Heatwaves

Jul 22nd, 2020 32m 25s

Its 102 Degrees here today (Pics), which is pretty typical of my summers here in Bakersfield. It got me thinking about gardening in extreme heat. In this episode I’ll explain why amaranth does just fine in high heat, why your wilting plants are

Late Starts

Jul 15th, 2020 24m 53s

Leave a Review on Podchaser https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/tea-jays-garden-940560Welcome back for episode 25. Not episode 52 as i say on the show.Sorry I’ve been away for so long, alot has happened. I mean aside from the obvious things we’v

Wisconsin Fast Plants with Hedi Lauffer

1 Jan 28th, 2020 50m 37s

An interview with Hedi Baxter Lauffer Director of Teaching & Learning with the Wisconsin Fast Plants Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We talk about Fast Plants and their educational applications. Specifically using them to teach

Little Crops for Little Hands

Dec 31st, 2019 13m 17s

Small crops for small spaces and kids. Dwarf Tomatoes My Interview with Craig LeHoullier and Patrina SmallMicro-dwarf TomatoesGold Nugget SquashGold Nugget Squash Support the show

Open Source Gardening

Nov 26th, 2019 17m 19s

Hey folks, This is just a short episode I felt that I needed to put out after the Tomato episode and my talk with Sebastian Cocioba. I wanted to do an introduction to the Open Source methodology/philosophy for gardeners. I’ll cover what “Open S

Backyard Market Gardening Review

Nov 12th, 2019 28m 24s

In this episode I review Backyard Market Gardening: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Selling What You Grow by Andy W Lee and Patricia L Foreman. It is a primer and basic instruction manual to small scale market gardening. Its, yet another, used book

Gardening Failures

Nov 6th, 2019 7m 58s

Sorry folks, I came down with a stomach bug this week and wasn't able to get out a decent episode Setbacks, no matter how unavoidable, do tend to make you feel as if you've failed though, so I thought I could talk about that a bit. So here is a

Interview with Sebastian Cocioba of New York Botanics LLC

Oct 29th, 2019 53m 53s

For week 44 of the gardening year I’m interviewing a longtime friend of mine Sebastian Cocioba owner of New York Botanics LLC and atinygreencell on Instagram. Sebastian is a “bio hacker” who’s goal is to increase the general level of education

Craig LeHoullier and Patrina Small, The Tomato Episode, Introduction, Dwarfs, and Epic Tomatoes

Oct 15th, 2019 1h 22m

I apologize in advance for the audio quality of this episode. I‌ was dealing with a dodgy microphone and some parts of my audio has static, but this is only here and there during the interview and its otherwise acceptable. I have it fixed, it w

Suzy Buttress Interview, The Learning Garden, Straw Bale Gardening

Oct 7th, 2019 1h 22m

This week I get into my year at the Learning Garden, have a great chat with Suzy Buttress of The Casual Birder Podcast, and I review a couple of books on Straw Bale Gardening. I have to apologize, near the end of the Podcast accidentally called

Reboot

Sep 22nd, 2019 3m 44s

Sorry guys, now podcast this week. Things got chaotic. I'm going to regroup and reboot the podcast for the better next week. Keep an eye out.Support the show (https://liberapay.com/capheind/)

Breaking the Rules

Sep 20th, 2019 12m 3s

Wrapping up Seed Saving Week we are talking about plant breeding experiments you can do provided you have the space and time. And I Cover the University of Wisconsin's Fast Plants, which don’t require much time or space.ResourcesSaving Sun Gold

Self Fertile Crops

Sep 19th, 2019 10m 7s

In this episode we get into the realm of Self Fertile Fruits and Vegetables. Self Fertile crops rarely deviate from the mother plant since it is often usually the father crop as well. Crosses of self fertile crops often have to be done manually

Landrace Gardening

Sep 18th, 2019 12m 53s

Landrace Gardening is gaining some traction. As part of Seed Saving Week we’ll dive into the world of landrace breeding and seed saving, and why it might be the easiest way to save seed. ResourcesLandrace Gardening: Survival of the FittestSECTI

Heirlooms

Sep 17th, 2019 16m 43s

In this episode I’m going to shed some light on the world of Heirloom Fruit and Vegetable cultivars. I will also stumble excessively on the distinction between a Variety and a Cultivar. Heirloom and open pollinated varieties are perhaps the bes

Intro to Genetics

Sep 16th, 2019 18m 20s

This week I’m going to tackle plant breeding and seed saving. I’m sure in future episodes I’ll dig into these topics alot more, but for now I wanted to dive into the basics. This episode covers some preliminary plant genetics to serve as a prim

Lasagna Gardening

Sep 13th, 2019 17m 3s

A review of the 1998 edition of Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza. Lasagna gardening is essentially a sheet mulching/composting method designed to turn a patch of turf into a garden bed nearly instantly. Because these gardens don’t require bu

The All New Square Foot Garden

Sep 12th, 2019 21m 46s

A review of the 2005 edition of The All New Square Foot Garden by Mel Bartholomew with a particular focus on using it to start community and school gardens. You can find more at his Square Foot Gardening Website. The Truth About Peat at In Defe